Industrial Health & Safety

Industrial Health & Safety

Every day some 950 people die and over 720,000 workers get hurt because of occupational accidents. Due to 37 million occupational accidents workers are not able to come for work for at least 4 days and their absences from work means loss to the industry. All workers have the right to return home each day safe and sound. Preventing work-related illness and injury is the most important job at any workplace.

Cancer is deadly disease which is caused due to uncontrolled growth of the cells and forms from the extra mass tissue known as tumour. The loss of apoptotic nature by the cells in their metabolic pathway leads to cancer. Cigarette smoking, tobacco intake, alcohol intake, poor diet and exposure to UV rays lead to cancer. Different organs can be effect by cancer cells like lungs, kidney, eyes, heart, brain etc. Cancer cells also spread in blood stream and causes blood cancer. The person who works in the chemical factories, nuclear reactors, drainage system and mining are most prone to cancer. The most cancer causing agents are aluminium, arsenic, radon, lead and lead compounds, titanium dioxide, Ethidium Bromide, Cobalt with tungsten carbide, Welding fumes and Indium phosphide. Treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, bone marrow transplantation are used to treat cancer in different stages.