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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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Main Authors: Samsuri, Ariffin, Balasundram, Suresh
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 1999
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spelling my.utm.35352017-09-06T06:47:14Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/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/id/eprint/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.
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Samsuri, Ariffin
Balasundram, Suresh
General plant safety in a textile factory
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.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Samsuri, Ariffin
Balasundram, Suresh
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Balasundram, Suresh
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title General plant safety in a textile factory
title_short 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_sort general plant safety in a textile factory
publishDate 1999
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/3535/1/SKMBT_60007052215250.pdf
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