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ArticleIndian journal of occupational and environmental medicine

A Descriptive Study of Pulmonary Function Comparison Between Spot Welding and Assembly Line Workers in a Large Automotive Factory in Iran.

Maryam Saraei, Ramin Mehrdad, Mahsa Naserpour, Omid Aminaian, Gholamraza Pouryaghoub, Sahar Eftekhari, Tahereh Vahdati, Hamidreza Pouragha

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Maryam SaraeiDepartment of Occupational Medicine, School of Medicine and Baharlou Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ramin MehrdadCentre for Research on Occupational Diseases CROD, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahsa NaserpourDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Mehr-Alborz University (MAU), Tehran, Iran.
Omid AminaianDepartment of Occupational Medicine, School of Medicine and Occupational Sleep Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Gholamraza PouryaghoubCentre for Research on Occupational Diseases CROD, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sahar EftekhariDepartment of Occupational Medicine, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Tahereh VahdatiCentre for Research on Occupational Diseases CROD, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hamidreza PouraghaCentre for Research on Occupational Diseases CROD, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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Background: This study seeks to define the pulmonary function of a considerably large group in one of the largest automotive companies in Iran. The aim of this study was to compare the two groups of spot-welding (exposed) and assembly line (unexposed) workers in terms of pulmonary function and conclude the probable impacts of metal fumes on pulmonary function in the two groups. Methods: A total of 1,798 spot-welding personnel and 2,160 assembly line personnel were compared in terms of pulmonary function. Moreover, 120 breathing zone samples were collected from the welders' metal fumes and were analyzed. The parameters of age, anthropometric indices, smoking, and pulmonary symptoms were also compared with across the two groups. Results: Results revealed the FEV Conclusion: Implementation of professional health and health improvement programs, running screening programs, and hiring personnel with no history of mild pulmonary disorders, and healthy workers effect at the recruitment stage could be the reasons behind the lack of significant difference between the two exposed and unexposed groups to metal fumes in the automotive industry in terms of pulmonary function.

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Automotive productionhealthy worker effectIranpulmonary function testwelding fume

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