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J Health Saf Work 2024, 14(2): 426-445 |
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Mohammadiyan M, Nasirzadeh N, Ahmadi Asour A, Keyvani S, Fasih-Ramandi F, Golbabaei F. Assessment of the Efficiency of Respiratory and Skin Protection Equipment Toward Controlling Nanoparticles in the Workplace with a Scoping Review Approach. J Health Saf Work 2024; 14 (2) :426-445
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Mahdi Mohammadiyan1 
, Nafiseh Nasirzadeh1 , Akbar Ahmadi Asour2 , Sepideh Keyvani1 , Fatemeh Fasih-Ramandi1 , Farideh Golbabaei * 3
, Nafiseh Nasirzadeh1 , Akbar Ahmadi Asour2 , Sepideh Keyvani1 , Fatemeh Fasih-Ramandi1 , Farideh Golbabaei * 3
1- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran | Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Razavi Khorasan, Iran
3- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,fgolbabaei@tums.ac.ir
2- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran | Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Razavi Khorasan, Iran
3- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,
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Introduction: In recent years, exposure to nanomaterials has been known as a challenge among occupational health experts. In this line, personal protective equipment has been considered as a solution to reduce the worker’s exposure. Since respiratory and skin tracts represent the most common workplace exposure routes, knowledge of the efficiency of respiratory and skin protection equipment is particularly important. So, the aim of this study is the assessment of the efficiency of respiratory and skin protection equipment toward controlling nanoparticles in the workplace with a scoping review approach.
Material and Methods: This study was conducted in 2022 with a scoping review approach. Arksey and O’Malley’s five-step framework was chosen as the research method. The search strategy was followed in the databases necessary to access the research data, including PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Web of Science, and Scopus. Also, EndNote X9® and Microsoft Excel software were used to collect and analyze studies, respectively.
Results: In the first step, 1014 articles were identified. Finally, 38 articles were included in the study to examine quantitative and qualitative information about the efficiency of respiratory and skin protective equipment. Twenty-five articles were related to breathing masks, and six studies were about protective gloves, and seven other articles were devoted to protective clothing. According to the studies of breathing masks, the mean total penetration of nanoparticles was estimated at 2.27%. Also, based on the studies of protective clothing, the maximum penetration of nanoparticles was 30nm for protective clothing made of polypropylene and polyethylene with different layers.
Conclusion: Although the efficiency of existing personal protective equipment showed a good result for controlling nanoparticles, the size of nanoparticles is one of the essential parameters in determining the efficiency of the equipment, which should be considered the workplaces. So, it is recommended that more studies be considered to improve their efficiency, and standard tests should be developed to evaluate them.
Material and Methods: This study was conducted in 2022 with a scoping review approach. Arksey and O’Malley’s five-step framework was chosen as the research method. The search strategy was followed in the databases necessary to access the research data, including PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Web of Science, and Scopus. Also, EndNote X9® and Microsoft Excel software were used to collect and analyze studies, respectively.
Results: In the first step, 1014 articles were identified. Finally, 38 articles were included in the study to examine quantitative and qualitative information about the efficiency of respiratory and skin protective equipment. Twenty-five articles were related to breathing masks, and six studies were about protective gloves, and seven other articles were devoted to protective clothing. According to the studies of breathing masks, the mean total penetration of nanoparticles was estimated at 2.27%. Also, based on the studies of protective clothing, the maximum penetration of nanoparticles was 30nm for protective clothing made of polypropylene and polyethylene with different layers.
Conclusion: Although the efficiency of existing personal protective equipment showed a good result for controlling nanoparticles, the size of nanoparticles is one of the essential parameters in determining the efficiency of the equipment, which should be considered the workplaces. So, it is recommended that more studies be considered to improve their efficiency, and standard tests should be developed to evaluate them.
Keywords: Breathing masks, Control of nanoparticles, Personal protective equipment, Protective gloves, work clothes
Type of Study: Review |
Received: 2024/07/2 | Accepted: 2024/06/30 | Published: 2024/06/30
Received: 2024/07/2 | Accepted: 2024/06/30 | Published: 2024/06/30
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