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Dust mask controversy. Mosaic state of the eye area [사진 = 금속노조 현재차 전주비정규직지회(왼쪽), 마스터시스템]Photographs of irregular workers at Hyundai Motor Company’s Jeonju factory in Jeonbuk, covered in dark dust (iron dust and oil), are causing a wave of ripples by recounting the bad work environment.
As a result of this photo, it has been criticized as threatening workers’ health by providing non-regular workers working in harsh dust-filled environments with inferior dust masks.
However, even though they were taken in the same workshop, it turned out that there is also a photo of a relatively clean face. In addition, in addition to the controversy about the quality of the masks, there were also photos that could be suspected if the workers were wearing protective equipment to ensure safety in dusty workplaces.
According to the industry on the 13th, workers at Master System Company, which is a materials preservation company at Hyundai Motors’ Jeonju factory, are in charge of maintenance and repair of the engine material facilities at the Hyundai Motors factory. Jeonju.
A lot of dust is generated in the workplace. Therefore, the use of high performance dust masks and safety glasses is essential for the safety of workers.
However, the workers insisted that they were given a poor quality mask and suffered damage from dust getting into the mask. Some workers posted photos of their faces covered in dark dust.
According to Yonhap News, the workers who posted the photos allege that a company that recently provided a famous product, the 3M Dust Mask, recently provided another mask with poor performance.
These workers said that if they wear a poorly performing mask, they will drink the powder as is, and asked for a replacement with the old product, but neither the subcontractor nor the original government gave much response.
The workers have been on partial strike since the 9th, condemning the company for not responding to requests for mask replacement.
After the controversy spread through the photos, the factory said: “We are supplying existing products (workers want).”
An official at the Hyundai Motors factory in Jeonju told Yonhap News that “the dust mask shown in the picture is also KSC 1st grade certified” and “since the 10th, we have been providing dust masks. 3M powder that were previously provided to workers upon request. ” .
However, although the environment appears to be the same, there are photographs that differ greatly in the state of the dust on the face.
This is an image sent to KakaoTalk asking the company to change the mask. Unlike the original photo, where a large amount of black powder was buried in the shape of a ‘T-ha (T)’ centered on the eyes, nose and mouth, the powder is mainly buried around the edges of the eyes and nose. Both images were also included in an article published on the 12th by a key KCTU magazine.
Comparing the distribution of the dust in the two images, it is believed that the image sent requesting the company to change the mask was taken with safety glasses and pressing the metal wire that adheres the mask to the nose.
The face is relatively clean, but considering that the photo was sent asking the company to change the mask, it can be assumed that the photo was taken in poor condition.
With this in mind, the dust covered photograph may have been taken while the dust was entering the space because safety glasses were not worn and the metal wire was not pressed into the nose of the mask.
If you even wear safety glasses and are covered in dust around the eyes, it will be subject to replacement just like the mask.
Also, the 3M mask and the replacement mask are KSC grade 1 products, but if the dust blocking effect is such a big difference, it may mean that there is a serious defect in the quality of the replacement mask. The question should also be raised with the agency that has accredited the same level.
![A mask covered in dust. In the case of the upper mask, the metal wire that attaches to the nose is bent. The mask in the middle does not have a bent metal wire. [사진 = 금속노조 현대차 전주비정규직지회]](https://file.mk.co.kr/meet/neds/2020/11/image_readmed_2020_1168873_16052654844430920.jpg)
A mask covered in dust. In the case of the upper mask, the metal wire that attaches to the nose is bent. The mask in the middle does not have bent metal wire. [사진 = 금속노조 현대차 전주비정규직지회]Of course, the amount and distribution range of the powder in the two images are different, but there is a possibility that there is a problem with the quality of the mask. In the ‘mask photo’ posted by the non-regular branch of Hyundai Motors, the metal joint, which was covered in dust, the dust contamination status of the three masks was different.
However, if the worker took a photo without wearing the safety gear properly, there may be other controversies besides the controversy over the quality of the mask.
You can also see a scene where the adhesion of the metal wire to the nose is different even in the ‘3 photos of the mask’. It is necessary to check if the nose is not in close contact or if the mask is properly placed.
Some argue that the mask was not used correctly and was stimulating to inform the poor work environment.
Or, just a more provocative image may have been posted, albeit both a photo of a dusty face and a photo of a worker requesting a mask replacement to report the severity of the dust shop.
An industry official said: “It is not possible to judge accurately from just two images, but in a dusty workplace, it is necessary to improve the poor working environment and provide high-performance protective equipment to protect safety. from the workers”. It is also necessary to verify the quality of all the protective equipment supplied to the company ”.
Furthermore, he added, “workers must also wear protective equipment properly.”
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