Associate Professor, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
Indian J Public Health. 2022 Jul-Sep;66(3):355-357. doi: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_2074_21.
Workers in the construction sector are exposed to high concentrations of particulate matter at their workplace. This increases their susceptibility to various respiratory diseases, particularly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The study reports comparative pulmonary fitness and hematological parameters of the migrant workers in the construction sector versus other sectors in Delhi. Parameters such as forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV), the ratio of FEV to FVC, and peak expiratory flow were measured in both groups using a spirometer. We observed significant differences (P < 0.05) in FEV and FVC between both groups. The study thus confirms that workers exposed to poor air quality at the construction site are susceptible to respiratory diseases, particularly ARDS. All of this reflects the poor enforcement of the adequate safety measures well enlisted in social legislations such as the Building and Other Construction Workers Act.
建筑工人在工作场所会接触到高浓度的颗粒物，这使他们更容易患上各种呼吸道疾病，尤其是慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）和急性呼吸窘迫综合征（ARDS）。本研究报告了德里建筑行业和其他行业移民工人的比较肺功能和血液学参数。使用肺活量计测量了两组人群的用力肺活量（FVC）、1 秒用力呼气量（FEV）、FEV 与 FVC 的比值和呼气峰值流量等参数。我们观察到两组之间的 FEV 和 FVC 存在显著差异（P < 0.05）。因此，该研究证实，在建筑工地接触空气质量差的工人容易患上呼吸道疾病，尤其是 ARDS。所有这些都反映了建筑和其他建筑工人法案等社会法规中充分列出的适当安全措施的执行不力。
