Health and Environmental Conditions in Brickworks

Health and environmental conditions in brickworks.

This survey is based on experience gained at threeof the four brickworks of the Butterley Company Limited, in which altogether 144 persons are employed. At three of these works the " stiff plastic" process of manufacture is employed, but at the fourth the " wirecut" or " fully plastic " method is used. Since the workers employed are, at best, semi-skilled and tend frequently to change from one ...

the effect of taftan pozzolan on the compressive strength of concrete in the environmental conditions of oman sea (chabahar port)

cement is an essential ingredient in the concrete buildings. for production of cement considerable amount of fossil fuel and electrical energy is consumed. on the other hand for generating one tone of portland cement, nearly one ton of carbon dioxide is released. it shows that 7 percent of the total released carbon dioxide in the world relates to the cement industry. considering ecological issu...

Environmental sanitation conditions and health impact: a case-control study.

This epidemiological investigation examines the impact of several environmental sanitation conditions and hygiene practices on diarrhea occurrence among children under five years of age living in an urban area. The case-control design was employed; 997 cases and 999 controls were included in the investigation. Cases were defined as children with diarrhea and controls were randomly selected amon...

Health, safety and environmental risk management in laboratory fields

Background: Research project risks are uncertain contingent events or situations that, if transpire, will have positive or negative effects on objectives of a project. The Management of Health and Safety at Work (MHSW) Regulations 1999 require all employers and the self-employed persons to assess the risks from their work on anyone who may be affected by their activities. Risk assessment is the...

Sustainable Development and Environmental Health Literacy in Iran