Abstract:
Objective To investigate and analyze the occupational hazards in some small and micro enterprises in Yinzhou District, and to provide basis for occupational health service policy makings and all-round prevention & control of occupational hazards.
Methods According to the national work plan of general survey on occupational hazards, 2% small and micro enterprises in the Yinzhou District were randomly selected as study subjects to investigate the basic information, production technology, protective measures against occupational disease, and occupational hazards of the enterprises, as well as workers' exposure and occupational health surveillance.
Results The top three occupational hazards in the selected small and micro enterprises were noise, dust, and high temperature, accounting for 59.5%, 54.1%, and 18.9% of the total enterprises respectively. The qualified rates for industrial dust, physical factors, and chemical factors were 83.30%, 72.02%, and 76.90%, respectively.
Conclusion The small and micro enterprises have undervalued occupational hazards prevention. It is suggested to strengthen supervision of occupational hazards in small and micro-scale enterprises by improving engineering protection and personal protection measures.