Study of Personal Hearing Protection Devices Usage in Kashan Carpet Industry Workers

Taban, Ebrahim; Aval, Mohsen Yazdani; Ahmadi, Omran; Miri, Mohammad; Fereidan, Mohammad; Shendi, Maryam Rostami Aghdam

doi:10.17795/jhealthscope-35250

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“…The level of use and compliance with wearing HPD was influenced by personal factors, such as education, age, and work experience [ 41 ]. Additionally, young adult workers were more willing to use HPD as they tended to listen to their employer’s instructions.…”

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“…Nevertheless, there is still a shortage of empirical evidence on exposure to noise and HPD use among young adults in the United States despite more than 11 million individuals suffering from NIHL [ 50 ]. Several previous studies have suggested that as workers get older, they are more willing to wear HPDs [ 41 , 42 ]. Age was also a significant predictor for interpersonal modeling and situational influences on HPD use [ 42 ].…”

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“…Thus, workers should be encouraged, and the usage of HPD in the workplace should be closely monitored. Therefore, the need for expert supervision and the application of regulatory standards in these industries is unavoidable [ 41 ].…”

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“…Workers’ educational level may also affect their tendency to use HPD [ 30 , 41 ]. Workers with higher levels of education have a greater propensity to wear HPD than those who only attended primary and secondary educational levels [ 41 ]. Meanwhile, there was no association between the use of HPDs and the level of education [ 35 ].…”

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A Systematic Literature Review of the Factors Influencing Hearing Protection Device Usage among Industrial Workers

Fauzan

Sukadarin

Widia

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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This systematic literature review (SLR) aims to determine the factors influencing the use of hearing protection devices (HPDs) among industrial workers. This study was guided by the PRISMA Statement (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) review method, and four databases comprising Scopus, Science Direct, PubMed, Wiley Online Library, and Google Scholar were employed. A total of 196 articles were identified, and 28 studies on the factors associated with HPD use among industrial workers from 2006 to 2021 met the inclusion criteria. Resultantly, five main themes emerged from this review: sociodemographic (29%), interpersonal influences (18%), situational influences (18%), cognitive-perceptual (29%), and health-promoting behavior (6%) associated with HPD use among industrial workers. A total of 17 sub-themes were identified, including age, gender, educational level, noise level, working experience, social models, interpersonal support, social norms, safety climate, training, organizational support, perceived barrier, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefit, self-efficacy, and cues to action. The significant factors influencing workers to use HPDs are sociodemographic, interpersonal influences, situational influences, and health-promoting behavior. Future studies should focus on the cues to action toward human behavior influencing the use of HPDs, workers’ health status, and comorbidities of hearing loss. Therefore, this systematic study gives valuable reference resources for up-and-coming researchers as well as new knowledge to expert professionals and academics in various industries.

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A Systematic Literature Review of the Factors Influencing Hearing Protection Device Usage among Industrial Workers

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“…Only 17.0% of the respondents have shown poor practices while another 18.0% shown good practices. This is an important point out to be considered in any shared responsibility between them and the employer to know in detail for personal hearing protective included in the law as well as they need to know what are their responsibilities as well in high-noise workplaces (Taban et al, 2016).…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (Kap) on Occupational Noise Exposure among Ambulance Drivers at Hospitals in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Zaki¹,

Rahman²,

Bakar³

2021

PJMHS

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There has been a great concern of occupational noise-included hearing loss (NIHL) among health care workers. Prior research revealed that ambulance drivers are at high risk of noise on hearing. The aim of this study is to assess the level of noise emitted from the ambulance siren and knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) on occupational noise exposure. A cross-sectional study in Klang Valley, Malaysia was conducted from February 2019 to March 2019 among 82 ambulance drivers. Data was collect using a self-administered questionnaire consisting sociodemographic, 13 questions for knowledge, 13 questions on attitude and 13 on the practice toward occupational noise exposure. In addition, a Solo 01dB Sound Level Meter was used to measure the level of noise emitted from the siren of the ambulance. Data was analysis by using SPSS version 22. Average noise level (Laeq) was 88.9 db (A) which can be considered as high than permissible exposure limit specified in Factories and Machinery (Noise Exposure) Regulations 1989. The KAP on occupational noise exposure among respondents were moderate. In addition, there was a significant difference between knowledge and attitude on occupational noise (p=0.002, r=-0.339). Improved of KAP is recommended through conducting training and seminars on occupational noise frequently to ensure high level of KAP among ambulance drivers. Besides, engineering controls such as installing noise barrier were advised to be implemented and enforcement of law should be taken seriously to minimize and void hearing related problems in the near future.

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The influencing factors of hearing protection device usage among noise-exposed workers in Guangdong Province: a structural equation modeling-based survey

Guo,

Shu,

Wen

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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Background There are numerous complex barriers and facilitators to continuously wearing hearing protection devices (HPDs) for noise-exposed workers. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between HPD wearing behavior and hearing protection knowledge and attitude, HPD wearing comfort, and work-related factors. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted with 524 noise-exposed workers in manufacturing enterprises in Guangdong Province, China. Data were collected on hearing protection knowledge and attitudes, HPD wearing comfort and behavior, and work-related factors through a questionnaire. Using structural equation modeling (SEM), we tested the association among the study variables. Results Among the total workers, 69.47% wore HPD continuously, and the attitudes of hearing protection (26.17 ± 2.958) and total HPD wearing comfort (60.13 ± 8.924) were satisfactory, while hearing protection knowledge (3.54 ± 1.552) was not enough. SEM revealed that hearing protection knowledge had direct effects on attitudes (β = 0.333, p < 0.01) and HPD wearing behavior (β = 0.239, p < 0.01), and the direct effect of total HPD wearing comfort on behavior was β = 0.157 (p < 0.01). The direct effect also existed between work shifts and behavior (β=-0.107, p < 0.05). Indirect relationships mainly existed between other work-related factors, hearing protection attitudes, and HPD wearing behavior through knowledge. Meanwhile, work operation had a direct and negative effect on attitudes (β=-0.146, p < 0.05), and it can also indirectly and positively affect attitudes through knowledge (β = 0.08, p < 0.05). Conclusion The behavior of wearing HPD was influenced by hearing protection knowledge, comfort in wearing HPD, and work-related factors. The results showed that to improve the compliance of noise-exposed workers wearing HPD continuously when exposed to noise, the HPD wearing comfort and work-related factors must be taken into consideration. In addition, we evaluated HPD wearing comfort in physical and functional dimensions, and this study initially verified the availability of the questionnaire scale of HPD wearing comfort.

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Study of Personal Hearing Protection Devices Usage in Kashan Carpet Industry Workers

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References 39 publications

A Systematic Literature Review of the Factors Influencing Hearing Protection Device Usage among Industrial Workers

A Systematic Literature Review of the Factors Influencing Hearing Protection Device Usage among Industrial Workers

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (Kap) on Occupational Noise Exposure among Ambulance Drivers at Hospitals in Klang Valley, Malaysia

The influencing factors of hearing protection device usage among noise-exposed workers in Guangdong Province: a structural equation modeling-based survey

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