{"id":55272,"date":"2026-05-06T10:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T02:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aegle.com.cn\/?p=55272"},"modified":"2026-05-14T08:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T00:54:23","slug":"news0069","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aegle.com.cn\/en\/news\/news0069\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequent Accidents in the Building Materials Industry: Why Do Head and Hearing Protection Remain Weak Points?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In 2025, the overall work safety situation in the national building materials industry remained stable, but the total number of accidents remained at a high level. According to the latest industry safety analysis report, a total of 187 production safety accidents occurred throughout the year, resulting in 213 deaths, of which falls from heights, machinery entanglement, and health damage caused by long-term noise exposure accounted for more than 60%. This data reflects that although enterprises are generally equipped with basic safety facilities, there are still obvious shortcomings in personal protection, especially in head and hearing protection, where missing or improper use of protection has become a key factor in accident causation.<\/p>\n

For work at height in the building-materials industry, activities such as precast concrete lifting, steel-structure installation, and elevated inspection can lead to serious falls if guardrails fail or workers lose their footing. Accident investigations also show the importance of compliant head protection for reducing injury severity.<\/p>\n

At the same time, high-intensity noise is a common issue in building materials production environments. Equipment such as crushers, mills, and air compressors often generates noise exceeding 90 decibels during operation, and long-term exposure can lead to permanent hearing damage. However, some enterprises only rely on shortening working hours to reduce risks, ignoring the necessity of personal hearing protection. Worse still, some employees remove earplugs without authorization due to discomfort or communication difficulties, rendering the protection ineffective. This management mindset of \u201cemphasizing equipment, neglecting individuals\u201d directly exacerbates occupational health risks.<\/p>\n

From an on-site management perspective, the selection and use of PPE must match specific work scenarios. For example, in high-temperature, dusty kiln areas, head protection needs to balance impact resistance with breathability and heat dissipation; while in high-noise workshops, hearing protection should balance noise reduction effectiveness with speech clarity. Enterprises should establish a PPE configuration list based on job-specific risks and strengthen employees\u201c awareness of correct use through regular training to avoid the formalism of \u201dhaving equipment but no protection.\"<\/p>\n

In addition, EHS managers need to pay attention to the continued effectiveness of PPE. Protective equipment has a service life and performance degradation issues, especially items like earplugs and helmets that frequently come into contact with sweat and dust. Without a regular inspection and replacement mechanism, their protective capabilities will be greatly reduced. It is recommended that enterprises incorporate PPE management into their daily safety inspection system to ensure equipment is always in a usable state.<\/p>\n

Facing the complex and ever-changing production environment of the building materials industry, enterprises should not merely be satisfied with \"providing\" protective equipment, but should also promote a shift from \"passive compliance\" to \"active protection.\" Through formal risk assessment, reasonable selection and configuration, and strict usage supervision, PPE can be transformed into an effective tool for safeguarding employee safety and health. Although head and hearing protection may seem minor, they are indispensable components of building an intrinsically safe factory.<\/p>\n

News source:<\/strong>Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China, 2026-04-07: \"2025 Building Materials Industry Production Safety Accident Analysis 2026-04-07 18:25\". This article only provides PPE knowledge interpretation based on public news topics.<\/p>\n

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Related AEGLE Protection Categories<\/h3>\n
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The above are PPE category entries with high relevance to the topics discussed in this article. For actual selection, please make comprehensive judgments based on specific process risks, wearing duration, and on-site management requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Data on production safety accidents in the building materials industry in 2025 shows that accidents related to falls from height, mechanical injuries, and noise exposure continue to account for a high proportion, exposing deep-seated issues in the configuration and management of personal protective equipment in high-risk work scenarios. This article, based on typical accident cases, analyzes the key role of head and hearing protection in building materials production, providing practical ideas for risk identification and protection upgrades for corporate EHS managers.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":55273,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[286,185,260,261,285,287],"class_list":["post-55272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-xinwen","tag-ehsfengxianfangkong","tag-ppeguanli","tag-tinglifanghu","tag-toubufanghu","tag-jiancaixingyeanquan","tag-shengchananquanshigufenxi","category-30","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aegle.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aegle.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aegle.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aegle.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55272"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.aegle.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55280,"href":"https:\/\/www.aegle.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55272\/revisions\/55280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aegle.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aegle.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aegle.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aegle.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}