| Document ID (ISN) | 59321 |
| CIS number |
93-304 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0047-1879 - Japanese Journal of Industrial Health - Sangyō-Igaku |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Hattori Y., Kodama Y., Kawamoto T. |
| Title |
Questionnaire survey for the fitness of protective equipments used by workers |
| Original title |
Rōdō eisei hogogu no mondaiten - Rōdōsha ni taisuru ankēto chōsa [in Japanese] |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 1992, Vol.34, No.1, p.40-41. 3 ref. |
| Abstract |
Questionnaire surveys on the opinions of workers regarding personal protective equipment were conducted for three consecutive years (1987-1989) at a personal protective equipment exhibition which is held annually at an industrial enterprise during Japan's Labour Hygiene Week, and is attended by workers of the enterprise and associated enterprises. One out of five to six returned questionnaires indicated problems associated with protective equipment at work, but the number and rate of such complaints declined from year to year. Safety spectacles were by far the most common source of complaint (10% of total questionnaire returned), followed by earplugs (1.3%) and dust masks (1.2%), but the number and rate of complaints on protective spectacles decreased each year; the most frequent complaints were: "lens becoming misty", "cords becoming weakened", and "lens easily scratched". |
| Descriptors (primary) |
personal protective equipment; particulate removing respirators; earplugs; safety spectacles |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Japan |
| Subject(s) |
Personal protection
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Personal protection
Respiratory protection
Hearing protection
Face and eye protection
|
