Industrial Hygiene Objectives

• To create awareness among employers

and workers on importance of OH
practices in industry to preserve and
protect health of workers from being
affected by hazards in working
environment.
• To investigate affect of specific hazard
on the health of workers so that short
and long term measures can be taken
to control the hazard

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 Benefits of IH Program
• Improve health and hygiene
• Reduce compensation
• Improve job satisfaction
• Reduce absenteeism
• Improve productivity
• Improve workers’ attitude towards
management

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 Activities
• Occupational Hygiene Inspection
• Monitoring of occupational hazards
• Biological monitoring
• Enforcement
• Investigation of complaints / accidents
• Training

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 Modern Industrial Processes
• They use a wide range of raw materials
• These raw materials are processed using
complex technologies
• They are part of production chains between
enterprises
• They involve specific and sophisticated
machinery
• Their work force is clearly divided into qualified
tasks
• They require diversity of expertise of middle
management positions and skilled workers

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 Industrial Hygiene Monitoring

• Monitoring of occupational hazards

– Chemical
– Biological
– Physical
– Mechanical
– Psychosocial

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 Biological Monitoring
• Blood – Pb, Hg, Cd etc
• Lung Function Test
• Cardio disorders
• Mental Disorders
• Textile workers
• Mill workers
• Timber processing workers

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