Wood Dust in Furniture Manufacturing: An Exposure Determinant Study in Ağrı City

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 4, 740 - 750, 29.12.2021

Pınar Baykan Ebru Senemtaşı Ünal

https://doi.org/10.37989/gumussagbil.958563

Öz

Wood dust exposed during furniture manufacturing processes causes a variety of health problems. The aim of this study is to determine the respirable and inhalable dust exposure of the employees in small-scale furniture workshops located in Ağrı Organised Industrial Zone. For this purpose, the amount of dust exposure in the working environment was measured and the results were compared with the limit values in national and international legislation. Five furniture carpentry workshops in Ağrı Industrial Zone employing less than 10 workers constituted the universe of the study. A total of 22 people work in five workplaces. A total of 15 employees, 3 from each workshop, participated in the study. In this study, "MDHS 14/3: Gravimetric analysis and sampling method of respirable and inhalable dusts" was used for dust sampling. In the study, 30 respirable dust samples and 5 inhalable(total) dust samples were obtanied at 5 workplaces. Based on these measurement results, a daily TWA was calculated for each employee according to the TS EN 689 standard. The results were compared with the values in the national and international standards. It was concluded that the exposed values for dust concentration obtained from only one workplace were below the national and international limit values. It has been observed that a large part of both respirable and inhalable dust exposure values in workplaces exceeded the limit values. Practices and regulations such as tax reductions, incentives and projects that will contribute to the fight against dust in small-scale enterprises should be made.

Anahtar Kelimeler

inhalable dust, limit values, occupational health and safety, Gravimetric analysis

Destekleyen Kurum

Scientific and Technological Research Council of Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University (BAP)

Proje Numarası

MYO.19.003

Mobilya İmalatında Ahşap Tozu: Ağrı İlinde Maruziyet Belirleme Çalışması

Öz

Mobilya üretim süreçlerinde maruz kalınan ahşap tozu, çeşitli sağlık sorunlarına neden olmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı Ağrı Organize Sanayi Bölgesinde bulunan küçük ölçekli mobilya atölyelerinde çalışanların solunabilir ve toplam toz maruziyetlerinin belirlenmesidir. Bu amaçla çalışma ortamında maruz kalınan toz miktarı ölçülmüş ve sonuçlar ulusal ve uluslararası mevzuatta yer alan sınır değerler ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini Ağrı Organize Sanayi Bölgesi'nde 10'dan az işçi çalıştıran beş mobilya marangozhanesi oluşturmuştur. Beş işyerinde toplam 22 kişi çalışmaktadır. Çalışmaya her atölyeden 3 olmak üzere toplam 15 çalışan katılmıştır. Bu çalışmada, toz örneklemesi için "MDHS 14/3: Solunabilir ve solunabilir tozların gravimetrik analizi ve örnekleme yöntemi" kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada 5 işyerinde 30 adet solunabilir toz örneği ve 5 adet toplam toz örneği alınmıştır. Bu ölçüm sonuçlarına göre TS EN 689 standardına göre her çalışan için günlük TWA hesaplanmıştır. Sonuçlar ulusal ve uluslararası standartlardaki değerlerle karşılaştırılmıştır. Sadece bir işyerinden elde edilen toz konsantrasyonu için maruz kalınan değerlerin ulusal ve uluslararası sınır değerlerin altında olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. İşyerlerinde hem solunabilir hem de toplam solunabilir toz maruziyet değerlerinin büyük bir kısmının sınır değerleri aştığı gözlemlenmiştir. Küçük ölçekli işletmelerde tozla mücadeleye katkı sağlayacak vergi indirimleri, teşvikler ve projeler gibi uygulama ve düzenlemeler yapılmalıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

sınır değerler, iş sağlığı ve güvenliği, solunabilir toz, Gravimetrik analiz

Proje Numarası

MYO.19.003

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