background and purpose: many workers are exposed to workplace hazards. many occupational diseases are preventable by personal protective devices (ppds). though many workers do not use ppds or their protection by ppds is not sufficient. this study was designed to assess the quality of ppds usage among industrial workers. materials and methods: in a cross-sectional study, 648 workers from four ma...

background: noise-induced hearing loss (nihl) is one of the most common occupational diseases and the second most common cause of workers' claims for occupational injuries. objective: due to high prevalence of nihl and several reports of improper use of hearing protective devices (hpds), we conducted this study to compare the effect of face-to-face training in effective use of earplugs with app...

UNLABELLED Pop-rock musicians are at risk of developing hearing loss and other symptoms related to amplified music. AIM The aim of the present study was to assess the satisfaction provided by the use of hearing protection in pop-rock musicians. STUDY DESIGN Contemporary cohort study. MATERIALS AND METHODS A study of 23 male pop-rock musicians, aged between 25 to 45 years. After audiologic...

results the mean age and work experience of workers were 31.39 ± 5.6 and 4.35 ± 2.5 years, respectively. among the exposed-to-noise personnel, 7.35% used hpds constantly; 75% used hpds for only short periods of time (less than four hours) and 17.65% did not make use of them at all. regarding the sound intensity and the level of noise reduction of hpds, among the 112 workers who used such device...

occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs is a global concern. we conducted this cross-sectional study in 2012 to describe the adverse effects experienced by nurses working in one of chemotherapy facilities affiliated to shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, southern iran, and their proper use of personal protective equipment and educational programs. the frequency of side effects repor...

Introduction of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the process of quantitative exposure and risk assessment should be addressed carefully. PPE which have been designed and manufactured according to CE-criteria and have proved to pass relevant test criteria, can be classified as "proper functioning". However, test criteria for PPE are not equal to levels of protection which can be achieved i...

COMPARISON OF ATTENUATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ACOUSTIC REFLEX AND THE V-5IR EARPLUG OBJECT To compare the attenuation characteristics of the acoustic reflex and the V-5IR earplug, RESULTS Pre-and post-exposure thresholds were obtained for 13 subjects exposed under two conditions to 100 rounds of machine gun fire (fired one round at a time). In condition I the acoustic reflex (AR) was activat...