1 The Quarries Regulations 1999 are intended to protect the health and safety of people working at a quarry and others who may be affected by quarrying activities.
the risk of pulmonary disease and other health hazards among small scale stone quarry workers: a study at miotso in the ningo - prampram district of ghana October 2016 International Journal of ...
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine where materials such as stone, rock, gravel, sand, or clay are extracted from the earth's surface. These materials are then used for various construction purposes, such as building roads, bridges, and buildings.
Findings from the study reveal high level of awareness yet nonutilization of eye protection, which is more numerous among blasters and crushers whose jobs were most predisposed to work related accidents and workers with formal education. Objective: To assess the awareness of work-related ocular health hazards and utilization of personal protective eye …
PDF | On Jan 1, 2017, Ponnambily Jobin and others published Assessment of occupational safety, hazards and related health problems among quarry workers at work places in India | Find, read and ...
Objective To assess the awareness of work-related ocular health hazards and utilization of personal protective eye devices (PPEDs) among stone quarry workers in Abakaliki, southeastern Nigeria.
Research into occupational hazards in stone quarry needs to be pursued vigorously. View. Show abstract. Changes in Lung Function of Granite Crushers Exposed to Moderately High Silica ...
to the physical and health hazards typically found in quarries. Physical hazards Quarry workers are often exposed to hazards by the normal, everyday events that take place in quarries. For …
This study has established that quarry soil-dusts have threatening effect on the environment and human health and there is a major connection between potentially harmful elements (PHEs) and health complications, resulting from exposure to toxic quarry dusts and emissions which mostly bring significant health hazards.
The principal airborne hazards in the mining industry include several types of particulates, naturally occurring gases, engine exhaust and some chemical vapours; the …
Quarrying poses a danger to workers due to injuries caused by rocks falling on the workers, accidents during the use of machinery, and dust exposure, which is the main cause …
Eye shields can protect from flying debris or stones, and safety belts ensure that workers don't fall into or near dangerous machines. Crushers should have all of their guards and safeties in place before operating. When feeding the machine, use choke, non-choke or trickle feeding when necessary and ensure you use the correct feed in primary ...
This adverse influence of stone and sand quarry-ing induces damage in property, depletion of ground wa-ter, loss of fertile topsoil, degradation of forests, deterio-ration in aquatic biodiversity ...
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The air near a quarry is usually polluted; when inhaled, the pollutants affect the body's functionality. ... From the quarrying process to packing the stones onto lorries, there is a lot of noise that is unfavorable for most homeowners. Additionally, most quarry sites work in the evening and late at night when people relax.
Results revealed the Total Chronic Hazard Quotient Index (THI) of oral exposure to soil contamination in the area ranged 0.72–5.74 for children and 0.39–3.07 for adults with THI …
Hazards for Quarry Workers There are many hazards that can put quarry workers at risk of injury or death. Some dangers in quarry work include: Ground failure and instability resulting in slip and fall accidents; Plant fires or misfires and fly rock that can result in fire and explosion injuries; Mobile plant collision and roll-over accidents
Physical Hazards. Working in a quarry comes with a high physical demand placed on employees, with excavation and processing work on quarry sites considered a highly hazardous occupation. Below are some of the considerable physical health and safety risks one may encounter on a quarry site, particularly during the process of excavating sand or ...
The typical activity in a limestone quarry includes explosions, quarrying and passage of heavy duty-vehicles. These processes typically cause high rates particulate matter (PM) emissions. Therefore, quarries located in populated areas, may be an important cause of exposure to particulate air pollution. In order to quantify this phenomena, it is important to have …
The objective of the study was to assess the work-related health hazards, personal hygiene and utilization of personal protective equipments among stone quarry workers in Wardha district in ...
The descriptive statistics suggest that there is a growing number of stone quarry workers in Ghana suffering from silica-dust-related disease symptoms which has dire health implications. Figure 3 shows the percentage of stone quarry workers who were committed to wearing the required PPE at the workplace. The descriptive results revealed that ...
6.1 Hazard management and emergency planning for explosives 6.2 maintaining, transporting and storing explosives 6.3 Shot firing – safe systems ... The use of explosives to break rock at a mine or quarry is a hazardous process. The blasting procedure must be managed to protect workers and the general public
Promoting the Quarry Workers' Hazard Identification Through Formal and Informal Safety Training. Author links open overlay panel Hwangbo Bae, Denise R. Simmons, Madeline ... Burden associated with nonfatal slip and fall injuries in the surface stone, sand, and gravel mining industry. Saf Sci, 120 (2019), pp. 625-635. View PDF View article View ...
no understanding of workplace risks and hazards and safety training. Thus, the research works to assess the work-related haz-ards in dierent industries, including the stone quarry and crushing industry, have been going on for many years. Far-zana et al. (2014) studied the noise pollution of the stone
The study was undertaken to determine the occupational hazards, and safety measures among Stone quarry workers in Zaria, Northern Nigeria to obtain data on socio-demographic characteristics, occupational profile, hazards, safety measures and PEAK flow measurement. The health conditions of workers all over the world vary widely, depending …
This video series focuses specifically on training requirements at small aggregate mining operations that produce crushed stone, sand, and gravel. These training requirements are covered under 30 CFR Part 46. The material in this program is not intended to replace the information in your mine's Part 46 training plan; rather, it should be used as a tool or a guide to …
Environmental Hazards of Limestone Mining and Adaptive Practices for Environment Management Plan ... a Hypothetical cross section showing karst area under conditions prior to quarry development ...
These quarry workers are also exposed to stone dust at the time of loading/unloading of stone in the truck and movement of heavy vehicles releasing dust for 8–10 h every day. This long-term exposure may lead to health problems like asthma, silicosis, tuberculosis, irritation and infection in eyes. ...
The risk of pulmonary disease and other health hazards among small scale stone quarry workers: A study at miotso in the ningo-prampram district of Ghana. their exposure to hazards of quarrying ...
[Show full abstract] awareness of Quarry workers on potential health and safety hazards associated with their work; establish the level of compliance to the use of Personal Protective Equipment by ...
Stone quarry workers who work between 1‐100 m and beyond 100 m from the crusher with the required PPE were 90% and 87% respectively less likely to report eye irritation compared with their counterparts who work between 1 and 100 m from the crusher without the …
