Abstract
Evaluating the Pulmonary Function Disorders toward Mattress Makers in Wonoyoso Village, PringapusSub-District, Semarang Regency
Highlights
Dust, steam, and gas in the working environment affect human productivity and health
Based on the background above, this study aimed to evaluate the relation between the exposure to inhaled cotton dust with pulmonary function disorders in mattress maker in Wonoyoso Village, Pringapus Sub-district, Semarang Regency
Respirable cotton dust in the production division including molding, milling, filling and finishing exceeds the threshold value reaching to 56.7%
Summary
Steam, and gas in the working environment affect human productivity and health. Dust causes an uncomfortable working environment, visual disturbances, pulmonary function disorders, and workplace accidents.1Moreover, the adverse effect of the dust toward industry workers slung abnormalities in the both acute and chronic form, disruption of physiological functions, eye irritation, sensory irritation and accumulation of harmful substances in the body.2Therefore, dustis considered as oneof the occupational diseases factors. Air contamination promotes health disorder and makes an uncomfortable working environment. Hot and dry environmentsenable to generate dust.3Among all occupational diseases, 10% to 30% are lung related diseases. Most work-related pulmonary diseases have serious consequences, namely impaired pulmonary function followed by short breath.[5] Exposure to dust in the working environment leads to various occupational lung diseases which result in impaired pulmonary function and disability. The population control that to monitored and treated.[6]
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