Occupational safety and health improvement at casting plant

Occupational safety and health improvement at casting plant

Occupational safety and health issues among workers are gaining prominence in industrial sectors. To ensure that all workers are free from any hazards, preventive actions should be given priority. These hazards can cause accidents and ill health to the workers due to unsafe conditions or unsafe act....

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Main Author: Hussin, Norasikin
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
HD Industries
Land use
Labor
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/11208/6/NorasikinHussinMFKM2010.pdf
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spelling my-utm-ep.112082017-09-27T04:18:42Z Occupational safety and health improvement at casting plant 2010-04 Hussin, Norasikin HD Industries. Land use. Labor Occupational safety and health issues among workers are gaining prominence in industrial sectors. To ensure that all workers are free from any hazards, preventive actions should be given priority. These hazards can cause accidents and ill health to the workers due to unsafe conditions or unsafe act. This project was carried out at a casting plant. The project have identified the hazard, assess the risk and proposed control measures. Three methods are used to collect data which are questionnaires, interviews and observations. Process with high risk is pouring process due to manual lifting and carrying molten metal. The hot environment cause heat stress, and sand dust can cause silicosis. Trolley was designed to eliminate the need to carry the molten metal during pouring. Finite element analysis was carried out to study the strength of material and suitability of the design. A ventilation system was proposed to reduce the effect of heat stress and mineral dust from the greensand mold. Engineering analysis was carried out during the design of the ventilation system. 2010-04 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/11208/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/11208/6/NorasikinHussinMFKM2010.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
collection UTM Institutional Repository
language English
topic HD Industries
Land use
Labor
spellingShingle HD Industries
Land use
Labor
Hussin, Norasikin
Occupational safety and health improvement at casting plant
description Occupational safety and health issues among workers are gaining prominence in industrial sectors. To ensure that all workers are free from any hazards, preventive actions should be given priority. These hazards can cause accidents and ill health to the workers due to unsafe conditions or unsafe act. This project was carried out at a casting plant. The project have identified the hazard, assess the risk and proposed control measures. Three methods are used to collect data which are questionnaires, interviews and observations. Process with high risk is pouring process due to manual lifting and carrying molten metal. The hot environment cause heat stress, and sand dust can cause silicosis. Trolley was designed to eliminate the need to carry the molten metal during pouring. Finite element analysis was carried out to study the strength of material and suitability of the design. A ventilation system was proposed to reduce the effect of heat stress and mineral dust from the greensand mold. Engineering analysis was carried out during the design of the ventilation system.
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Hussin, Norasikin
author_facet Hussin, Norasikin
author_sort Hussin, Norasikin
title Occupational safety and health improvement at casting plant
title_short Occupational safety and health improvement at casting plant
title_full Occupational safety and health improvement at casting plant
title_fullStr Occupational safety and health improvement at casting plant
title_full_unstemmed Occupational safety and health improvement at casting plant
title_sort occupational safety and health improvement at casting plant
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
granting_department Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
publishDate 2010
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/11208/6/NorasikinHussinMFKM2010.pdf
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