Access to properly fitting personal protective equipment for female construction workers

Onyebeke, Lynn C.; Papazaharias, Demetrios M.; Freund, Alice; Dropkin, Jonathan; McCann, Michael; Sanchez, Sadie H.; Hashim, Dana; Meyer, John D.; Lucchini, Roberto; Zuckerman, Norman

doi:10.1002/ajim.22624

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“…Proper donning and doffing is also challenged because of lack of human factors' considerations within the current PPE design as well as inappropriate layout and location of donning and doffing stations, 19,22 which leads a research inquiry to develop an innovative PPE that allows for protection efficiency and greater efficiency in the donning and doffing procedure. These PPE development strategies have examined other populations such as firefighters, agricultural workers, and construction workers [23][24][25][26][27] ; however, there is a paucity of data regarding PPE design and development for HCWs. The need for further assessment of PPE for HCWs is of utmost importance because they are the ones spending the most significant time in the infectious environment with the most contagious people.…”

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Assessing personal protective equipment needs for healthcare workers

Lee

Salahuddin

Gibson‐Young

et al. 2021

Health Science Reports

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Background Personal protective equipment (PPE) is critical for healthcare workers (HCWs) since it acts as a barrier to infection transmission; however, current PPE is not ideally suited to their needs due to limitations in protection and comfort. Thus, the purpose of this study was to identify major issues of current PPE for body protection and assess its needs within health care. Methods An online survey was conducted with a convenience sample of 200 U.S. healthcare professionals who interact with patients. The survey was designed to identify the types of PPE that HCWs currently use, assess current PPE design features for body protection, examine the effect of PPE design features for body protection, and HCWs' years of work experiences on overall PPE acceptability, and explore current PPE maintenance practices. Both quantitative and qualitative data were used for analyses. Results This study showed the need for current PPE improvement in terms of fit, comfort, mobility, and donning and doffing for HCWs' safety and health. Donning and doffing plays an important role in HCWs' overall acceptance of PPE for body protection. This study revealed that most HCWs dispose of their PPE in a trashcan in a healthcare unit and non‐disposed PPE is laundered at home, which may expose their family members to a health risk if a proper precaution is not followed. Conclusion This study provides critical insights for the needs of (a) novel PPE design research and (b) proper donning and doffing training and its strict regulatory effort to ensure HCWs' safety and health.

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“…In general, a female worker is engaged in heavy and risky labor work at a construction site, which indicates that she may originate from a family in straitened circumstances, which requires the female to support the family [ 84 ]. Female construction workers shoulder heavier economic pressure than male workers [ 85 , 86 ]. Under this setting, female migrant construction workers have to ignore environmental risks they are exposed to, such as food and water pollution, and reject acting out of self-precaution and self-protection, as this might increase living costs.…”

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Influences of Migrant Construction Workers’ Environmental Risk Perception on Their Physical and Mental Health: Evidence from China

Yao

Luo

Yang

2020

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Employing Chinese General Social Survey 2013 data (N = 678), this study examines the influences of migrant construction workers’ environmental risk perception (ERP) on their physical and mental health. The ERP of migrant construction workers is characterized by six dimensions: perceptions of air pollution, industrial waste pollution and noise pollution at working sites, and perceptions of domestic waste pollution, water pollution and food pollution at living sites. The results indicate that migrant construction workers with stronger ERP have better physical and mental health. The results also suggest the influences of ERP on the physical and mental health of migrant construction workers with different gender and age (<50 and ≥50 years) are heterogeneous. Perceptions of industrial waste pollution, noise pollution and domestic waste pollution significantly affect female workers’ physical health, but not that of male workers. The six dimensions of ERP all significantly influence male workers’ mental health, while except for domestic waste pollution perception, the other perceptions do not influence that of female workers. Perceptions of air pollution, domestic waste pollution, and water pollution significantly influence physical health of workers aged 50 and above, while those of ERP do not work on that of workers younger than 50. Perception of food pollution significantly influences mental health of workers younger than 50, but not that of workers aged 50 and above. The seemingly unrelated regression shows the results in this paper are robust.

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“…Female anthropometrics must be regarded in cooling interventions where properly fitting personal protective equipment is necessary to safeguard efficacy and usability. Studies with females are needed as they represent a significant portion of outside workers and also have high rates of HRI 46‐48 …”

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Cooling intervention studies among outdoor occupational groups: A review of the literature

Chicas

Xiuhtecutli

Dickman

et al. 2020

American J Industrial Med

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Background: The purpose of this systematic review is to examine cooling intervention research in outdoor occupations, evaluate the effectiveness of such interventions, and offer recommendations for future studies. This review focuses on outdoor occupational studies conducted at worksites or simulated occupational tasks in climatic chambers. Methods: This systematic review was performed in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science were searched to identify original research on intervention studies published in peer-reviewed journals that aimed at reducing heat stress or heat-related illness from January 2000 to August 2020. Results: A systematic search yielded a total of 1042 articles, of which 21 met the inclusion criteria. Occupations with cooling intervention studies included agriculture (n = 5), construction (n = 5), industrial workers (n = 4), and firefighters (n = 7). The studies focused on multiple types of cooling interventions cooling gear (vest, bandanas, cooling shirts, or head-cooling gel pack), enhanced heat dissipation clothing, forearm or lower body immersion in cold water, water dousing, ingestion of a crushed ice slush drink, electrolyte liquid hydration, and modified Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommendations of drinking water and resting in the shade. Conclusion: Current evidence indicates that using multiple cooling gears along with rest cycles may be the most effective method to reduce heat-related illness. Occupational heat-related illnesses and death may be mitigated by targeted cooling intervention and workplace controls among workers of vulnerable occupational groups and industries.

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Access to properly fitting personal protective equipment for female construction workers

Abstract: Female construction workers continue to have difficulty accessing properly fitting PPE. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:1032-1040, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Assessing personal protective equipment needs for healthcare workers

Assessing personal protective equipment needs for healthcare workers

Influences of Migrant Construction Workers’ Environmental Risk Perception on Their Physical and Mental Health: Evidence from China

Cooling intervention studies among outdoor occupational groups: A review of the literature

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