Presentation on:

Metal Worker in Chemical

Factory

Group No. – 7
Brinda Prajapati (10), Dharmajeetsinh Jadeja (14), Harsh Bhatt (20),
Krishnadevsinh Gohil (26), Raj Shah (32), Rutuja Mahajan (56).
 Introduction
Metal work : A sculpting or fabricating process to join metals & thermoplastics by using heat
and melting of both surfaces or soldering.

Interview in two stage comprising of detail questionnaire and analysis of

the data

Assessing the safety and health aspects to be taken care of in

working hours

Data based results of the project according to the methodology and

analysis of interviews and questionnaire
 Methodology
 Diagnostic study has been carried out.
 Some numbers of interviews are taken in two stages

 First stage

• Questionnaire which consists of primary data like pattern of work,

duration of work and discomfort level in different part of the body.

 Second stage

• Analysis and result is carried out.

 Safety Aspects

Eye Burns

Uncomfortable
working Skin Diseases
positions

OSH at
Chemical
Nausea &
Vomiting
Factory Fire Accidents

Nervous System Immune

Disorders Disorders
 Results
Contract Work Place of Profession Provide
Labor
labor experience work basic safety

Chemical
1 yes 3 years Welder Yes
factory C170 (Chemical Convention 1990)
• Ensuring that all chemicals are evaluated to determine
Chemical their hazards;
2 yes 5 years Welder Yes • Providing employers with a mechanism to obtain from
factory
suppliers information about the chemicals used at work
so that they can implement effective programs to protect
Fitter workers from chemical hazards
Chemical
3 yes 4 years Yes • Providing workers with information about the chemicals
factory at their workplaces, and about appropriate preventive
measures so that they can effectively participate in
protective programs.
Chemical • This convention contains 27 article
4 yes 15 years Rigger Yes
factory

Chemical
5 yes 8 years Supervisor Sometimes
factory
 Analysis

Safety Permanent Finance

Labour Salary
training job safety

1 HOUR
Welder No Not fixed ESIC
LECTURE

1 HOUR
Fitter No Not fixed ESIC
LECTURE

4 HOURS
Rigger No Not fixed ESIC
LECTURES

PROPER
Supervisor TRAINING & No Not fixed ESIC
EXAM
 Conclusion

In Metal work particularly fabrication workers faces many challenges related to health
and safety at chemical industry. Lack of education leads them to less knowledge about
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). Providing proper training, giving knowledge about
what PPE includes, providing safety for dangerous chemical, providing PPE according to
their level of task related difficulty, Giving basic information about chemical that
company is producing ,improving awareness of worker’s right will definitely improve
safety of workers and also reduce possibility of high risk hazard occurrence.