Occupational Hazard And Control Measures In Foundry Dust
Journal Title: International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology (IJRASET) - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 6
Abstract
India has 4,600 foundry units, 80 per cent of them in the SME sector. Annual production is 7.4 million tons, approximately valued at $8 billion. The sector employs 0.5 million people directly and an additional 1.5% of Export production, and 90% of local casting or manufacturing units. A hazard in foundries starts at the very initial stage – material handling, dust, fumes, gases, heat, stress and noise are some of the major parameters which affect an individual physically and they also affect the environment. The health hazards causing material like silica sand, chromium, carbon monoxide, carbon, iron oxide, fluorides, are present abundant in foundries. Silicosis is one of the major health hazards in foundry due to silica sand. Hot and humid environment prevalent in certain workplaces, the heat strain may be produced on the human body, and the work productivity and human health will be affected. This project is an effort to study the level of dust prevailing in workplace and suggesting the control measures. Installing local exhaust ventilation (LEV), together with a mean of arrestment and disposal of airborne particulate, provides the basis of the vast majority of dust control solutions in foundry.
Authors and Affiliations
S. Karthikeyan, Dr. M. MURUGAN
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