Ajay’s father works in a wool industry. In his line of work, he does the job of sorting the fleece of sheep into fibres of different qualities. Ajay noticed that his father and other workers who were doing the similar kind of jobs faced a number of health problems.
Ajay discussed this problem with his friends and he came to know that his father is getting health problems due to the nature of his work.
Ajay is worried about his father’s health. He advised his father to take care of their health and told him about the occupational hazards.
Now answer the following questions.
(a) What do you mean by occupational hazard?
(b) Name the disease that workers may at risk.
(c) What values are shown by Ajay? [Value Based Question]
Answers
Answer:
a.) An occupational hazard is something unpleasant that a person experiences or suffers as a result of doing their job.
b.) Sorter's Disease.
c.) Ajay is worried for his father and cares for him.
Explanation:
Answer:
(a) Occupational hazard is any workplace condition that causes a risk to employee health. The occupational safety and health administration [OSHA], the government organization in charge of keeping workers safe, has defined six main categories of occupational hazards.
(b) Sorter's job is risky as sometimes they get infected by a bacterium, Anthrax, which causes a fatal blood disease called sorter's disease. Sorter's disease or anthrax is the disease that has put the workers at health risk.
(c) Ajay is worried about his father and care for him as his father works in a wool industry and it is very risky for health.