The harm of electroplating factories to human body

Electroplating plants are an indispensable industry in society because many products require electroplating. In order to make a living, many workers go to work in electroplating factories. However, many people who work in electroplating factories have found that if they stay in the factory for a long time, their health will be greatly affected. Electroplating plants use a lot of chemicals, so there are still great hazards. So, what are the hazards of electroplating factories to the human body?

1. Commonly used chemicals for electroplating:

a. Cyanide: causes intracellular asphyxiation. Inhaling high concentrations of hydrogen cyanide gas in a short period of time can cause immediate respiratory arrest and death. It can cause poisoning through the respiratory tract, esophagus and skin. In mild cases, there are symptoms of mucosal irritation, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, and palpitations. In severe cases, breathing becomes irregular, consciousness gradually becomes unconscious, and respiratory distress may occur rapidly leading to death. (Choosing a gas mask can effectively protect against chemical poisoning)

b. Chemicals such as sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid: They exist in the air of the workplace in the form of corresponding gases and acid (alkali) mists, and mainly enter the human body through the respiratory tract and digestive tract. Inhalation can cause upper respiratory tract infection, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms.

c. Metal salts such as zinc, copper, nickel, and chromate: Inhalation of aerosols can cause upper respiratory tract infections, such as nasal perforation and nasal ulcers; skin contact can cause contact dermatitis and allergic dermatitis eczema. Once it enters the human body, it can cause acute poisoning, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, shock, diarrhea, liver damage, and kidney failure.

d. Organic chemicals: Solvents are mainly toxic substances such as alkanes, ethanol, and benzene. The ingredients of various additives are relatively complex, mainly condensation and addition reactants of epoxychlorinated alkanes with alcohols, alkynes and ethers. After these two types of poisons enter the human body, they often manifest as movement disorders, blood diseases such as leukemia, and hemorrhagic anemia. Dinghe Labor Protection Network recommends wearing chemical protective clothing to prevent chemical harm to the body.

2. Dust: The main sources of electroplating dust are polishing (including vibration finishing), grinding, sand blasting, and other processes, which mainly cause potential hazards of silicosis. You can wear 3M dust mask 3200.

3. Temperature factors: When people work in high temperatures or in high humidity or heat radiation environments, the body will have temperature regulation disorders, metabolic imbalances, and increased heart rate, which will damage the circulatory and nervous systems. This will cause workers to feel hot, dizzy, panic, weak, tired and other discomforts, reduce work efficiency, and make them prone to heat stroke accidents.

Hypothermia usually refers to an ambient temperature below 10°C. The main impact of a low temperature environment on the human body is to lower the deep body temperature, thereby causing a series of protective or compensatory physiological reactions, such as shivering, surface vasoconstriction, increased metabolic rate, accelerated heart rate and respiratory rate, and changes in blood composition.

4. Noise and vibration factors: Working in an environment with excessive noise for a long time will damage the hearing organs, leading to changes in the nervous, digestive, cardiovascular and other systems ranging from physiological reactions to pathological changes. The main reactions include: headache, dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations, etc. Wearing anti-noise earmuffs can effectively prevent noise from harming operators. Vibration factors rarely occur in the electroplating industry.

5. Labor intensity factor: refers to the definition of labor time (including unreasonable rest system) and excessive labor intensity that exceeds personal physiological capacity; as well as excessive fatigue of local organs and long-term labor in improper posture and position or using unreasonable tools. This excessive labor intensity disrupts the workers' work and life patterns, and the fatigue accumulation in the body turns into a state of overwork, which increases blood pressure and aggravates arteriosclerosis.