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A Study of Adverse Health Symptoms of Spray Painters Using Isocyanates(HDI)

분사페인트에 의한 이소시안화물의 노출이 건강에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

  • Lee, So-Gil (Discipline of Public Health, University of Adelaide, South Australia) ;
  • Pisaniello, Dino (Discipline of Public Health, University of Adelaide, South Australia) ;
  • Lee, Nae-Woo (Faculty of Safety Engineering, Pukyong National University)
  • Published : 2008.06.30
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Abstract

In the manufacturing industries using HDI(hexamethylene diisocyanate) product hardeners, exposure to HDI is common to spray painters in terms of inhalation and dermal or ocular contact. Due to a lack of information for spray painters in automobile and furniture industries, a questionnaire survey was conducted for the prevalence of adverse health symptoms(33 spray painters and an unexposed group n = 91) to assess the importance of personal controls. Despite the small sample size, common health symptoms were reported, such as skin symptoms(dry cracked skin-61% and dermatitis/skin irritation-33%) and respiratory symptoms(phlegm-49%, asthma-21%). In addition, other adverse health symptoms were reported, such as skin rash(12%), cough(39%), shortness of breath with wheezing(30%), chest tightness and difficulty in breathing(30%). No significant eye symptoms were reported. It was founded that the adverse health symptoms reported in this study were related to poor personal work practices and inappropriate PPE use. Therefore, appropriate personal controls like PPE use, work practices, regular training and education are suggested to minimize the risk of health symptoms. In addition, medical examination will also be suggested for individual health effects.

이소시안화물을 경화제로 하는 분사용 페인트를 취급하는 산업현장에서는 HDI 의해 이소시안화물이 호흡이나 피부 및 눈에 노출되는 것이 일반적이다. 이러한 분사페인트를 사용하는 자동차관련 산업이나 가구산업 등에 대한 정보의 부족 때문에 건강에 미치는 증상을 개인관리의 중요성으로 평가하기 위하여 설문조사가 수행되었으며, 분사페인트를 취급하는 근로자 33명과 취급하지 않는 근로자 91명을 대상으로 비교하였다. 그렇게 많지 않은 대상자에 대한 조사에도 불구하고 공통적으로 나타나는 건강에 미치는 영향으로서 피부에 나타나는 증상, 즉 건성피부 손상(61%)과 피부염/피부염증(33%)이 있고 호흡기에 나타나는 증상, 즉 담(49%)과 천식(21%)과 같은 증상이 발견되었다. 그 외에도 건강에 좋지 않은 증상으로는 피부 발진(12%), 기침(39%), 빈번한 호흡으로 인한 새근거림(30%), 가슴의 답답함과 호흡곤란(30%) 등이 나타났으며, 눈에는 어떤 증상이 나타나지 않았다. 이 연구에서 나타난 건강에 미치는 증후는 근로자들의 좋지 않은 작업형태나 부적절한 보호구에 관련된다는 것을 발견하였다. 따라서 보호구의 사용, 작업형태, 규칙적인 훈련이나 교육 등과 같은 적절한 개인적 관리가 건강의 위험을 최소화시키는 것이고, 개인적 건강에 미치는 영향을 확인하기 위하여 의학적인 조사도 추가적으로 제시하고자 한다.

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