The Study of Occupational Health and Safety Obstacles in Sack Manufacturing Workers in Surin Province

Abstract

Background: As comply to other studies workers in surin province are at risk for businesses, accidents hearing impair and hearing loss. But there were no fundamental data yet especially high risk factory such as sack manufacturing. This study was developed to find out fundamental data in this area to plan future appropriate measures.
Objective: To evaluate working environment and safety measures in sack manufacturing plant in Surin province.
Materials and Methods : Scientific apparatus were used to collect dust particles, and measure noise level in working environment. Other measurements were done according to industrial health techniques to evaluate working environment. Check lists for investigating and asking workers were also used.
Result: Working environment evaluated were: Dust particles as total dust were collected in 10 areas that were no area with exceed dust. On particles smaller then 10 micron out of 19 samples were found that in beating division had concentration of respiratory dust above standard at 5.83 mg/m . Noise level measured in 6 areas showed that in sewing and weaving had average value above standard for contacing 8 hours 5 day as 96.50 and 95.20 dB(A).Unsafe practicing caused accidents in 132 (60.55 percent) workers last year. Most of accident caused absenting work not more hen 3 day 55.30 percent, While 28.79 percent caused temporary break. There were no committee on occupation health and safe environment workplace to conduct any measures under Promoting of Safe Environment and Occupational Health Law.
Conclusion: Particles smaller then 10 micron and noise level were found out of standard. Unsafe practicing caused high incidence of accidents. No committee on occupational health and safe environment workplace to perform healthy workplace. These are problems that should be solved immediatately.
Keywords: Occupational health