dc.contributor.advisor |
De Silva N |
|
dc.contributor.author |
Pollamure AMUP |
|
dc.date.accessioned |
2020 |
|
dc.date.available |
2020 |
|
dc.date.issued |
2020 |
|
dc.identifier.uri |
http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/16628 |
|
dc.description.abstract |
The Sri Lankan apparel industry is one of the major industrial export earners in Sri
Lanka. It contributed 40% to GDP in the year 2017. This industry is highly labour
intensive and has provided more than 300,000 direct employment opportunities in
which the majority is trade workers.
The employees in apparel sector are exposed to various occupational hazards
knowingly or unknowingly. As a result, many of them suffer from various
occupational illnesses during their employment period or even after a certain period
of retirement.
This research is a questionnaire survey which was carried out among the industry
workers attached to the production sections from medium and large scale garment
factories to identify occupational hazards and illnesses in large and medium scale
factories in Sri Lanka. 384 employees were selected randomly for this sample, from
25 factories for this survey. Statistical analysis (t-Test) was carried out to find the
significant occupational hazards, illnesses and management practices. Nine expert
interviews were carried out to explore strategic preventive measures or mitigate the
occupational hazards and occupational illnesses in the apparel sector.
This study reveals that the employees in the apparel sector are exposed to
occupational hazards such as, production target pressure, quality demand pressure,
excessive work hours, fabric dust, inadequate wages and working for a prolonged
time in the same posture. The significant illnesses are leg pains and back pains. To
overcome these issues the factories are required to implement workplace oriented
improvements such as upgrading the work places considering the ergonomic and
human factors, establishing quality management systems, planning the production
volume according to the physical and psychological capacities of human capital etc.
Finally the industry is required to identify occupational illnesses through medical
surveillances audits and steps are to be taken for corrective and preventive measures.
The people oriented proposals are skills development, professional carrier growth
and enhancing the leadership qualities of employees, in order to increase their
performance and quality of life.
Findings of this research provide an insight in to the workplaces of medium scale
garment factories. These findings will benefit the industry leaders and policy makers
in the industrial upgrading and to enhance the skills and quality of life of employees. |
en_US |
dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.subject |
BUILDING ECONOMICS-Dissertations |
en_US |
dc.subject |
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT-Dissertations |
en_US |
dc.subject |
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS |
en_US |
dc.subject |
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES |
en_US |
dc.subject |
WORKPLACE – Health |
en_US |
dc.subject |
APPAREL SECTOR - Sri Lanka |
en_US |
dc.subject |
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH HAZARDS – Apparel Industry |
en_US |
dc.title |
Investigation of occupational hazards and illnesses in the Sri Lankan apparel sector |
en_US |
dc.type |
Thesis-Full-text |
en_US |
dc.identifier.faculty |
Architecture |
en_US |
dc.identifier.degree |
MSc in Occupational Safety and Health Management |
en_US |
dc.identifier.department |
Department of Building Economics |
en_US |
dc.date.accept |
2020 |
|
dc.identifier.accno |
TH4409 |
en_US |