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Abstract
The majority of modern products made today have some sort of plastic component. With the high demand for plastic manufacturing, distribution and compounding comes a high demand for workers in plastic industry(1).Workers are exposed to many occupational hazards as chemicals including plastic monomers and additives during industrialization, physical hazards as noise and heat, ergonomic hazards as manual handling and heavy lifting. Knife injuries and entanglement from unexpected movement during machines maintenance, cleaning and repairs(4,5).Objectives: the aim of this study was to Assess respiratory and auditory health problems among workers in New Delta Plastic Company and to assess risk factors related to these problems according to the nature and dose of exposure., and to Assess the level of applied safety measures and hazards in the workplace environment in relation to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.. Subjects and methods: the study was a cross-sectional study, during the period between October 2021 to December 2023in New Delta Plastic Company The study included 119 exposed workers and 28 administrative male workers as non-exposed group. An interview questionnaire was filled to collect required data. Clinical examination was done including general ana local examination, also spirometery and audiometery were done for all workers. The latest edition of the Occupational Safety and Health Inspection Checklist (2016) was used and filled by the researcher to check safety measures available and applied in the workplace environment.