General plant safety in a textile factory
The paper describes a research work to solve the safety problem in a textile factory. Accident cases were identified in all departments, which were spinning, dyeing and knitting departments, and general cases within the factory. From the analysis, it was observed that for the past 5 years, 31-42% of...
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| description | The paper describes a research work to solve the safety problem in a textile factory. Accident cases were identified in all departments, which were spinning, dyeing and knitting departments, and general cases within the factory. From the analysis, it was observed that for the past 5 years, 31-42% of the accidents came from the spinning department with the highest is spinning accidents. Spinning accidents came from two particulars machinces; spinning section and roving machines. The general cause of the accidents was due to carelessness, improper training, and improper attire during work. Based on the finding, suggestions were made, especially for the spinning department workers. Among them were some basic training and also proper attire during work. These suggestions at least to prevent repetitive accidents from occuring. |
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| spelling | utm-35352017-09-06T06:47:14Z http://eprints.utm.my/3535/ General plant safety in a textile factory Samsuri, Ariffin Balasundram, Suresh TP Chemical technology The paper describes a research work to solve the safety problem in a textile factory. Accident cases were identified in all departments, which were spinning, dyeing and knitting departments, and general cases within the factory. From the analysis, it was observed that for the past 5 years, 31-42% of the accidents came from the spinning department with the highest is spinning accidents. Spinning accidents came from two particulars machinces; spinning section and roving machines. The general cause of the accidents was due to carelessness, improper training, and improper attire during work. Based on the finding, suggestions were made, especially for the spinning department workers. Among them were some basic training and also proper attire during work. These suggestions at least to prevent repetitive accidents from occuring. 1999 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/3535/1/SKMBT_60007052215250.pdf Samsuri, Ariffin and Balasundram, Suresh (1999) General plant safety in a textile factory. In: Malaysian Science & Technology Congress '99, 8-10 November 1999, Kucing, Sarawak, Malaysia. |
| spellingShingle | TP Chemical technology Samsuri, Ariffin Balasundram, Suresh General plant safety in a textile factory |
| title | General plant safety in a textile factory |
| title_full | General plant safety in a textile factory |
| title_fullStr | General plant safety in a textile factory |
| title_full_unstemmed | General plant safety in a textile factory |
| title_short | General plant safety in a textile factory |
| title_sort | general plant safety in a textile factory |
| topic | TP Chemical technology |
| url | http://eprints.utm.my/3535/ http://eprints.utm.my/3535/1/SKMBT_60007052215250.pdf |