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1 SILICOSIS Presented By P. C. Das Director of Factories & Boilers, Odisha

2 ODISHA

3 Statistics of the Directorate 01 Total no. of Registered Factories (as on ) : No. of Factories prone to Silicosis : No. of Factories where workers have been affected by Silicosis : Total no. of workers affected by Silicosis : Total no. of sanctioned posts of zonal Asst. Director of Factories : No. of officers in position : Average no. of factories each officer to inspect at present with additional average no. of boilers :

4 Legislative development in Odisha Sl. No. Schedule Manufacturing Process 01 Schedule-IV Glass manufacture 02 Schedule-V Grinding or glazing of metal 03 Cleaning or smoothing, roughening etc., of articles by a jet of Schedule-VIII sand, metal shot or grift or other abrasive propelled by a blast of compressed air or steam (Blasting Regulations) 04 Schedule-XI Manufacture of Pottery 05 Schedule - XV Manipulation of stone or any other material containing free silica. Manufacture of articles from refractory materials including manufacture of refractory bricks 06 First schedule Cement Industries

5 Silicosis prone factories in the State of Odisha Type of Factories No. of Working Closed Factories Factories Factories Stone Crushers : Quartz mining : Nil - - Refractories : Sand blasting : Nil Ceramics Industries : Gems cutting & polishing : Nil - - Industries Slate & Pencil Industries : Glass Manufacturing : Nil - - Industries Granite cutting & polishing : Industries Cement industries : TOTAL

6 Status on Silicosis in Odisha Sl. No. Status of Workers 01 Diagnosed cases of Silicosis (as on Date) Nos. of workers 24 Remark 02 Expired during Employment 01 Total death as on date Left under VRS Scheme & 07 died afterwards 03 Resigned from Service & died afterwards 03 Retired from Service 03 Getting compensation 04 Left under Silicosis Rehabilitation Scheme 05 Continuing in Service under ESI Act, 1948

7 Factories where Silicosis diagnosed Sl. No. Name & address of the factory 01 Tata KrosakiRefractoriesLimited, At/PO-Belpahar, Dist.-Jharsuguda, Odisha. No. of cases diagnosed OCL India Limited. (Cement Division and Refractory Division) At/PO- Rajgangpur, Dist.- Sundargarh. Odisha 18

8 1. Manufacturing process TRL Krosaki Refractories Ltd., Belpahar :- Refractory Bricks, Refractory Mortars and Refractory Materials. 2. Manpower as per : licence 3. No. of workers : ordinarily employed 4. Power installed : KW 5. No. of silicosis cases detected : (All above affected persons resigned from service) 6. Steps taken by the management :- Installed ESP, Bag Filter, Localised Exhaust system etc., to reduce dust emission from the sources. Provide water sprinkler system to suppress dust. Ensured use of Personal Protective Equipments like nose mask, apron, hand gloves etc. by the workers while working. Established Occupational Health Centre for Periodical health check-up of workers.

9 TRL Krosaki Refractories Ltd., Belpahar

10 TRL Krosaki Refractories Ltd., Belpahar

11 TRL Krosaki Refractories Ltd., Belpahar STEPS TAKEN TO PREVENT SILICOSIS Pulsejet type fabricator, bag filter have been installed. Water sprinkling on the road, mobile Vacuum Sweeper and Mobile Vacuum Cleaners. Provision of nose masks. Monitoring of suspended particulate matter in the work area. Facility of full fledged hospital with specialized doctors, technicians and testing facilities. Facilities of full fledged training center.

12 TRL Krosaki Refractories Ltd., Belpahar

13 TRL Krosaki Refractories Ltd., Belpahar

14 OCL India Limited, Rajgangpur 1. Manufacturing process :- Refractory Bricks, Refractory Mortars, Refractory Materials & Cement. 2. Licensed manpower : ordinarily employed : Power installed :- 1,29,210.09KW 5. No. of silicosis cases detected : (Expired) (Expired) (Expired) (Expired 2) (Expired 3) (Expired 1) (Expired) 6. Steps taken by the management :- Installed ESP, Bag Filter, Localised Exhaust system etc., to reduce dust emission from the sources. Provide water sprinkler system to suppress dust. Ensured use of Personal Protective Equipments like nose mask, apron, hand gloves etc. by the workers while working. Periodical health check-ups of workers is being done.

15 Sl. No. Particulars OCL India Limited, Rajgangpur Capacity (NM3/HR) Filtering Area (M2) Qnty. (Nos.) A BASIC PLANT : 1 Pulse jet type Dust Collector for Magnesite circuits 25, Do- for Magnesite circuits 16, Do- for Chromite Section 25, Do- for Mixing & Batching Section 29, Do- for Ball Mill Circuit 6, Do- for Misc. Circuit 9, Do- for Resin bonded refractory mixers 4, Do- for Co-Mixing Section 11, Do- for Conical Ball Mill 4, Do- for Alex Grinding machines at SGP 6, Cyclone Collector for Grinding Machine. 6, Cyclone Collector for Alex Grinding Machine. 6, Pulse jet type Dust Collector for SGP Inclined Mixer 1, B FIREBRICK PLANT 1 Pulse Jet type Bag Filter for grog circuit in Mill House. 47, Do- for miscellaneous circuit in mill house 47, Do- for Clay circuit in mill house 17, Do- for mixers 4, Cyclone Separator for Grinding Machine 6, Cartridge type Dust filter IN Rice husk ash screening sec. 1, B FIREBRICK PLANT 1 Pulse Jet type Bag Filter for grog circuit in Mill House. 47, Do- for miscellaneous circuit in mill house 47, Do- for Clay circuit in mill house 17, Do- for mixers 4, Cyclone Separator for Grinding Machine 6, Cartridge type Dust filter IN Rice husk ash screening sec. 1, C CONCAST PLANT 1 -Do- for Concast Mill Hose 11, Do - for CNC Lathe machine in Concast 4, Do - 2, Do - 6, Pulse Jet type dust collector for Concast New Technology. 8,

16 OCL India Limited, Rajgangpur 1 Pulse Jet type dust collector for Castable Section 1, Do- for HAC Plant 6, E SILICA PLANT - I : 1 Pulse Jet type bag filter for Mill House 41, Do- for Mixing & Batching Section 13, F SILICA PLANT - II : 1 Pulse Jet type Bag Filter for mill house 51, Do- for Mixing & Batching Section 9, Centralised Iron Oxide Plant 4, G SILICA PLANT-III : 1 Pulse Jet type dust collector for Mill House 8, Do- 7, Do- 7, Do- 5, Do- 2, Do- 3, Do- 5, Do Do- for Mixing Section 2, Do- 1, Do- 1, Do H COKE SCREENING PLANT : 1 Pulse jet type dust collector for elevator top 6, Pulse jet type dust collector for crushers, elevators etc 12, I WOODEN MOULD SHOP : 1 Saw Dust Collector 1,

17 OCL India Limited, Rajgangpur

18 CASES OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE SILICOSIS DETECTED IN THE STATE OF ODISHA Sl. No Name of the victim 1 Sri P. K. Mohanty ESI No Sri D. Sundaray ESI No Sri B. Pradhan ESI No Sri J. Das ESI No Name of the factory OCL India Ltd Rajgangpur Date in which the case has been confirmed by the Board Loss of earning capacity Remarks % Left job under V.R.S since Expired on % Left job under V.R.S since Expired on % Left job under V.R.S since Expired % Left job under V.R.S since & Expired on Late S. Biswal % Left job under V.R.S since & ESI No Expired on Smt. N. Lakra ESI No Late K. Lenka ESI No Sri C.Kujur ESI No Sri Kamruddin ESI No Sri A. Barla ESI No Late P.Ekka ESI No Sri B. Swain ESI No % Retired on Expired on % Expired in employment on % Left job under V.R.S since Expired on % Retired on Expired on % Retired on % Expired on % Left job under V.R.S since

19 CASES OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE SILICOSIS DETECTED IN THE STATE OF ODISHA Sl. No Name of the victim Name of the factory Date in which the case has been confirmed by the Board Loss of earning capacity Remarks 13 Late K. Choudhury OCL India Ltd % Left job under V.R.S since & Expired on ESI No Rajgangpur 14 Late B.Bhoi % Resigned. Expired subsequently on ESI No Md Maqsood Alam % Retired from w.e.f Ins. No Gangi Tate % Retired on ESI No Tumba Behera % Resigned on ESI No Expired on P.K.Pradhan % Left job under V.R.S since ESI No Sri M. K. T. Nair Tata Refractories Ltd, Belpahar % Resigned under silicosis rehabilitation scheme w.e.f P.No Sri K. Pradhan % Resigned under Silicosis rehabilitation Scheme w.e.f. P.No Sri D. Jagdev % Resigned under Frindly Departure Scheme w.e.f P.No Sri P. Sundaran % Resigned under Silicosis rehabilitation Scheme w.e.f P.No Sri C. Ray % Resigned under Silicosis rehabilitation Scheme w.e.f. P.No Sri Mahanta Ram % Resigned under Silicosis rehabilitation Scheme w.e.f. P.No

20 Sl. No. District No. of Silicosis prone factories No. of workers engaged 1 Angul Balasore Bargarh Bhadrak Bolangir Boudh Cuttack Dhenkanal Ganjam Gajapati Jajpur Jharsuguda Keonjhar Kalahandi Kandhamal 01 21

21 Sl. No. District No. of Silicosis prone No. of workers engaged factories 16 Khurda Koraput Malkangiri Mayurbhanj Nuapada Nayagarh Puri Rayagada Sambalpur Sundergarh Kendrapada Jagatsinghpur Phulbani Nowrangpur Sonepur TOTAL ,870

22 Year Number of training programmes conducted No. of persons benefited , , ,01, ,19, ,28,345

23 Year Total no. of workers undergone health Check-up ,02, ,55, ,63, ,98, ,11,947

24 Year No. of Work Environment Monitored / Assessed

25 Recommendations Policy to be Adopted by DHS, Odisha for collection of Silicosis data Directorate of Health Services Chief District Medical Officers of the State All PHCs/ CHCs/ Area Hospitals/ SDHs/ All Health cares under his administrative control

26 Recommendations Policy to be Adopted by DMET, Odisha for collection of Silicosis data Directorate of Medical Education & Training Odisha Should pass Direction All the Principals/ Superintendents/ Professor & H.O.D. of Pulmonary Medicine Department of all Medical Colleges & Hospitals of the State

27 Recommendations Policy to be Adopted by DESIS, Odisha for collection of Silicosis data Directorate of ESI Scheme Should pass Direction All the Regional Joint Directors & superintendents Should pass Direction Insurance Medical officer I/C of all ESI Dispensaries and Hospitals

28 Recommendations Policy to be Adopted by DFB, Odisha for collection of Silicosis data Director of Factories & Boilers Should pass Direction All the occupiers and factory managers of the State to give the data in Form-19 of Odisha Factories Rules under Rule-98 of Odisha Factories Rules 1950 and Section-89 of Factories Act, 1948 and also for all zonal field officers, Medical Cell ofthe Directorate.

29 Recommendations Policy to be Adopted by ESIC, Odisha for collection of Silicosis data ESIC Should pass Direction All the managers & officers under its control

30 Recommendations Centralised Data Base to be submitted to Principal secretary of Labour & ESI Department DMET Should pass Direction Director of Director of ESIS,/ SMC,ESIC Director of health Services Principal secretary Labour & ESI Department Director of Factories & Boilers

31 Methods of Compensation Principal secretary of Labour & ESI Department Should pass Direction Principal Secretary Labour & ESI Labour commissioner Odisha as per Compensation act 1923 SMC, ESIC Odisha as per ESI act 1948

33 Implement schedule No. XIII prepared by the Director General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institute under model Rule 120 framed u/s87ofthe Factories Act 1948

34 In the said Rule in Rule 62-J a new sub-rule namely 62-J (a) shall be inserted. 62-J (a) Empanelment of specialized occupational health labs/ hospitals. Provided that to facilitate periodical/pre-employment health checkup and maintain health record of all workers of the factory involving hazardous process, it is required to identify and empanel standard laboratories/ hospitals equipped with the experienced staffing pattern, infrastructure and clinical facilities available mentioned below. Broadly, the empanelled hospitals/lab s should contain the facilities for occupational health delivery system & should be independent & separate from hospital services (curative service ) but should function liaison with the curative service. Besides above facilities they should have trained manpower & infrastructure for environmental assessment & first aid training facilities.

35 For Factories employing up to 50 workers. The services of a Factory Medical Officer on retainership basis, in his clinic to be notified by the occupier. He will carry out the pre-employment and periodical medical examination and render medical assistance during any emergency; A minimum of 5 persons trained in first-aid procedures amongst whom at least one shall always be available during the working period; A fully equipped first-aid box as per Rule64.

36 An Occupational Health Centre having a room with a minimum floor area of 15 sq. m with and walls made of smooth and impervious surface and with adequate illumination and ventilation as well as equipments laid down insub sub-rule( rule(3) of Rule 65. A part time Factory Medical Officer shallbein overall charge ofthe Centre who shall visit the factory at least twiceinaweek andwhose services shall be readily available during medicalemergencies. One qualified and trained dresser-cum-compoundercompounder on duty throughout the working period. A fully equipped first aidboxin inall the departments asper Rule 64.

37 One full-time Factory Medical Officer for factories employing up to 500 workers and one more Medical Officer for every additional 1000 workers or part thereof. An Occupational Health Centre having at least 2 roomseach with a minimum floor area lf 15 sq. meter with floors and walls made of smooth and impervious surface and adequate Illumination and ventilation as well as equipments laiddown insub sub-rule(3)of Rule 65. There shall be one nurse, one dresser-cum cum-compoundercompounder and onesweeper-cum cum-ward boy throughout the working period. The Occupational Health centre shall be suitably equipped to manage medicalemergencies.

38 Action taken by Deptt. Of Health & Family Welfare for Silicosis in Odisha 1.. Silicosis cell formed at the Directorate of Health Services under the leadership of Addl. Director( PD) and Joint Director ( TB). 2. All CDMOs /MCHs/CH,BBSR were communicated with the guidelines of Silicosis about case detection, diagnosis & management 3. Special emphasis given to Med. Spl. & Pulmologistfor early detection & case management of silicosis cases across all districts. 4. Interdepartmental meeting with Depttof Home, Depttof Labour, Factories& boilers, Forest & Env, ESIC, SPCB, representatives from Medical College & hospitals was convened and specific roles & responsibilities were defined. 5. Workers of crushers units of two districts (Jajpur(9)& Khurda(115)) are being screened for silicosis based on the list provided by Dir of Factory & Boilers. No cases has been detected. 6. The three Medical College & Hospitals Chest & TB Deptt. OPDs are continuously screening for silicoses cases. 7. A suitable referral mechanism is being proposed so that the cases in the unorganised sector can be detected early and the information will be passed to the appropriate authority for suitable compensation. 8. Regular stake holders meeting needs be conducted to follow up the action points. 9. The Cases in the unorganised sector are covered under OSTF, JSBY scheme in the state 10. Awareness among different stakeholders & in the community needs to be done

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