InternationalResearchJournalofEngineeringandTechnology(IRJET)e-ISSN:2395-0056Volume:04Issue:12|Dec-2017www.irjet.netp-ISSN:2395-0072©2017,IRJET|ImpactFactorvalue:6.171|ISO9001:2008CertifiedJournal|Page534ARiskAssessmentStudyonOccupationalHazardsinCementIndustryS.Khaviya1,S.Kavitha2,S.Manoj31PGScholar,Dept.ofCivilEngineering,KonguEngineeringCollege,TamilNadu,India2PGScholar,Dept.ofCivilEngineering,KonguEngineeringCollege,TamilNadu,India3AssistantProfessor,Dept.ofCivilEngineering,KonguEngineeringCollege,TamilNadu,India---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract-CementindustryplaysavitalroleininfrastructuredevelopmentinIndia.Itisalsoassociatedwithfewenvironmentalimpactswhichmayleadtohealthhazardswhenunnoticed.Thisstudyaimsatidentifyingthemajorhazardsincementindustryandprovideguidelinesformanagementtoreducetheriskassociatedandtomaintainthehealthoftheemployees.InordertostudythehealthissuesIconsideredChettinadCementCorporationLtd,Puliyur,Karur,Tamilnadu.Therequireddataarecollectedthroughdirectinvestigationandinteractionwithworkers.Notonlythephysicalhealthissuesbutalsothenoiseexposurelevelsandergonomicsofworkersarestudied.Finallyguidelinesandsuggestionsonhowtocontrolhealthproblemsandmakeabetterworkplacetotheemployeesaregiventothemanagement.KeyWords:Occupationalhealth,Riskassessment,Majorhazards,Safetymeasures,Ergonomics,etc.1.INTRODUCTIONChettinadcementfactoryisoneoftheleadingcementmanufacturersinSouthIndia.TheyprovideaccurateblendsofqualitymaterialsincludingPortlandcementandblendedcementetc.,ThePuliyurbranchconsistofmorethan100employeesandaround42employeeworkspershiftwithatotalof3shiftsperday.Ihavestudiedtheincidentreportsofpastfewyearsandalsotheprocessinvolvedinthemanufacturingofcement.Thusfromthecollecteddatathefollowinganalysisandinferencesweremadewhichwouldhelptomitigateoccurrenceofaccidentsorhealthissuestotheemployees.Theriskassessmentstudyinvolvesidentificationofhazards,theireffects,exposurelimitsofworkerstochemicals/hazards,surveillanceofworker’soccupationalhealthandsafetyetc.2.OBJECTIVEOFTHESTUDYThemainobjectivesoftheRiskAssessmentStudiesareasgivenbelow:Todefineandassessemergencies,includingriskimpactassessment.Tocontrolandcontainincidents.Tosafeguardemployeesandpeopleinvicinity.Tominimizedamagetopropertyandenvironment.Toinformtheemployees,thegeneralpublicandtheauthorityaboutthehazards/riskassessed,safeguardsprovided,residualriskifanyandtheroletobeplayedinthemintheeventofemergency.Tobereadyformutualaidifneedisarisetohelpneighbouringunit.NormaljurisdictionofanOEPintheownpremisesonly,butlookingtothetimefactorinarrivingtheexternalhelporoff-siteemergencyplanagency,thejurisdictionmustbeextendedoutsidetheextentpossibleincaseofemergencyoccurringoutside.Toinformauthoritiesandmutualaidcentrestocomeforhelp.Toaffectrescueandtreatmentofcasualties.Tocountinjured.Toidentifyandlistanydeath.Toinformandhelprelatives.Tosecurethesaferehabilitationofaffectedareasandtorestorenormalcy.Toprovideauthoritativeinformationtothemedia.Topreserverecords,equipment,etc.,andtoorganizeinvestigationintothecauseofemergencyandpreventivemeasurestostopitsrecurrences.Toensuresafetyoftheworkersbeforepersonnelre-enterandresumework.Toworkoutaplanwithallprovisionstohandleemer...
