Occupational Health Profile and Problems among Female Workers Processing Dried Tobacco Leaves in Tobacco Industries

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  • Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 416004 (M.S.) ,IN
  • Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 416004 (M.S.) ,IN
  • Department of Environmental Science, Shivaji University, Kolhapur – 416004 (M.S.) ,IN

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https://doi.org/10.18311/jeoh/2014/1667

Keywords:

Female Tobacco Workers, Injuries, Occupational Hazards, Workplace
Occupational Health Psychology

Abstract

Work related hazards and stresses are the emerging problems all over the world. These affect worker's health, work efficiency and productivity of any industry. Work place stress has relation with mental, physical and physiological functioning of the workers. In our country most of the females are working in tobacco processing industries. Keeping this fact in the view, study of occupational hazards in tobacco industries in Jaysingpur city of Kolhapur district was carried out. Cardiovascular diseases, illness related with respiratory system, throat dryness, breathing problems and musculo-skeletal disorders are the problems among female tobacco workers exposed to tobacco dust.

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Published

2014-06-04

How to Cite

Wali, B. S., Patil, V. N., & Raut, P. D. (2014). Occupational Health Profile and Problems among Female Workers Processing Dried Tobacco Leaves in Tobacco Industries. Journal of Ecophysiology and Occupational Health, 14(1-2), 12–16. https://doi.org/10.18311/jeoh/2014/1667

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