Assessment of the Workplace Conditions and Health and Safety Situation in Chemical and Textile Industries of Pakistan

Najaf Shah; Farhat Abbas; Yawar Abbas; Syed Ali Haider; Qasim Khan; Nosheen Asghar; Sifat Noor; Syed Naeem Abbas; Nawazish Ali; Attarad Ali

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Assessment of the Workplace Conditions and Health and Safety Situation in Chemical and Textile Industries of Pakistan

Najaf Shah, Farhat Abbas, Yawar Abbas, Syed Ali Haider, Qasim Khan, Nosheen Asghar, Sifat Noor, Syed Naeem Abbas, Nawazish Ali, Attarad Ali

Published in Science Journal of Public Health (Volume 3, Issue 6)

Received: 9 October 2015 Accepted: 4 November 2015 Published: 5 December 2015

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Abstract

The study was conducted to assess the workplace conditions, health and safety situations in textile and chemical industries of one of the commercial cities of Pakistan i.e. Faisalabad. Risk assessment was conducted through qualitative and quantitative assessment methods. The effluents and gases emissions in the textile and chemical mills of Faisalabad were monitored. Results indicated the working conditions in the work place were not conducive for maximum productivity and there was high risk that may be befalling to the workers from multiple hazards exacerbated by inadequate physical conditions. Over all the temperature, humidity, noise and light levels were either below or above the defined NEQS (National Environmental Quality Standards) at multiple places in each industry. Workers are uninformed of the health and safety protocols at workplace and there is a dire need to give trainings and awareness regarding health and safety issues.

Published in	Science Journal of Public Health (Volume 3, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.sjph.20150306.20
Page(s)	857-864
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Health and Safety, Chemical Industry, Textile Industry, NEQS, Workplace Physical Conditions

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Najaf Shah, Farhat Abbas, Yawar Abbas, Syed Ali Haider, Qasim Khan, et al. (2015). Assessment of the Workplace Conditions and Health and Safety Situation in Chemical and Textile Industries of Pakistan. Science Journal of Public Health, 3(6), 857-864. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjph.20150306.20

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Najaf Shah, Farhat Abbas, Yawar Abbas, Syed Ali Haider, Qasim Khan, et al. Assessment of the Workplace Conditions and Health and Safety Situation in Chemical and Textile Industries of Pakistan. Sci J Public Health. 2015;3(6):857-864. doi: 10.11648/j.sjph.20150306.20

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Najaf Shah

Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan
Farhat Abbas

Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan
Yawar Abbas

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Syed Ali Haider

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Qasim Khan

Department of Environmental Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Nosheen Asghar

Department of Environmental Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Sifat Noor

Department of Environmental Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Syed Naeem Abbas

Forest and Wildlife Department Gilgit, Pakistan
Nawazish Ali

Department of Agriculture and Food Technology, Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan
Attarad Ali

Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Najaf Shah, Farhat Abbas, Yawar Abbas, Syed Ali Haider, Qasim Khan, et al. Assessment of the Workplace Conditions and Health and Safety Situation in Chemical and Textile Industries of Pakistan. Sci J Public Health. 2015;3(6):857-864. doi: 10.11648/j.sjph.20150306.20

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