Experts explain the use of labor protection articles misunderstanding

Workers in the production process will inevitably be exposed to dust, harmful gases, noise and other occupational disease hazards, such as workplaces without ventilation, dust and poison and other engineering protection facilities, easily lead to occupational poisoning and occupational diseases. Experts from the Shenzhen Municipal Institute of Occupational Diseases pointed out that workers: Wearing appropriate protective equipment is the last line of defense to protect the lives and health of workers. Proper selection of suitable protective equipment can effectively prevent occupational poisoning and occupational diseases.

Occupational disease prevention experts pointed out that personal protective equipment is a first-level prevention component in the comprehensive measures for preventing occupational disease hazards. When working conditions cannot be improved from protective equipment, it is still the main protective measure. Personal protective equipment includes protective clothing, protective footwear, protective gloves, protective masks, glasses, ear protectors, respiratory protectors, and skin protection agents. The use of shielding and absorption filters can achieve the purpose of protection. In the selection of personal protective equipment, not only should pay attention to the protective effect, but also should consider whether to meet the physiological requirements, in the use of the need to strengthen management and inspection and maintenance, in order to achieve the protective effect should be.

Experts pointed out that there are several misunderstandings in the use of personal protective equipment by many corporate managers and workers:

Myth 1 personal protective equipment can be worn or not

Experts pointed out that personal protective equipment can eliminate or reduce the impact of occupational disease hazards on workers' health. The Occupational Disease Prevention Act stipulates that employers must provide workers with protective equipment that meets the requirements, and that workers are obliged to wear protective equipment.

Misunderstanding 2 No odor in the workshop, no need to wear personal protective equipment

Experts pointed out that many of the harmful gases are colorless, odorless, tasteless, and do not have any alertness and do not feel it. Even if it is odorous, there are limitations and individual differences in the sensory organs' perception of the outside world. Therefore, excessive belief in feelings may lead to occupational poisoning.

Misunderstanding 3 gauze mask can be used to prevent dust

Experts pointed out that ordinary gauze masks can not be used as dust masks. The gauze masks we use today are cheap, sweat-absorbent in the summer, and warm in the winter. However, such masks (even if they are 16 layers thick) cannot protect against the hazards of respiratory dust from pneumoconiosis. Special dust masks are required for dust protection.

Misunderstanding 4 medical masks used to prevent poison

Experts pointed out that medical masks can prevent diseases from spreading through droplets, but they cannot filter toxic gases. For different poisons, use different respirator masks. General volatile organic gases can use activated carbon respirator.

Misunderstanding dust mask wash and reuse

Experts pointed out that dust masks can not be washed. The high-efficiency filters used in dust masks are usually non-woven materials, and some rely on electrostatic charges on fibers to filter respiratory dust. After washing, the microstructure of the filter material is impaired, cracks and holes that are invisible to the naked eye occur, electrostatic charges are also greatly lost, and the filtration performance is severely degraded.

Experts pointed out that protective equipment is a passive protective measure. In any case, it should first adopt advanced production techniques and do a good job of engineering protection facilities so as to actively prevent occupational diseases; in the event that protective facilities cannot completely eliminate occupational disease risk factors, It is considered to equip workers with appropriate personal protective equipment. It is worth noting that personal protective equipment is not a panacea, and any personal protective equipment has its applicability, and it has limitations. It needs to consider the use of the environment and the scope of application of protective equipment.