IGNOU MEVP-01 Project – OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT IN SMALL SCALE FOUNDRIES

In India, the development of industrial organizations in various sectors had a rapid and steady growth in terms of economic and technology since the execution of the economic development and liberalizing the government policies in the year 1991. The economic development in different fields cannot be accomplished by a country without developing its industries.

Objectives

• To determine the perception of the foundry characteristics in terms of safety-related dimensions viz. personal, workplace environment, safety practices and occupational health.
• To ascertain a systematic and objective approach to assess hazards and their associated risks that will provide an objective measure of an identified hazard as well as provide a method to control the risk.
• To assess the status of occupational safety, health and environment and to implement the safety management system in the foundries.
• To review the compliance to national statutes and standards on occupational safety, health and environment in small-scale foundries

Topic Covered

• INTRODUCTION
• OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
• RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• STRATEGIES IN COLLECTION OF DETAILS
• THE SURVEY METHOD
• DATA REQUIRED FOR THE STUDY
• DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESEARCH TOOL
• DATA COLLECTION AND ASSESSMENT
• TENTATIVE CHAPETRS FOR FINAL REPORT
• REFERENCES