Healthy safety measures are ideal for ensuring that the workers in a given industry are kept safe. Often some special conditions and requirements are needed for one to operate in such an environment.
Paint manufacturing process has many unhealthy gas emissions that are deemed dangerous to human health. Ideally, the concerned department ensures that the protective equipment is supplied. Chemicals that are often used in the manufacture of paint when exposed to humans tend to cause a wide variety of symptoms. It is a matter of concern to address the health hazards at the workplace. Occupational hazards contribute a significant percentage of the number of deaths reported annually (Spellman, Frank and Revonna 9). Notably, the manufacture of paint involves the mixture of different chemicals to come up with the desired paint. The industries require workforce in the completion of the process. However, this poses a danger to their health and wellbeing.
Neurobehavioral effects have been witnessed in the paint manufacture companies. Often, this relates to the tests carried out that involves psychomotor. Among the dangerous symptoms, include effects on visual and memory deficiency. Further, when such chemical gets in touch with the skin, they tend to corrode or cause rashes (Kähkönen 215). Care should be taken whenever workers are exposed too much to metals. Heavy metals like mercury and lead have serious repercussions on health. Empirically, they affect the mental development of minors, abdominal pain and may cause abortions.
Industrial hygiene framework has taken the initiative to introduce measures to counter safety and health issues at the workplace. Ideally, paint industry has an anticipated regulation policy that aids in informing its employees on how to handle the hazardous environment. The guidelines are often revised and evaluated to keep it in check. Further, the hygiene framework categorized under Chemicals seeks to establish the dosage and toxicity of the chemical to be used in the manufacture of the paint (Awodele et al. 106). It is in this sense that workers are informed of the different safety action to be taken whenever there is extreme exposure. Concern has been raised by the time one is required to be inside the processing factory. The paint industry has engaged works to work on shifts. This will create the item for other works to access fresh air and take medical checkup case of any abnormality.
Workplace Safety and Health Council (WSHC) takes critical proactive steps in ensuring that professionalism is observed. It collaborates with the health ministry to assist stakeholders’ access competent and safe, protective equipment.
The control required to implement the recommended steps require strict adherence to the program. Given that it concerns the safety and health of the worker, it is imperative to create the amicable environment that pinpoints the standards required (Kähkönen 217).
Further, to implement the control process, specific procedures has to be observed. This concerns when dealing with heavy metals in this manner, there are designed intuitive that has been tested in limiting exposure hence preventing any further damage to one’s health.
Similarly, introducing prompt measure by designing a hypothetical operating procedure will aid in creating a barrier between hazards and the works. The adopting engages workers in performing simple, practical safety measures that are deemed critical in taking precautionary measures.
The introduction of PPDs, person protection devices, for example, glasses, gloves, safety boots, apron and dust masks purposely designed to prevent hazards are paramount. When accessing the-the performance of the protective gears, the lab technicians make a test first to ensure that the gears are of high quality. Further, reserving or renewal of the PPDs is done regularly to replace faulty gears. The use of the PDs is considered as the last resort in the control of hazards (Awodele et al. 111). The precautionary measures are in line with the healthy public regulation that safety gears should be used whenever workers are engaged or are in the workplace. World Health Organization, WHO emphasize on the initiatives to be taken in controlling hazards and ensuring the safety and health of the workers, is on top.
Notably, the strict procedures that aid in the control of occurrence of accidents and other healthy concerns help in cutting cost. It is expensive in treating workers that have sustained burns, corrosion or experiencing difficulty in breathing due to the hazardous gases emitted (Spellman, Frank and Revonna 17). The paint-industry disaster control department have employed supervisor who majorly see to it that works safety is of a high standard. Disaster management department in the pain industry is on standby in offering emergency services and countering such vices from reoccurring.
Conclusively, the essence of creating control measures is of prime importance. A strict scheduling in making a follow-up in the measures tabled guarantees a safe environment in the industry. Paint industry in the process benefits from the proceeds as workers can operate with no fear of being injured or his or her health affected. It is a serious offence for industry to fail to provide the right gear for its workers during operation. Further, it is vital to create awareness and offer training on the proper guidelines in safety manuals.
Works Cited
Awodele, Olufunsho, Temidayo D. Popoola, Bawo S. Ogbudu, Akin Akinyede, Herbert A. Coker, and Alade Akintonwa. "Occupational Hazards and Safety Measures Amongst the Paint Factory Workers in Lagos, Nigeria." Safety and Health at Work 5.2 (2014): 106-111. Print.
Kähkönen, Erkki. "Hazard control." Global Occupational Health (2011): 215-237. Print.
Spellman, Frank R, and Revonna M. Bieber. Occupational Safety and Health Simplified for the Chemical Industry. Lanham: Government Institutes/Scarecrow Press, 2009. Print.
