Question

Occupational Hazards in the silk industry​

Answer 1

Answer:

• High noise exposure - can lead to hearing impairment, hypertension, disturbance in sleep.
• Breathing problems- inhalation of cotton and other fabric dust leads to lung diseases and other respiratory diseases.

Answer 2

Answer:-

• Handling dead worms or cocoons with bare hands can lead to infections and illness.Workers need to dip their bare hands into hot water to check whether the cocoons have softened enough for threads to come out.This may cause burns and infections.
• Inhaling the vapours from boiling cocoons or the small fibres realised in the air while making silk yarn can cause respiratory diseases like asthma or bronchitis.
• Workers operating heavy machines risk getting injured.

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