海上行业的工人每天都面临着许多风险。海上工作人员最大的危险之一是潜在的有毒化学品。无论是与有毒烟雾，溶剂或粉尘接触，暴露于有害物质都会导致各种健康后果，包括神经损伤，癌症甚至死亡。
The health effects of coming into contact with a toxic chemical may appear immediately, following a single exposure, or delayed after a period of chronic exposure. The severity of injuries resulting from contact with a harmful substance can differ depending on the individual susceptibility, the route of exposure, the length of contact, the amount of substance entering the body, and toxicity of the chemical.
曝光途径
The four ways a toxic chemical enters the body are:
- 吸入- 有毒化学品可以以各种形式吸入，包括气体，蒸气，雾，灰尘，烟雾和烟雾。
- 直接联系– Exposure to chemicals in any form (i.e. liquids, solids, or gasses) can be absorbed through the skin or eyes.
- Ingestion– This typically occurs because someone swallows contaminated food or drinks.
- 注射– This is a far less common route of exposure in which a chemical enters the bloodstream through a puncture wound.
一些化学品取决于暴露的途径，有不同的影响。吸入是迄今为止工作场所化学品进入身体的最常见方式。无论有害物质如何最初进入身体，它都可以通过血液整体分发到几乎每个器官系统。
Dangers of Toxic Chemical Exposure in the Maritime Industry
龙岸军，海上石油工人，海员和机组人员在其就业过程中可能会与各种潜在危险物质接触。一些最常见的包括：
- 油气提取– benzene, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, hydrofluoric acid, silica, formaldehyde, diesel fumes
- Shipping/Shipyard/Marine Terminals- 硫化氢，易燃液体，氯乙烯，毒性金属（即铅），喷雾整理物质，工业溶剂，石棉，镉
Toxic化学曝光can be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term). Chronic exposure over a long period of time can cause substances to build up in the body and lead to permanent health problems. It is also possible to be exposed to a mixture of chemicals, which can worsen the health effects of a given substance.
Maritime workers who are regularly exposed to harmful substances or high doses of extremely toxic chemicals are more likely to lead to long-term health effects. Health effects of toxic substances can be both local and systemic. Local effects refer to the immediate area that is damaged upon the chemical’s entry into the body (e.g. lungs, eyes, skin, nose). Systemic effects are the chemical’s damage to internal organ systems by way of the bloodstream.
常见的有毒化学曝光损伤
海事雇主和船主拥有法律义务维持安全的工作场所。如果没有适当的安全程序和设备，工人可能会暴露于有毒化学品，这可能导致以下一些伤害：
- 癌症
- 神经损伤
- Burns
- 来自石棉暴露的间皮瘤
- Silicosis from silica dust exposure
- 器官伤害
- 皮肤感染，皮疹和其他皮肤病
- Emphysema
- 受损免疫系统
- 慢性支气管炎
- 不孕
- 出生缺陷
How a Houston Maritime Accident Attorney Can Help
如果您是工作场所中有毒化学风险因有毒化学风险而受伤的海事工人，您必须咨询经验丰富的海事事故律师。在克里斯特律师事务所，P.C.我们的休斯顿海事事故律师团队拥有近50年的经验，代表工人在广泛的海上事故中受伤。
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