چگونگي استفاده از عينكهاي محافظ چشم درتراشكاران فلز شهر مشهد

A Study of the usage of goggles in Mashad metal lathe cut machine workers

Introduction: Each year, a lot of people get blind due to eye injuries. Most of them are occur in lathe machine workers. The goal of this study is to understand the factors that make eye injuries and protective ways among these workers. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted by interviewers using uniform questions on 351 lathe machine workers. Results: Among the workers, only 49% of them were used goggles and 7% didnʹt have any eye protective devices and the rest of operators (44%) didnʹt use their goggles. We found more work experience makes the operators to be more concern about their eyes (p=0.016). There was significant relation between the level of education and usage of goggles too (p=0.000). Conclusion: How grasp the information and why they didnʹt use the protector, are topics that should be noticed more for effective public health policy. There is a need for preventive education and enforcement of safety regulations for the informal occupational sector to avoid ocular injuries.