化學相關工廠使用個人防護設備的現況調查

Use of Personal Protective Equipment in Chemical-Related Industries in Taiwan

林嘉明(Jia-Ming Lin) ； 簫淑珍(Shwu-Jen Shiau) ； 施文儀(Wen-Yi Shy) ； 許文三(Wen-San Shi)

《中華民國公共衛生學會雜誌》 8卷4期 (1988/12) Pp. 270-277

https://doi.org/10.6288/JNPHARC1988-08-04-06

摘要

個人防護設備的使用為預防職業危害的方法之一，可是容易因不當之應用致失去其保護工作者健康之用意。本調查以問卷及實他巡檢，在我國中部夜台中、彰化、南投、雲林等四縣，訪視104家化學相關工廠，發現712%的工廠認為其工作環境需要使用個人防護具，而97.2%的雇主提供，但只有17.5%的工廠由雇主指派代表負責維護及管理防護具；實地巡檢之結果，發現1744項潛在曝露，514項有對應的防治措施，使用個人防護具者佔38.5%，其中61.6%為呼吸防護具，唯呼吸防護具之有效性的出現率偏低。因此認為大部份的工廠在沒有嚴謹的計畫下使用個人防護具，尤其是呼吸系防護具之使用可能造成不當應用的後果，需要推行活動輔導廠商。

並列摘要

Personal protective equipment (PPE), one method for protecting workers from occupational hazards, may be ineffective and lead to immediate exposure to hazards if it is not supported by a proper program. Thus, a survey was conducted in central Taiwan in order to determine whether PPE was being properly utilized in chemical-related industries. Among 104 factories, 71.2% responded that there was at least one workplace where PPE was required in their factories. In these factories, most employers (97.3%) took the responsibility of supplying PPE, but only 17.6% of the employers had designated persons to be responsible for the use and maintenance of PPE. In addition, the walk-through survey discovered 1744 potential hazards. Precautions had been taken against only 514 of these hazards, 38.5% of these precautions involved PPE; 61.6% of the PPE were respiratory protective devices. However, the use of respiratory protective devices was inappropriate in most cases. A campaign is required to correct this situation.

並列關鍵字

personal protective equipment ； chemical industry ； respiratory protective devices