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مجله پژوهش در بهداشت محیط

ارزیابی اثر استقرار نظام‌ مدیریت محیط‌زیست بر کاهش آلودگی‌ صنعتی و ارتقای سلامت کارکنان، مطالعه موردی: پتروشیمی اتیلن غرب

نوع مقاله : مقالات پژوهشی

نویسندگان
فرهاد رشیدی 1
سهیل سبحان اردکانی 2
1 کارشناس ارشد مهندسی ایمنی، بهداشت و محیط‌زیست، گروه مهندسی HSE، واحد همدان، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، همدان، ایران
2 استاد گروه محیط‌زیست، واحد همدان، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، همدان، ایران.
10.22038/jreh.2026.27651
چکیده
زمینه و هدف: با توجه به افزایش نگرانی‌های محیط‌زیستی و بروز بیماری‌های شغلی در واحدهای صنعتی و به‌ویژه صنایع پتروشیمی، استقرار نظام‌‌های مدیریت محیط‌زیستی (EMS) در این صنایع از اهمیتی به ‌سزایی برخوردار است. لذا این پژوهش، با هدف بررسی تأثیر نظام‌‌های مدیریت محیط‌زیستی بر کاهش آلودگی‌های صنعتی و بهبود سلامت کارکنان مجتمع پتروشیمی اتیلن غرب کشور در سال 1404 انجام یافت. 

مواد و روش‌ها: در این پژوهش توصیفی، با استفاده از داده‌های کمی جمع‌آوری‌شده از پرسشنامه، داده‌های کیفی حاصل از مصاحبه‌های نیمه‌ساختارمند با کارکنان و کارشناسان مجتمع پتروشیمی اتیلن غرب، مشاهده مستقیم و گزارش‌های عملکرد محیط‌زیستی نسبت به بررسی تأثیر نظام‌‌های مدیریت محیط‌زیستی بر کاهش آلودگی‌های صنعتی و بهبود سلامت کارکنان اقدام شد. هم‌چنین، برای پردازش داده‌ها از تلفیق روش‌های آماری کمی و تحلیل محتوای کیفی استفاده شد.

یافته‌ها: نتایج نشان داد که اجرای EMS رابطه معناداری با کاهش آلودگی‌ها، بهبود سلامت شاغلین، افزایش رضایت شغلی و کاهش هزینه‌های بهداشتی داشته است. به‌طوری‌که EMS 38 تا 46 درصد از تغییرات در کاهش آلودگی‌ها و بهبود سلامت کارکنان را تبیین کرده و در کاهش آلودگی‌ها و بهبود محیط کاری مؤثر بوده است. با این‌حال، مقاومت فرهنگی، کمبود منابع و عدم تعهد مدیریت ازجمله موانع اصلی در راه گسترش EMS در صنعت مورد مطالعه معرفی شدند. 

نتیجه‌گیری: مشخص شد که استقرار نظام EMS از طریق کاهش مصرف منابع، بازیافت مواد و بهبود مدیریت انرژی به بهبود فرآیندهای داخلی و کاهش تولید پسماندهای صنعتی منجر شده است. لذا، به اجرایEMS  در سایر واحدهای صنعتی مشابه توصیه می‌شود. 
کلیدواژه‌ها
آلودگی صنعتی
صنایع پتروشیمی
سلامت شغلی
مدیریت محیط‌زیست

عنوان مقاله English

Evaluating the Effect of Establishing an Environmental Management System on Reducing Industrial Pollution and Improving Employee Health, Case Study: West Ethylene Petrochemical Complex

نویسندگان English

Farhad Rashidi 1
Soheil Sobhan Ardakani 2
1 M.Sc., Dept. of Health, Safety, and Environment, Ha.C., Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
2 Professor, Dept. of the Environment, Ha.C., Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
چکیده English

Background and Objective: Due to the increasing environmental concerns and the incidence of occupational diseases in industrial units, especially petrochemical industries, the establishment of environmental management systems (EMS) in these industries is of great importance. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigating the effect of EMS on reducing industrial pollution and improving the health of employees of the western ethylene petrochemical complex in 2025.

Materials & Methods: In this descriptive study, by using quantitative data collected from a questionnaire, qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with employees and experts, direct observation, and also environmental monitoring reports, the impact of EMS on reducing industrial pollution and improving employee's health. Also, a combination of quantitative statistical methods and qualitative content analysis was used to data analyses.

Results: Based on the results obtained, implementing EMS had a significant relationship with reducing pollution, improving employee health, increasing job satisfaction, and reducing healthcare costs. So that EMS explained 38 to 46% of the changes in reducing pollution and improving employee health and was effective in reducing pollution and improving the work environment. However, cultural resistance, lack of resources, and lack of management commitment were identified as major obstacles to the expansion of EMS in the studied industry.

Conclusion: It was found that the implementation of EMS system has led to the improvement of internal processes and the reduction of industrial waste generation through the reduction of resource consumption, material recycling and improved energy management. Therefore, it is recommended to implement EMS in other similar industrial units.
 
Open Access Policy: This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

کلیدواژه‌ها English

Industrial Pollution
Petrochemical Industries
Occupational Health
Environmental Management Systems
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