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The holistic approach to environment, Vol. 5 No. 1, 2015.

Original scientific paper

WORK RELATED INJURIES IN SMALL SCALE METAL PRESS INDUSTRIES OF SHAHDRAH TOWN, LAHORE, PAKISTAN

Saima Aslam Bharwana ; Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Shafaqat Ali ; Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Mujahid Farid ; Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Fakhir Hannan ; Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Rehan Ahmad ; Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Hafiz Muhammad Tauqeer ; Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan
Iftikhar Hussain Baloch ; Department of Geology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Iqbal ; Department of Environmental Science, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Abstract

The work place injuries have to pay both direct and indirect cost of the accidents. With a population of 169 million, Pakistan has no reported estimate of the national impact of workplace injuries. This study presented a profile of workplace injuries associated with small medium enterprises of metal press cottage industries in Shahdra Town, Lahore (Pakistan) and determined the impact on the country’s economy besides to recommend strategies for delineating these important problems. The in-house accident investigation technique was used to collect the data from randomly selected small scale metal press cottage industries of study area for all types of injuries principally from minor to major ones. It was observed that role of human error in occupational injuries is momentous and keeping in view the necessity of proper safety training of the metal workers, thre is a dire need to institute an information system to evaluate the true impact of injuries and develop national safety standards.

Keywords

accidents; Pakistan; workplace injuries; metal pressing; accident investigation; strategy

Hrčak ID:

136000

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/136000

Publication date:

1.3.2015.

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