Assessment of Occupational Safety and Health among Sugar Industry Workers in Dera Ismail Khan: A Descriptive Study

Abstract

Background: A work-related danger is normally a circumstance that can possibly harm labourers. Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) was enacted to help all employers and their workers decrease job accidents, injuries, and medical illnesses. In Pakistan, no recent regional study had focused on the health issues of labourers in sugar industries, so the present study focused on the health issues being faced by the labourers in sugar industries of Dera Ismail Khan. Objective: To assess the workplace hazards and medical problems related to sugar industry workers. Study type, settings & duration: A Descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in sugar industries of D.I. Khan from April to September 2023. Methodology: Data was collected through a structured questionnaire and work place health and safety questionnaire, from 265 individuals working in different departments of Chashma and Meerun Sugar Industry of Dera Ismail Khan. A simple random sampling technique was used for sample selection. Results: Two sugarcane industries of the location were approached, and data was collected from n=265 workers working in different units of sugar mills. The maximum working time, observed was 8 hours (25.5%) and 12 hours (74.5%). Labourers and Labourers in-charge both were made indulged in the study and data was collected from both of them. 89% of the respondents were suffering from the musculoskeletal knee problems, 67% from shoulder problems, 84% from lower back pain and 45% suffering from arm problems respectively. Conclusion: It can be concluded from the present study that the majority of the................

Keywords

• Occupational safety & health (OSH)
• hazards
• sugar