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

Shah, Najaf A.; Abbas, Farhat; Abbas, Yawar; Haider, Syed Ali; Khan, Qudrat; Asghar, Nosheen; Noor, Sifat; Abbas, Syed Naeem; Ali, Nawazish; Ali, Attarad

doi:10.11648/j.sjph.20150306.20

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“…Thus, these industries have a strongly alkaline pH. Similar results were found in another study conducted on textile and chemical industrial wastewater and concluded moderate to strong alkaline water of these industries (Ali et al, 2006;Shah et al, 2015). However, most of the studies showed that the ghee and oil industrial effluents have less pH and EC as compared to the chemical and textile industries.…”

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Associated Health Risks from Heavy Metal-Laden Effluent into Point Drainage Channels in Faisalabad, Pakistan

Raza¹,

Qureshi²,

Imran³

et al. 2021

PJAR

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G lobally, it has been recognized that water is one of the most important and critical natural resources to sustain life on this earth. Water composition is continuously changing due to natural and anthropogenic activities that ultimately cause environmental pollution (Yousaf et al., 2016). These pollutants include both chemical (Heavy metals, detergents, agrochemical residues, hydrocarbons etc.) and microbial (Bacteria, protozoa, virus, fungi etc.) pollutants from human and animal fecal waste which can be lethal to humans (Yi et al., 2011). Sedimentation of microorganisms into dissolved organic contents present in the wastewater through biological treatments considered the best approach to remove the microbial pollutants. It serves as that are substrates for the living organism present in the water Abstract | Industrial effluent discharge has increased due to rapid urbanization and industrialization. Irrational use of this water for irrigation has caused environmental and health issues. The objective of the current study is to evaluate the treated effluents of textile, ghee and chemical industries for major heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb and Fe) and other basic analysis (pH, EC, TSS and TDS). Effluent samples were collected from the discharge of industries entering into main wastewater collecting channel located in Faisalabad city. Heavy metals contents were determined via atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Results showed that the highest pH (11.06) was recorded in textile effluent while EC (7.89mS/cm), TSS (1185.55mg/L) and TDS (6317.33mg/L) were found highest in chemical industrial effluents. Heavy metals contents were determined through atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The mean comparison of heavy metal concentration (mg/L) showed the concentration of Cd, Cr and Ni were within the safe limits; however, Fe and Pb were higher than the safe limits in all industrial effluents. The highest/unsafe concentration of metal Fe was recorded 4.093, 2.979 and 2.959 mg/L in the effluents of chemical, textile and ghee mill respectively. While the highest/ unsafe concentration of metal Pb was recorded 0.643, 0.578 and 0.286 mg/L in the effluents of textile, chemical and ghee mill respectively. The permissible limits of heavy metals Fe and Pb is 0.5 and 2 mg/L respectively. We conclude that before discharge into a receiving stream, the effluents must be treated more time with a treatment method that removes Pb and Fe within standard limits else the discharge will pose pollution and health risks to human beings.

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confidence: 71%

Associated Health Risks from Heavy Metal-Laden Effluent into Point Drainage Channels in Faisalabad, Pakistan

Raza¹,

Qureshi²,

Imran³

et al. 2021

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“…ELMERI is an authoritative and very simple tool for inspection of industrial health and safety, which was presented by the Finland Health Care Institute in 2000 to carry out occupational safety and health inspections. In this method, the occupational safety and health status are examined in seven dimensions including unsafe behaviors, housekeeping, machinery safety, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, commution routes, fire safety, and first aid (11). In order to use the ELMERI index to assess the mosque's safety status, in the first stage, a basic study of the most important safety issues of mosques was collected using standards, regulatory requirements and health and safety regulations, as well as an opinion of safety experts; then, we adapted and modified the items of this index according to the conditions of the mosques in 6 areas: (1) housekeeping (4 items), (2) heating and cooling systems (8 items), (3) environmental health (10 items), (4) building safety (10 items), (5) electrical safety (7 items), and (6) fire safety and emergency response (FSER) (9 items).…”

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Safety and Health Risk Assessment in Mosques, Shiraz, Iran

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the risk of safety and health in mosques in Shiraz, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 131 mosques in Shiraz. The safety status was assessed using a self-made audit checklist consisting of 48 items in 6 safety dimensions including housekeeping, heating and cooling systems, environmental health, building safety, electrical safety, and fire safety and emergency response. Each item the checklist was assigned, one of the correct, incorrect, and unobserved responses, and finally the overall score of the mosque safety index (MSI) was calculated as the percentage of correct items per total observed cases. Results: The average of mosques safety index was calculated to be 66 ± 9.59% in all mosques. The highest and lowest safety indexes were 91.7 ± 11.33% for building safety and 28.9 ± 12.4% for fire safety as well as emergency response, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference among the studied mosques in the four urban regions, in terms of mosques safety index. Conclusions: The results of this study indicated the need to inform the authorities about the safety priorities of safety promotions in mosques.

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“…Likewise, in other studies, high work-related demands, poor interpersonal communication, role ambiguity, working environment, and career development [33] have been identified as the job stressors. erefore, working conditions, as well as the health and safety situation, in the textile and clothing sector organizations of Pakistan were found unfavorable to higher productivity [34]. Multiple hazards such as inadequate physical working conditions along with unacceptable temperature, humidity, and noise levels highlighted the need for training, awareness, and top management commitment [34].…”

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“…erefore, working conditions, as well as the health and safety situation, in the textile and clothing sector organizations of Pakistan were found unfavorable to higher productivity [34]. Multiple hazards such as inadequate physical working conditions along with unacceptable temperature, humidity, and noise levels highlighted the need for training, awareness, and top management commitment [34].…”

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confidence: 99%

Quantifying the Consequences of Perceived Stress in the Textile and Clothing Sector through Structural Equation Modelling

Ahmad¹,

Hussain

Mahmood

et al. 2021

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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The textile and clothing (T&C) sector plays an important role in the growth and industrial development of emerging economies. Work stress is a real concern for organizations with no immunity for the T&C sector. It hampers individual as well as organizational work performance that ultimately places a significant hurdle in achieving competitiveness in the market. This study aims at exploring the antecedents and consequences of work stress and how different causes of stress influence perceived stress among the employees of the textile and clothing organizations in Pakistan. Data were collected from 1470 employees of 24 organizations. Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) and two researcher-developed instruments (34 items and 22 items each) were used for the data collection. Information gathered was analyzed by PLS-SEM (partial least squares structural equation modelling) technique. Statistically significant results were found for the antecedents, namely, work-family conflict, role clarity, work characteristics, social working environment, managers’ support at work, and training and career development, with work-family conflict as the most significant, and for the consequences, namely, psychological, emotional, physical, performance, and behavioral with psychological effect as the most significant. The findings of the study could help managers, designers, planners, and ergonomists in making more informed and proactive decisions while attempting to prevent or control the stress phenomenon in the T&C sector. Moreover, the study highlights the need for gaining more in-depth insight into the work-stress phenomenon proactively so that the effectiveness of intervention strategies might be assured.

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

Cited by 13 publications

References 6 publications

Associated Health Risks from Heavy Metal-Laden Effluent into Point Drainage Channels in Faisalabad, Pakistan

Associated Health Risks from Heavy Metal-Laden Effluent into Point Drainage Channels in Faisalabad, Pakistan

Safety and Health Risk Assessment in Mosques, Shiraz, Iran

Quantifying the Consequences of Perceived Stress in the Textile and Clothing Sector through Structural Equation Modelling

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