http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/index.asp489editor@iaeme.comInternationalJournalofCivilEngineeringandTechnology(IJCIET)Volume7,Issue6,November-December2016,pp.489–497,ArticleID:IJCIET_07_06_054Availableonlineathttp://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/issues.asp?JType=IJCIET&VType=7&IType=6ISSNPrint:0976-6308andISSNOnline:0976-6316©IAEMEPublicationIDENTIFICATIONOFOCCUPATIONALACCIDENTS,HEALTHPROBLEMSANDCAUSES:ACASESTUDYOFCEMENTINDUSTRYShabirHussainKhahroLecturer,DepartmentofEngineeringManagement,PrinceSultanUniversity,Riyadh,SaudiArabiaTauhaHussainAliProfessor,CivilEngineeringDepartment,MehranUniversityofEngineering&Technology,Jamshoro,PakistanYasirJavedLecturer,DepartmentofEngineeringManagement,PrinceSultanUniversity,Riyadh,SaudiArabiaMirAftabHussainTalpurAssistantProfessor,DepartmentofCityandRegionalPlanning,MehranUniversityofEngineeringandTechnology,Jamshoro,PakistanABSTRACTCementisoneofthekeymaterialsusedlargestonplanet.Ithelpsinmanyareasofdevelopmentinsocioeconomicbenefitsofanycountry.Almostthreetonsofconcrete(containing10-15%cement)areconsumedannually.Meanwhile,ithasbeenreportedinvariousstudiesthatithaspotentialtocauseseriousoccupationalaccidentsandhealthproblems.Everyyearintheworld,millionsofworkrelatedaccidentsoccurandtheworldpaysahighpriceforaccidentsorinjuriesintermsofhumansufferingandeconomiclosses.Despitesomeprogress,thequestionofsafetyatworkisstillaseriousproblem.Hence,thispaperaidsintheexistingbodyofknowledgeforoccupationalaccident,healthproblemsandtheircausesincementindustry.QuestionnaireSurveyhasbeencarriedoutandQuadrantAnalysisandRelativeImportanceWeightmethodhasbeenusedtoanalyzeit.Theresultsshowthepossiblevulnerableoccupationalaccidentandhealthproblems.Italsohighlightsthepossiblerootcausesofthem.Safetyshouldbethepriorityforallindustrialactivity.Thispaperwillhelpthestakeholderstomakeandrevisethehealthandsafetypoliciesandpractices.Keywords:Cement,ConstructionIndustry,OccupationalAccidents,HealthProblemsCitethisArticle:ShabirHussainKhahro,TauhaHussainAli,YasirJavedandMirAftabHussainTalpur,IdentificationofOccupationalAccidents,HealthProblemsandCauses:ACaseStudyofCementIndustry.InternationalJournalofCivilEngineeringandTechnology,7(6),2016,pp.489–497.http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/issues.asp?JType=IJCIET&VType=7&IType=6IdentificationofOccupationalAccidents,HealthProblemsandCauses:ACaseStudyofCementIndustryhttp://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/index.asp490editor@iaeme.com1.INTRODUCTIONCementisoneoftheextensivelyusedmaterialonearth.Theproductionofcementisaprocessofenergyandseveralresourcesthatbothinfluencesontheenvironmentandhealthofworkforceatlocalandgloballevel.Confirmingsafeandhealthyworkingconditionsforemployeesisonethemajorchallengeandpriorityofthecompany'swhichcanbeassuredbycollectiveresponsibilityandithasbeenobservedasakeysubjectforallindustriesbutspecificallystakeholdersofcementindustries[1]becausecementistermedtobethatcrucialfactorofinfrastructuredevelopmentanditisalsooneofthemostimportantinputforconstructionindustry,particularlyininfrastructureandhousingprograms,whichhavesignificantroleinthecountry’ssocioeconomicgrowthanddevelopment.Itisalsothesecondmostconsumedmaterialontheplanet[2].Millionsofoccupationalaccidentsreportedeveryyearandtheworldispayinghighpricesandhumansufferingforsuchoccupationalaccidentsandhealthproblems.Althoughtherearemanystudiescarriedouttoaddressthisproblem...
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