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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Health risks to workers in manufacturing industries

Health risks to workers in manufacturing industries

Claim

Mass production takes for granted the human suffering and boredom of assembly lines and the risks of physical injury.

Broader

Occupational health risks
Presentable

Narrower

Solvents as an occupational hazard
Presentable
Shift work stress as an occupational hazard
Presentable
Mental stress due to automation
Presentable
Long-term hazards of exposure to chemicals
Presentable
Improper lighting as an occupational hazard
Presentable
Heat stress at work
Presentable
Dust as an occupational hazard
Presentable
Continuous machinery noise
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Noise in the working environment
Excellent
Increasing job monotony
Presentable

Related

Underdevelopment of manufacturing industries
Presentable

Value

Risk
Yet to rate
Health
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-beingSustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Subject
  • Health care » Health
  • Industry » Industry
  • Industry » Manufacture
  • Social activity » Workers
  • Societal problems » Hazards
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Nov 3, 2022