A descriptive study of occupational hazards, safety provisions, health services, and occupational diseases in a textile firm

• Main Authors: Dela Cruz, Constantine Francis D., Ronquillo, Jonathan C.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1992
• Subjects: Industrial safety > Philippines; Textile industry > Safety measures; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/3990
• Institution: De La Salle University

A descriptive study of the occupational hazards, safety provisions and health services, was administered for a time period of three years (1988-1990) in a textile industry. A total record of one hundred seventy eight (178) workers, directly involved in the operational process, and twenty four (24) people not involved in the process serving as the control, were studied Occupational hazards, identified in the firm are cotton particles, noise, dust, and ergonomic stress. The company provides the workers with their own personal protective equipments (PPE), health services, and benefits. Medical records that contained the diagnosis, signs and symptoms, were obtained from the in-plant clinic. The most frequently affected system, involved the eye, ear, nose and throat (EENT). The frequency of the disease/system was the highest at the Spinning department. Using the chi-square test, there is insufficient evidence to prove dependency between the systems affected and department of the employees.