Vihma T, Nurminen M
Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 1983;52(2):191-6. doi: 10.1007/BF00405422.
Exposure to noise, the availability and the use of ear protectors, and the adequacy of the medical surveillance of noise-exposed workers were surveyed in the small industry of Finland in order to provide information for the development of occupational health care. One hundred workplaces were chosen by random sampling to represent the small industry (personnel 5-49) in the province of Uusimaa. About a third (32%) of the workers (n = 1181) were exposed to a noise level of at least 85 dB (leq) when at work. However, the prevalence of noise exposure varied greatly, from 3 to 82% according to the type of industry. One in five workers exposed to noise was under periodic medical surveillance (audiogram). Ear protectors were available to about a half of the workers. Fewer than half of the workers with ear protectors at their disposal actually used them. Preventive measures are discussed with respect to noise-induced hearing loss among the personnel working in small industry.
为了给职业卫生保健的发展提供信息，对芬兰小工业企业中工人接触噪音的情况、耳塞的配备与使用情况以及对接触噪音工人的医疗监护是否充分进行了调查。通过随机抽样选取了100个工作场所，以代表新地区的小工业企业（员工人数为5至49人）。约三分之一（32%）的工人（n = 1181）在工作时接触到的噪音水平至少为85分贝（等效连续A声级）。然而，根据行业类型不同，噪音暴露的患病率差异很大，从3%到82%不等。每五名接触噪音的工人中就有一人接受定期医疗监护（听力图检查）。约一半的工人配备有耳塞。在可使用耳塞的工人中，实际使用耳塞的不到一半。文中讨论了针对小工业企业工作人员噪声性听力损失的预防措施。
