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Occupational Safety in the Textiles Sector
Cotton dust occupational
hazard
Byssinosis – disabling lung
disease
Studies confirm Byssinosis
(8% to 35%)
Missing- Economic losses
O CCUPATIONAL HAZARDS AND COST OF NON C OMPLIANCE BY THE TEXTILE - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
O CCUPATIONAL HAZARDS AND COST OF NON C OMPLIANCE BY THE TEXTILE - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
O CCUPATIONAL HAZARDS AND COST OF NON C OMPLIANCE BY THE TEXTILE SECTOR IN P AKISTAN Muhammad Khan COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore Occupational Safety in the Textiles Sector Cotton dust occupational hazard Byssinosis
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Examining Health Hazards in the Textile units in Faisalabad
Study Area 11 Spinning factories -
210 workers
Health Diary
questionnaire
General Worker
Survey
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Worker Education and Work Area
10 20 30 40 50 60
Illetrate Primary Middle Lower secondary Higher secondary Graduation
Female Male 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Opening Blow Room Carding Samplex Ring Autocone
Female Male
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The Disease Burden
50 100 Opening/Mi xing Blow Room Card Section Samplex Ring Autocone Cough (%) Byssinosis (%) 50 100 Dry Cough Cough with phlegm Blood with phlegm Wheezing Blood Pressure Shortness of breath Bronchitis Female % Male% Both%
By Disease By Work Area
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Economic Burden & Major Causes of Occupational Health
0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0 120.0 Ear Plug Face Mask 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Treatment cost Travel cost Work days lost
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Implications
More Attention
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Implications
Annual Examination of workers Meaningful participation of ………………………………….. Workers in OSH
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Implications
Tripartite Dialog Forum Government Workers Federation of Pakistan, Employers Federation
Employer Worker