Assessment of Noise, Temperature, Light Intensity And Their Impacts on Workers In Footwear And Leather Products Industries of Bangladesh
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT) - Year 2018, Vol 12, Issue 3
Abstract
Noise, temperature and light intensity are invisible indoor environmental trepidations that affect the quality of life and productivity of the industries. The study was carried out in twenty footwear and leather products industries to reveal the current indoor environmental scenarios in Bangladesh. The noise level, temperature and light intensity were measured by digital sound level meter, temperature meter and digital lux meter respectively. An experiment was done over 280 workers to identify the disturbing level and types of annoyance due to noise, temperature and light intensity. The results revealed that the level of noise in the all sample factories exceeds the rational limit (75 dB) and it was found that the average noise level in the workplaces ranged between 78.55 dB and 102.77 dB. The result also proclaimed that the maximum temperature was found 36.4 0C at lasting department and minimum 31.5 0C at cutting department. The average light intensity was observed between 234.5 lux and 445 lux. In general, 86.43% and 38.93% of workers were annoyed from the noise and temperature in their workplaces while 23.21% of workers have complained about headache as a type of annoyance.
Authors and Affiliations
Amal Kanti Deb1* ,, Manjushree Chowdhury2 ,, Md. Israil Hossain3 ,, Md. Rayhan Sarker
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