Environment and Occupational Health

Human being spends about one third of the time of his daily life in the occupation he is engaged into. Owing to difference in indoor environment, health of the worker gets affected. An industry worker may be exposed to five types of hazards, depending upon his occupation and includes physical, chemical, biological, mechanical and psychosocial hazard. Number of occupational diseases arising out of or in the course of employment reduces the work efficiency of the employees. This books attempts to study occupational health hazards in conservancy and flour mill workers along with sanitary, municipal solid waste collecting workers and street sweepers. In addition to general occupational health assessment emphasis was given upon Peak Flow Exploratory Rate (PEFR) of these workers. Flour mill workers exposure to noise was attempted to assess their exposure to noise. Preventive and control measures were suggested to reduce occupational health related ailments.