Awareness Of Dye Industrial Workers About Their Occupational Health Hazards In Karur [India]

Research Article
Shanmugapriya J., Senthil J., Indhira K., Anand P H and Pugalenthi.T
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2017.0807.0477
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Personal hygiene, Health care, Industrial effluent, Dyeing Industries.
Abstract: 

The present study is about the health status of dyeing industrial workers in Karur, Tamil Nadu, India and influencing factors that is socio-economic and cultural environments in this region. The analysis is able to offer wide scope and identify the existing health conditions, personal hygiene, health problems, health care and treatment seeking behavior of workers. This paper also helps to provide better understanding of the people for those who are engaged dyeing industries related health problems, to make policy implementation of rules and regulations in dyeing workers related law in the state as well as at national level. Hence the present study has its effort to illuminate the health status and attitudes of dyeing workers in Karur town.The objective of the study is to assess the health risk factors and awareness of Occupational safety and health of workers in textile dyeing industries of Karur. A questionnaire schedule was used to evaluate the health problems and awareness of occupational safety and health among workers.