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Hazards in Garments Factories
Submitted ByShuvescha De, Roll: 1311006Amit Saha, Roll: 1311016Rajan Paul Pantho, Roll: 1311026
ContentsObjectivesTreating cloth with dyes and chemicalsCutting the fabricSewingFinishing the garments
ObjectivesTo identify the reasons behind the haphazard
condition in garmentsTo sort out probable solutions
What Are The Hazards in Garments ?
Ergonomic hazards Chemical hazardsMachine hazardsSocial hazardsFire
Hazards of Dyes
Potassium dichromate and tanning acid can cause cancer.
Alum and copper sulphate can irritate skin and cause rashes, allergies, or breathing problems.
Aromatic hydrocarbons, absorbed through the skin or by breathing the fumes can cause cancer.
Hazards of Other ChemicalsBreathing the Formaldehyde fumes harms
the nose, throat, and lungs.Fire resistant chemicals, such as brominated
flame can harm the reproductive system and cause cancer.
Clothes are treated with nanoparticles which are so tiny that they can easily pass through skin and into our blood and internal organs.
Keep Chemicals out of The Body
Wearing rubber gloves
Wearing a mask
Wearing long sleeves
Washing hands only with water
and soap.
Hazards from dusty factories
EffectsInhaling dust from cotton
and other fabrics can cause breathing problems such as dry, itchy nose, cough, mucus
Breathing cotton dust day after day can also cause a more serious lunge disease called brown lung or byssinosis.
PreventionsAsk your boss to
provide vacuums to clean your work area.
Stop smoking and try not to be around people who are smoking.
Cutting the FabricLifting too heavy rolls of fabric without help can
hurt upper body and back.Bending over low work tables and reaching for tools
can hurt your back.Standing all day on a hard floor without padding can
hurt legs, feet, and back.Cutting chemically treated fabrics exposes workers
to dangerous fumes and dusts.Powerful cutting tools with no guards can cause
severe injury.
SewingSitting many hours on ahard tool with no supportharms the back.
Without guards,machines and brokenneedles can injurehands and other bodyparts.Repeating the samemovements over andover harms the back,arms, wrists, and hands.
Noisy sewing machinesharm hearing
Preventive MeasuresMachine guards can
protect workers from getting cut, stabbed or injured by needles.
Enclose drive shafts and moving belts and drive shafts to keep hair, clothing or anything else away from moving parts.
If noise levels are too high, wear ear protection
Hazards from Acid-Washing
EffectsThe bleaches used in
acid-washing can burn your skin and irritate eyes, nose and throat.
Potassium permanganate bleach can also cause decreased fertility for men and women, and liver and kidney problems.
PreventionMake sure there is good
ventilation.Wear acid-resistant gloves,
clothing, and face shields.Wash stations and First
Aid must be nearby.Pressure your boss to stop
using acid-washing
Hazards from SandblastingUnsafe sanding and sandblasting expose
workers to sand dust called silica dust. When silica dust gets in the lungs, it
cannot be breathed out. Silica dust causes an illness called
silicosis. Silicosis makes breathing difficult and
can cause lung cancer and death. There is no cure for silicosis
PreventionsEnclosed workstations to keep sand from
spreading.Strong vacuum extractors to remove the
sand.Good ventilation to move sand away from
workers.Properly fitting respirator masks. Loose-
fitting cloth masks will not protect workers from inhaling sand.
Drying and PressingThe hot machines and steam can burn workers.Chemical fumes that come off the heated fabric
harm your throat and lungs.Standing for hours and pushing down on the
press can hurt your back and muscles.Working in high heat can exhaust and dehydrate
workers.
Fire!Make fire extinguishers available and train
workers to use them.Store chemicals in closed metal containers.Dispose of rags used for clean-up in tightly
closed metal garbage cans.
Thank You AllHappy Garments