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.

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