Workers' Occupational Hazards at Textile Factory in Damietta City

Abstract

Background: Occupational hazards that exist within the textile factory have a destructive and serious effect on the workers' health. The aim: of this study is to assess the workers' occupational health hazards at textile factory in Damietta City. Sample: the study is carried on 108 workers. Research design: A descriptive research design is utilized. Data collection tools: data are collected using two tools: workers' structured Interview Questionnaire, and workers' Observational Checklist. Results: revealed that two-fifths (40.0%) of the study group were between the ages of 46-60 years. Less than three quarters (71.3%) of the study group reported exposing to physical hazards, slightly more than two thirds (69.4%) were exposed to chemical hazards, two thirds (66.7%) were exposed to mechanical hazards and more than half (59.3%) of the study group were exposed to psychological hazards. There was a statistically significant difference between levels of education of the study group and various types of occupational hazards, while there was no statistically significant difference between personal protective equipment and various types of occupational hazards. Conclusion: Most of the study group was exposed to various types of occupational health hazards at their workplaces which resulted in tremendous harmful effects on their health. Recommendations: The study recommended the need for stressing on the application of International Standard Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series in field work to improve occupational health and safety performance of the workers and emphasizing on the importance and usefulness of personal protective equipment to be used in the right way.

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“…Regarding the distribution of nose and eye symptoms among the studied workers. The findings of our study are consistent with those of Ibrahim (20), who observed a high prevalence of health issues resulting from exposure to chemical hazards. Specifically, the majority (81.3%) of the participants in their study experienced health problems, with respiratory tract diseases being the most prevalent (96.7%).…”

“…The main results of this study were Regarding sociodemographic data, our findings align with the research conducted by Ibrahim [20] . Ibrahim's study focused on a textile factory located in Damietta city, which encompasses three major wards: pretreatment and Fiber preparation wards, Spinning and weaving wards, and dyeing and printing wards.…”

“…The findings of our study were supported by Ibrahim's research [20] , which indicated that a minority of individuals (32.8%) experienced skin diseases characterized by cracked and dry skin.…”

“…Regarding distribution of muscle and bone symptoms among the studied workers, The findings of our study were supported by the research conducted by El-Hadidy et al [21] , as their study revealed that workers who were exposed to certain conditions reported a higher prevalence of respiratory and dermatological related disorders, musculoskeletal pain, as well as visual and hearing complaints compared to individuals in the control group. In Ibrahim's study [20] , it was found that 66.7% of the participants in the study group were exposed to various sources of mechanical hazards. These hazards included long hours of standing, long-term sitting, bending for extended periods, heavy lifting, falling/slipping, and sudden movements.…”

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“…Table (9) shows that the positive aspect of psychological factors were more frequent among non exposed workers with statistical significant difference between exposed and non exposed groups (p<0.05). Table (10) shows that only 22.9% of the exposed workers were satisfied with the presence of sufficient space for routine work activities while most of workers (82%) were satisfied with the enough leg and foot space available while sitting and standing. Only 46.3% of the workers have chairs with a back rest.…”