Vol. 10, Issue 8 (2021)

Author(s):
Vivek Singh and Sanwal Singh Meena

Abstract:
The objective of the present investigation was to survey the occupational health hazards of dust faced by workers and to identify and assess personal protective equipment for workers in the minor chilli processing industry. To this purpose, 14 (9 males and 5 females) workers were selected deliberately and a planned timeframe was followed for collecting data. The chilli mill workers evaluation of dust hazards was carried out in five, three and two different types of respirable, skin and eye personal protective equipment respectively. All 14 workers at chilli mill were subjected to one-hour suitability checks for respirable protectors and accessibility tests for chosen PPEs. Results revealed that the majority of the workers in the chilli mill showed increased symptoms of skin itching, hacking, sputum and nasal drainage issues. The research has revealed that cotton matt dust mask (two layers) and dust safety goggles, as well as disposable plastic polythene hand gloves and industrial yellow rubber hand gloves, were regarded by the chilli mills workers to be best suited and acceptable.