Assessment of occupational health problems and physiological stress among the brick field workers of West Bengal, India

Background: Women sweepers is the vulnerable segment of our community and suffering from different occupational health problems due to limited education, lack of knowledge on occupational health hazards. The present study aimed to assess the awareness level regarding occupational health and personal hygiene and to evaluate the effect of occupational health intervention among the women sweepers. Methods: The study adopted a pre-test and post-test design. A total of 52 women sweepers in the age group of 25 to 60 years were selected randomly from Midnapore Municipality of West Bengal, India. At first, a self-structured questionnaire was prepared on the aspects of general health, occupational health, personal hygiene, environmental health and nutritional aspects. After the pre-awareness assessment an intervention package was delivered covering said domains. Than post testing was done on the participants after the period of intervention. Results: Results demonstrated that there was a considerable increase in the awareness levels among the women sweepers with regard to knowledge of health problems, occupational health. The knowledge of participants regarding personal hygiene improved markedly after imparting the intervention. With regards to preventive approaches of diseases among the women has increased after the intervention. Overall health knowledge increased significantly post-awareness stage than pre-awareness stage (P<0.001). Conclusion: The study concluded that occupational health intervention has a positive effect towards the improvement of awareness level among the women sweepers which may change their health habits. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v12i1.11628Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 12 No. 01 January13 pp.49-54

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Gender differences in prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and physiological stress among the brick field workers of West Bengal, India

Work ◽

10.3233/wor-192945 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 63 (3) ◽

pp. 389-403 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Banibrata Das

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽

West Bengal ◽

Physiological Stress ◽

Field Workers

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PENGUMPUL SAMPAH PERLU MENDAPATKAN PELAYANAN KESEHATAN KERJA : LITERATUR REVIEW

Jurnal Endurance ◽

10.22216/jen.v4i2.4161 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 262

Author(s):

Fertin Mulyanasari ◽

Sigit Mulyono

Keyword(s):

Health Service ◽

Occupational Health ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Occupational Health And Safety ◽

Health Problems ◽

Occupational Health Service ◽

Health Nursing ◽

Occupational Health Nursing ◽

Waste Pickers

Waste pickers are a group of workers who are at risk of accidents and work-related diseases because they are exposed to sources of disease from rubbish piles. Various diseases and work accidents occur in waste pickers in various countries. To describe occupational health and safety problems that occur in waste pickers as well as efforts that can be made to improve occupational health and safety of waste pickers. Literature search through online databases on ScienceDirect, Wiley Online, and ProQuest with the keywords used "occupational health service", "occupational health nursing", "waste picker", and "scavenger" obtained a total of 3,624 articles, carried out reviews resulting in 17 selected articles. Health problems and workplace accidents of waste pickers range from respiratory problems, musculoskeletal problems, communicable and non communicable diseases, mental health problems and other problems to impacting their families and causing death. Policies are needed to regulate the health and work safety of waste pickers as well as to improve knowledge of occupational health and safety, providing Persolan Protective Equipment (PPE) and improving waste picker obedience to use PPE by health care program. Pengumpul sampah merupakan kelompok pekerja yang berisiko terhadap kecelakaan dan penyakit akibat kerja karena terpapar sumber penyakit dari tumpukan sampah. Berbagai penyakit dan kecelakaan kerja terjadi pada pengumpul sampah diberbagai negara. Untuk mendeskripsikan masalah kesehatan dan keselamatan kerja yang terjadi pada pengumpul sampah serta upaya yang dapat dilakukan untuk meningkatkan kesehatan dan keselamatan kerja pengumpul sampah. Pencarian literatur melalui online database pada ScienceDirect, Wiley Online, dan ProQuest dengan kata kunci yang digunakan yaitu “occupational health service”, “occupational health nursing”, “waste picker”, dan “scavenger” didapatkan total 3.624 artikel, dilakukan review sehingga dihasilkan 17 artikel terpilih. Masalah kesehatan dan kecelakaan kerja pengumpul sampah beragam mulai dari masalah pernapasan, masalah muskuloskeletal, penyakit menular dan tidak menular, masalah mental dan masalah lainnya hingga berdampak pada keluarga mereka dan menyebabkan kemantian. Diperlukan kebijakan yang mengatur kesehatan dan keselamatan kerja pengumpul sampah serta peningkatan pengetahuan kesehatan dan keselamatan kerja, pengadaan alat pelindung diri dan meningkatkan kepatuhan penggunaan alat pelindung diri oleh pengumpul sampah melalui peran pelayanan kesehatan.

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General Considerations of the Occupational Health Problems on a Nuclear Submarine

American Association of Industrial Nurses Journal ◽

10.1177/216507996201000105 ◽

1962 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 16-19

Author(s):

John H. Schulte

Keyword(s):

Occupational Health ◽

Health Problems ◽

Nuclear Submarine

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Occupational Health Problems in High Tech Industries

Occupational Health Nursing ◽

10.1177/216507998403200508 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 32 (5) ◽

pp. 262-265

Author(s):

Corinne J. Solomon

Keyword(s):

Occupational Health ◽

Health Problems ◽

High Tech

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Health hazards and risks for musculoskeletal problems among child labourers in the brickfield sector of West Bengal, India

International Health ◽

10.1093/inthealth/ihy071 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 250-257 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Banibrata Das

Keyword(s):

Heart Rate ◽

Occupational Health ◽

Respiratory Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Problems ◽

Health Hazards ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Control Subjects ◽

Strenuous Activity ◽

Musculoskeletal Problems

Abstract Aims The purpose of this study was to describe the health hazards among child labourers in brickfields, and to assess occupational health problems, together with physiological and respiratory stress, compared with child control subjects. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 112 child brickfield workers and 120 control subjects, and a modified Nordic Questionnaire was applied to assess the discomfort felt among both groups of workers. Physiological assessment of the workload was carried out by the measurement of heart rate, blood pressure and spirometry of the workers. Results Child brickfield workers suffer from pain, especially in the lower back (97%), shoulder (88%), hands (82%), wrist (76%), neck (73%) and ankle (71%). The post-activity heart rate of the child brickfield workers was 166.5 beats/min, whereas the systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 132.2 and 67.2 mm/Hg, respectively. The forced vital capacity value of child brickfield workers was 2.04, and in the case of the controls it was 2.18, which was significantly different. The forced expiratory volumes in 1 s of experimental and control subjects were 1.82 and 1.92, respectively. The peak expiratory flow rate was significantly different between the two groups. Conclusions Most of the brick-making activities were strenuous ones that affected the children. The cardiovascular and respiratory health of the child brickfield workers has changed markedly due to strenuous activity. The child brickfield workers also experienced other occupational health problems and severe musculoskeletal pain.

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