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Work Environment and Environmental Pollutions in Rice Mills of Bangladesh

M. A. Zaman
Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

AKM Saiful Islam
Senior Scientific Officer
Farm Machinery and Post-harvest Technology (FMPHT) Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur, Bangladesh

S. M. Farouk
Professor
Farm Machinery and Post-harvest Technology (FMPHT) Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This paper presents the findings of a research project completed in June 2002. The working environment and environmental pollution in rice mills were investigated. Lots of problems related to physical, socio-economic, health and gender-related work environments have been identified. Environmental pollution was found to exist in the rice mills. The work environment was not found conducive and favourable for workers’ health. There was lack of knowledge and awareness regarding environmental pollution and safety of the workers in the rice mills. Practical measures are suggested for improvement of work environment, minimizing the environmental pollution and thus increasing the working efficiency and reducing health hazards of the workers.

Keywords: Rice mill, Environment, Pollution

Location: Gopalpur (Tangail district) and Parbatipur (Dinajpur district), Bangladesh

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Program Area: Risk Management in Agriculture

Non-commodity: Constraints

Objectives:

To investigate the work environment and environmental pollution in the rice mills and health hazards of the rice mill workers.

Methodology:

A field survey was conducted to investigate the work environment and environmental pollution of the rice mills. A draft questionnaire was prepared and then short PRA was conducted at two selected sites of Gopalpur (Tangail district) and Parbatipur (Dinajpur district) to prepare the final questionnaire for the field survey. Two field enumerators posted in two sites collected data and two scientific officers supervised the data collection. Research team also visited the sites to monitor the survey activities and held group meetings with the rice mill owners and workers. After analysing the collected data, a survey report was prepared. In course of the field surveys, many problems have been identified related to work environment prevailing in the rice mills and environmental pollution. The possible solutions to these problems have been suggested.

Source of Information: J. Agric. Mach. Bioresour. Eng. 4(1&2), 2006: 67-73; ISSN 1993-4041

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Funding Source:

1. Government

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Achievement/Findings:

Work environments in rice mills have been studied in terms of physical, socio-economic, health and gender perspectives. A total of 448 respondents were interrogated. A number of problems have been identified against each category of work environment and the problems were ranked by the total number of respondents reported yes (more than 50%) for the problem. It was observed that the physical environment existing in the rice mills were not at all satisfactory and conducive to health. The work environment was not found conducive and favourable for workers’ health. There was lack of knowledge and awareness regarding environmental pollution and safety of the workers in the rice mills. Practical measures are suggested for improvement of work environment, minimizing the environmental pollution and thus increasing the working efficiency and reducing health hazards of the workers.

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