Impact of low illumination and high noise level on occupational health of indian handloom weavers special reference to bargarh district of odisha

Abstract

Locally designed handloom workstations with indigenously developed accessories are prevalent in Indian handloom and cottage industries This handloom sector is highly decentralized and covered under the category of the small scale cottage industry Recommended standards pertaining to environmental variables are not followed in work shed of handloom clusters in Indian scenario Moreover the weavers were ignorant about the impact of these environmental factors as well as about the use of personal