HEALTHY WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The well-being of the employee in an industrial establishment is affected by ill healthy physical as well as mental . In this section , we shell discussed the need for healthy workers and healthy service to be provided by the management to ensure the continuing good heath of their employees.

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CAUSES OF BAD HEALTHOF INDUSTRIALN WORKERS

The main causes of bad industrial health may be enumerated below: 1. Prevalence of insanitary conditions. 2. The industrial worker does not get the required calories of food . 3. Existing medical and preventive health organisations are inadequate. 4. The are uneducated and poor.
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Importance of Industrial Health Programme

Improvement of workers health and productivity. 2. Reduction of Absenteeism and Turnover.
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3. Reduction of Industrial Accidents.

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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH HAZARDS

Occupational health hazards and diseases may result from physical conditions or the presence of industrial dust (both poisonous and non-poisonous ) in the atmosphere FOR EXAMPLE-may cause what is known as the painters colic or wrist drop , and may even cause death.

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HEALTH HAZARDS
CAUSES HEALH HAZARDS 1.Coke oven emissions, asbestos, 1. Lung cancer active or lung disease 2. White passive cigarette smoke 2.Asbestos disease 3. Black lung 3. Brown lung disease Coal dust 4. 4.Cotton dust 5. Leukemia 5.Benzeneof radiation , other organs 6. Cancer 6. Sterility/reproduction vinyl, chloride, Asbestos , radiation , problems 7. 7/26/12

HEALTH PROVISIONS UNDER THE FACTORISES 1.Cleanliness (sec.11). ACT, 1948

2.Disposal of wastes and effluents (sec.12) 3. Ventilation and temperature (sec.13) 4. Dust and fume (sec. 14) 5.Artifical Humidification ( sec. 15) 6. Overcrowding (sec. 16) 7.Lighting (sec.17) 8.Drinking water (sec.18) 9.Latrines and urinals (sec.19) 10. Spittoonsto edit Master subtitle style Click (sec.20)

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