Stone crushers of Marathwada region of Maharashtra exposed to silica dust were prone to develop lung disorders as indicated by reduced value of FEF25-75% and PEFR. A cross-sectional type of observational study was conducted at 7 various stone crusher units on 120 male stone crushers and 120 healthy male controls. Values of FEF25-27% and …

A cluster of 50 stone Crushing units located at Pammal, in Suburban Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu State, India, is a Source of high levels of dust generation in the vicinity of the crushers ...

The Spiro metric pulmonary function tests (PFT) were studied in stone crusher workers (n = 120) and normal healthy controls (n =120) from the Karad taluka Western region in Maharashtra state.

Introduction: Despite advances in technology, in India workers of stone processing industry continue to be at high risk for lung function deterioration. This study was designed to analyse the effect of duration of exposure, job profile and smoking on.

Workers at stone crushing site are exposed to silica dust which leads to pulmonary function deterioration. The objective of this study was to study the pulmonary function test in …

Methods. Two hundred seventy two stone crushing workers and 123 nonexposed workers were analyzed in terms of occupational and personal histories, radiological findings, and pulmonary function test (PFT) results including slow vital capacity (FVC), forced vital capacity (FVC) and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR).

Pulmonary function test were recorded on 50 subjects. Statistical analysis amongst the stone crusher workers was carried out by Analysis of Variance (ANNOVA) test. Results: It was concluded from this study that pulmonary function test decreases as duration of exposure to silica dust increases.

It was concluded that due to exposure of silica containing dust it leads to deterioration of pulmonary functions in quarry workers and wet working, suitable ventilation and …

statistical analysis of pulmonary function test of controls and non-controls the result showed a highly significant decrease in FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC and PEFR parameters. …

Two hundred seventy two stone crushing workers and 123 nonexposed workers were analyzed in terms of occupational and personal histories, radiological findings, and pulmonary function test (PFT ...

The objective of this study was to study the pulmonary function test in stone crusher workers. This study was conducted at Stone crusher plant located at Nagaur district (Ajmer region) of Western ...

Pulmonary function tests were recorded in 120 male stone crusher workers. Intergroup statistical analysis amongst the workers depending on duration of exposure was carried out by Analysis

Download Table | Pulmonary Function Test from publication: Particulate Matter from Stone Crushing Industry: Size Distribution and Health Effects | A cluster of 50 stone Crushing units located at ...

Corpus ID: 11850819; Pulmonary Function Test in Stone Crusher Plant Workers @inproceedings{Mirdha2015PulmonaryFT, title={Pulmonary Function Test in Stone Crusher Plant Workers}, author={Dr. Priyanka Mirdha and Dr. N. D. Soni and Dr. Kamla Choudhary and Shilpa Solanki and Rakesh Sagu}, year={2015} }

The objective of this study was to study the pulmonary function test in stone crusher workers. This study was conducted at Stone crusher plant located at Nagaur district (Ajmer region) of Western Rajasthan. Male workers working at site were included in this study, this study was conducted on 100 subjects out of which 50 non-controls and 50 were ...

Among the 21 participants with fully acceptable spirometry, those who were free of respiratory symptoms (n = 11, 4 taxi-drivers and 7 stone-crushers) did not have better pulmonary function than those who reported at least one respiratory symptom (n = 10, 7 taxi-drivers and 3 stone-crushers), except for FVC, which was higher among the …

It was concluded that no significant difference found between silicon dust exposed group and non-exposed group, both the groups showed slightly restrictive lung defects but the non-Exposed group was bit better than the silicon exposed group. Purpose: The study was planned to evaluate the influence of silicon dust on lung function between stone …

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of stone crushing in West Bengal, India, by comparing pulmonary functions of stone crushing workers with those of nonexposed agricultural workers. Two hundred seventy two stone crushing workers and 123 nonexposed workers were analyzed in terms of occupational and personal histories, …

This study aims to assess pulmonary function and determine the associated risk factors among quarry workers. Materials and Methods: A comparative, cross-sectional study …

The Spiro metric pulmonary function tests (PFT) were studied in workers (n = 120) and normal healthy stone crusher controls (n =120) from the Karad taluka Western region in Maharashtra state ...

Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the effects of stone crushing in West Bengal, India, by comparing pulmonary functions of stone crushing workers with those of nonexposed agricultural workers. Methods: Two hundred seventy two stone crushing workers and 123 nonexposed workers were analyzed in terms of occupational and …

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of stone crushing in West Bengal, India, by comparing pulmonary functions of stone crushing workers with those of nonexposed …

Pre‐employment and periodic clinical examination, chest radiography, and pulmonary function tests of the stone‐cutting workers should be done. Application of ergonomics should be applied to improve the workplace environment. ... An investigation into respiratory health problems of workers at stone crushing industries in Bangladesh. …

Keywords:- Pulmonary function test, stone crusher workers, silica, lung function test, silicosis, duration of exposure INTRODUCTION Today the industrial revolution has brought about the remarkable changes in ecosystem and atmosphere. The stone crushing industry in India has been growing rapidly due to increasing demand from the construction ...

Results: The FVC mean in the wood workers for all working groups was 87.14, FEV1 mean was 64.84, FEV1/FVC ratio mean was 74.08 and PEFR mean was 75.39, yet in the stone crushers the mean in FVC ...

Stone crushing work is widely carried out in different parts of Maharashtra, particularly in adjoining villages of major cities having hilly regions. The main aim of the present study was to analyze the pulmonary function tests finding in stone crusher workers in Western Maharashtra taking Karad region as a prototype. In Karad taluka the various

Abstract: Stone crushing in India is a small scale industry where a large number of laborers work. Workers at stone crushing site are exposed to silica dust which leads to pulmonary function deterioration. The objective of this study was to study the pulmonary function test in stone crusher workers.

Keywords: Pulmonary function test, Stone crusher workers, Silica, Duration of exposure, Occupational disease. Introduction India is a developing country and the construction industry of India is an important indicator of the development. Due to development of physical infrastructure, massive investment is planned in this sector. ...

A cluster of 50 stone Crushing units located at Pammal, in Suburban Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu State, India, is a Source of high levels of dust generation in the vicinity of the crushers ...

The objective of this study was to study the pulmonary function test in stone crusher workers. This study was conducted at Stone crusher plant located at Nagaur district (Ajmer region) of Western ...