Blood Pressure of Jordanian Workers Chronically Exposed to Noise in Industrial Plants

Nserat, Saed; Al-Musa, Abdulhalim; Khader, Yousef; Slaih, Ahmad Abu; Iblan, Ibrahim

doi:10.15171/ijoem.2017.1134

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“…The movement of dumpers during the study were from different benches to crusher plant, waste dump area. Workers exposed to noise more than 85 dB (A) are more exposed to elevated blood pressures, 16 this may hamper workers ability to perform their task and exposed them to higher risk of accidents and workplace noise health hazard. Crushing plant operators are exposed to workplace noise with 32% samples exceeding warning limit and 11% exceeding danger limit.…”

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Occupational Exposure of Noise Level in Opencast Iron Ore Mines in India

Deshmukh

Mishra

2018

Curr. World Environ

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Mining in general has become essential industry sector for the sustaining growth of any developing country. In India iron ore mining is mainly mechanised and well developed industry sector, using highly mechanised equipments and technology for excavation and processing of mined iron ore. It is due to this reason iron ore mining seen as a one of the major sector responsible for workplace occupational health hazard particularly for noise related health impacts on workers health. The objective of this study was to ascertain the job specific noise exposure among the Similar Exposure Groups (SEGs). Total 133 personal noise dosimeter samples were collected from different job category and working areas of iron ore mining and processing sector. It was observed that the participated workers in the crushing area were exposed to 81.64 dB (A), Heavy Earth Moving Machineries (HEMM) operators 86.10 dB (A), loading plant workers 83.76 dB (A), screening plant workers 87.62 dB (A) and mines operation and workshop workers 84.92 dB (A). During the study specifically HEMM operators were highly exposed to workplace noise, with 46% samples exceeding warning limit and 18% exceeding danger limit prescribed by Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS), Government of India. It was felt necessary to augment the awareness and safety training to the workers for proper implementation of preventive measure for workplace noise exposure.

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Occupational Exposure of Noise Level in Opencast Iron Ore Mines in India

Deshmukh

Mishra

2018

Curr. World Environ

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“…Existing theories believed that the changes in blood pressure were unstable in the early stage of noise exposure. And long-term exposure to high-intensity noise could lead to a continuous increase in blood pressure [ 33 , 34 ]. Similarly, the early effect of noise exposure on blood lipids was also not significant [ 35 ].…”

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Occupational noise exposure and the prevalence of dyslipidemia in a cross-sectional study

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Background Occupational noise exposure was related to cardiovascular disease, of which dyslipidemia was an important inducement. This study investigated the relationship between occupational noise exposure and dyslipidemia. Methods Four hundred ninety-two occupational noise-exposed workers and 664 non-exposed workers were recruited to conduct environmental noise tests and personal occupational physical examinations. A lasso-logistic regression model was used to estimate the relative risk of dyslipidemia. A restricted cubic spline was used to estimate the association between noise exposure years and dyslipidemia after adjusting for potential confounding factors. Results A crude association was observed between the occupational noise exposure (75–85 dB(A)) and dyslipidemia. After adjusting for confounding factors, there was a non-linear relationship between noise exposure years and dyslipidemia (P for non-linearity =0.01). Workers exposed to 75–85 dB(A) for 11 to 24.5 years had a higher risk of dyslipidemia than non-exposed workers. Conclusions A positive and non-linear exposure-response relationship was found in workers exposed to 75–85 dB(A) whose exposure years were between 11 and 24.5. Workers had the highest risk of dyslipidemia when exposed for 13.5 years.

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“…Moreover, the lowered blood pressure, according to Horiuchi et al (2014), was possibly induced by other environmental factors such as smell and sound. In the present study, the green space had the lowest noise level ( Table 3 ), which might help participants to stay calm and lower their blood pressure [ 64 ]. Besides, some studies have found that smell materials produced by trees may increase parasympathetic activity, thereby lowering blood pressure [ 65 , 66 ].…”

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The Effects of Green and Urban Walking in Different Time Frames on Physio-Psychological Responses of Middle-Aged and Older People in Chengdu, China

Liu

Yang

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IJERPH

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Nighttime walking is becoming a popular exercise for many middle-aged and older people in Asian countries. However, the health benefits of nighttime walking in urban areas and green spaces are still unclear. This study evaluated the physiological and psychological responses of 48 middle-aged and older people who walked 1.6 km through a green space and an urban area during daytime and nighttime. The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), Profile of Mood States (POMS), Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS), and Restorative Outcome Scale (ROS) were employed to measure the psychological responses, and pulse rate and blood pressure (SBP, DBP and MAP) were measured to evaluate the physiological responses. The results showed that the daytime green walking induced psychological improvements and lowered blood pressure (p < 0.05), while the daytime urban walking resulted in slight deterioration of all the measured parameters (p > 0.05). On the other hand, the nighttime green walking induced lowered blood pressure (p < 0.05), whilst the nighttime urban walking resulted in psychological improvements and lowered blood pressure (p < 0.05), and no significant difference was found in any measured parameter between the two nighttime walking groups. In conclusion, urban areas are noisy and irritating in the daytime, and not suitable for walking, but may become pleasurable and attractive at night. The psychological benefits of green walking may decrease at night, and nighttime walking in either an urban area or a green space may achieve similar health benefits. Therefore, we recommend that urban citizens start nighttime walking in a green space or an urban area to keep fit when the air is less polluted.

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Blood Pressure of Jordanian Workers Chronically Exposed to Noise in Industrial Plants

Abstract: Background: Occupational studies investigating the association between blood pressure and

Cited by 24 publications

References 22 publications

Occupational Exposure of Noise Level in Opencast Iron Ore Mines in India

Occupational Exposure of Noise Level in Opencast Iron Ore Mines in India

Occupational noise exposure and the prevalence of dyslipidemia in a cross-sectional study

The Effects of Green and Urban Walking in Different Time Frames on Physio-Psychological Responses of Middle-Aged and Older People in Chengdu, China

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