Air Quality in Welding Workshops and Its Health
Implication on Welders in Port Harcourt
Volume 2 - Issue 3
Chukwu Okeah GO1*, Igwe A2, Mmom PC3 and Eze A3
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- 1Department of Geography & Environmental Management, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- 2Environmental Consultant, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- 3Centre for Disaster Risk Management and Development Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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Chukwu Okeah GO, Department of Geography & Environmental Management, University of Port Harcourt,
Nigeria
Received: March 19, 2018; Published: March 28, 2018
DOI: 10.32474/AOICS.2018.02.000138
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Abstract
The study was carried out in Port Harcourt to ascertain the air quality status of air in welding workshops and the health
implication on welders in Port Harcourt. Five objectives alongside five research questions were set to guide in the achievement of
the aim of the study. The experimental and the cross sectional research design were adopted in carrying out this study. A total of 217
welders were sampled for the study out of a total of 496 registered welders in Port Harcourt. The probability sampling technique
was used in determining the sample population for the study. Descriptive statistics was used in the analysis of the data collected from
the respondents. The findings of the study revealed that the air quality in the welders shop does not meet internationally accepted
standards, the use of personal protective equipments is still not in its full state hence endangering lives of the welders and that
large number of welders have suffered from catarrh, cough, Heart ache, waist pain skin rashes and breathing difficulty. The study
recommended that health is wealth; therefore if welders must be in optimal health conditions, occupational based illness must be
reduced. On the basis of this health checks for every worker must be done quarterly to verify the health status of every welder as
to reduce their health risk. It also recommended that there is need for quarterly air quality assessment to be done to assess the air
quality status of the welder’s worksite and then identify generators/sources of pollutants, so as to reduce their occurrence.
Keywords: Air quality; Welders; Welding workshop; Health
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