Friday, 17 August 2007

Lead Poisoning

Almost another week have pass, and we still have not got our chemical for the testing. What to do, its already near end of august already. I feel so sianz...zzz Maybe at the first place i should not even come here too. And now, our engineers and supervisor feels that we have lead poisoning in the factory as our factory manufactures lead ingots from lead acid batteries. And the PPE worn dun even seem to have any effects of protecting us.
These are the symptoms of lead poisoning

General physical symptoms

  • Stomachaches, cramping, constipation, or diarrhea
  • Nausea, vomiting
  • Persistent, unexplained fatigue
  • Headache
  • Muscle weakness
  • Higher rates of tooth decay
Behavioral symptoms in adults
  • Irritability
  • Unexplained changes in mood or personality
  • Changes in sleep patterns
  • Inability to concentrate
  • Memory loss
Neurological symptoms (caused by effects of lead on the nervous system)
Out of all these, some of our workers have complaint that they are having
  • Stomachaches, cramping, constipation, or diarrhea
  • Persistent, unexplained fatigue
  • Headache
  • Muscle weakness
  • Irritability
  • Unexplained changes in mood or personality
  • Changes in sleep patterns
  • Inability to concentrate
I and joshua and my supervisor also have some of these mentioned already. Now they are gonna conduct a health check for the workers on Saturaday, so i will know if i got any lead poisoning. Haizz.... Maybe i should not have come here, but too bad!!
Next time then

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