Occupational hazards in medium and large scale industrial sectors in Sri Lanka: experience of a developing country.

Autor: Arnold SM; Quarantine Unit, Ministry of Health, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka. mahendra_arnold@yahoo.com., Wickrematilake MSK; Office of Regional Director of Health Services, Matale, Sri Lanka., Fernando RMSD; Office of Regional Director of Health Services, Puttalam, Sri Lanka., Sampath HMRC; Quarantine Unit, Ministry of Health, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka., Karunapema RPP; Health Promotion Bureau, Ministry of Health, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka., Mahesh PKB; Ministry of Health, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka., Munasinghe PM; Office of Regional Director of Heath Services, Colombo, Sri Lanka., Denawaka CJ; Office of Medical Officer of Health, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC research notes [BMC Res Notes] 2019 Nov 20; Vol. 12 (1), pp. 755. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Nov 20.
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4790-2
Abstrakt: Objective: Occupational hazards is an area where many countries have begun to pay more emphasis as it affects the health of many particularly in developing countries. However, documented literature is scarce in this regard although occupational hazards are common in workplaces. The study was carried out with the objective of describing the physical hazards and control measures adopted in the formal medium and large-scale industrial sector in Sri Lanka.
Results: Of the 69 units of the 25 factories, physical hazards detected in the workplaces were; excessive noise (78.3%), poor light (58%), increased temperature (65.2%), and poor ventilation (68.1%). Over 50% of large machinery and 33% of medium-scale machinery were not adequately guarded. Nearly 41% of the machinery were difficult to operate, of them 36.2% had controls in positions which were hard to reach. Of safety measures adopted, only 34.8% had proper demarcation of areas with 28.9% displaying safety signs. Housekeeping was poor in 59.4% and less than 40% had safe storage of raw materials and end products.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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