| The work environment refers to the conditions which are prevalent
around the workplace where the worker performs his work.
These conditions have a significant effect on the well being and
efficiency of the workers. Bad working conditions will increase
strain on workmen, reduce their efficiency and ultimately result
in lower productivity.
The Ceramic Manufacturing Systems present a hostile combination
of job stressors such as air pollution (by various floating
dusts, vapours etc) noise pollution and heat stress. In these
industries, the physical and chemical agents, that are possible
health hazards, are present in the raw materials, in the processing
of raw materials and in the final products or byproducts. In
view of the menacing role of environment in these industries, a
survey is made in four categories of ceramic industries located
in the Adilabad, Warangal, Godavari and Hyderabad districts of
Andhra Pradesh. On the basis of the observations of the survey,
an attempt is made in this paper to characterize the environment
and its effects on the well being of the operators. Further, the
paper focuses attention on the environmental assessment
applicable to ceramic manufacturing systems. |
