What are occupational diseases ?
Relate it with wool industry
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Some of the health hazards faced by wool industry workers are: 1. Respiratory diseases like asthma, bronchitis etc., are very common among these workers. It is because they inhale small hair while sorting and scouring. Other health problems include headache, fever, back pain, neck pain etc.
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Explanation:
An “occupational disease” is any disease contracted primarily as a result of an exposure to risk factors arising from work activity. “Work-related diseases” have multiple causes, where factors in the work environment may play a role, together with other risk factors, in the development of such diseases.
Examples of occupational diseases:
Tennis elbow.
Allergy.
Hearing loss.
Asthma.
The most common health and safety hazards identified in the wool shed that can affect you are: sprains and strains, wrist and back problems, cuts and bruising, fatigue and dehydration. Some more serious health hazards are: wool based infections, giardia, leptospirosis, hepatitis, tetanus, dermatitis and noise.
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