Public Health of Indonesia
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2015): October - December

EXPOSURE TO RADIATION WELDING WORKERS IN PT.PUTRA SULTRA SAMUDERA KENDARI AGAINST DISEASE DISORDERS CATARACT

Sya'ban, Abdul Rahim (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Dec 2015

Abstract

Background: In the industrial sector, the number of workers employed quite a lot, with the type and intensity of the various aspects of the environment including physical, chemical, biological and psychosocial. Various kinds of environments can cause a variety of occupational diseases.Aim: To determine the relationship between distance and time exposure PT. Putra Sultra Samudera Kendari against cataractsMethods: This research are a survey research with cross sectional analytic study, the data collection areĀ  done in a certain time to describe the condition of the populationResults: The results showed a strong relationship between the suitability of distance, time of exposure to diseases cataractsConclusions: There are a positive correlation and significant influence between the suitability of the distance and time of exposure with cataract disorder, the use of Personal Protective Equipment showed a positive relationship and did not have a significant effect on cataract disorders in workers in the welding parts firm PT. Putra Sultra Samudera Kendari.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

PHI

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Subject

Public Health

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Public Health of Indonesia is an International, peer-reviewed, and open access journal emphasizing on original research findings that are relevant for developing country perspectives including Indonesia. The journal considers publication of articles as original article, review article, short ...