台湾资源回收场的现况与回收工作相关的健康影响。
Status of resource recycling stations in Taiwan and recycling work-related health effects.
作者信息
Hung Chung-Shan, Yiin Lih-Ming, Yen Chia-Feng, Hsieh Chia-Jung, Hsieh Jyh-Gang, Tseng Chun-Chieh
机构信息
Department and Graduate Institute of Public Health, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Department of Aging and Community Health, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
出版信息
Tzu Chi Med J. 2022 Aug 1;35(1):38-43. doi: 10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_111_22. eCollection 2023 Jan-Mar.
Resource recycling has become an integral part of environmental protection efforts. At present, the development of Taiwan's resource recovery and related works are quite mature. However, laborers or volunteers working in resource recycling stations may be exposed to different types of hazards during the recycling process. These hazards can be divided into biological, chemical, and musculoskeletal problems. These hazards are usually related to the work environment and work habits; therefore, a related control strategy is needed. Tzu Chi's recycling business has been running for over 30 years. In addition to leading the trend of resource recycling in Taiwan, many elderly people have also participated in Tzu Chi recycling stations as volunteers. These older volunteers may be more sensitive to exposure to hazards, and thus the focus of this review is to illustrate the possible hazards and health impacts of resource recovery work and to recommend relevant interventions to improve occupational health during resource recovery work.
资源回收已成为环境保护工作不可或缺的一部分。目前，台湾地区的资源回收及相关工作发展相当成熟。然而，在资源回收站内工作的劳工或志工在回收过程中可能会接触到不同类型的危害。这些危害可分为生物性、化学性和肌肉骨骼问题。这些危害通常与工作环境和工作习惯有关；因此，需要相关的控制策略。慈济的回收事业已运作超过30年。除了引领台湾地区的资源回收潮流外，许多老年人也以志工身份参与慈济回收站的工作。这些年长的志工可能对接触危害更为敏感，因此本综述的重点是阐述资源回收工作可能存在的危害及对健康的影响，并推荐相关干预措施以改善资源回收工作期间的职业健康。
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