Steps taken to check occupational diseases
The Ministry of Labour & Employment has made adequate
statutory provisions for safety, health and welfare of workers already exist
under the Factories Act, 1948 and the Mines Act, 1952 and rules framed thereunder. The Statutes stipulate a system approach to
identify, assess and prevent hazards at the workplace so as to reduce injuries
and occupational diseases. Appropriate action is taken by the Inspecting
Authorities including initiating prosecution cases against defaulters under the
labour laws.
For strengthening preventive and promotive health services including occupational health
services under ESI Medical Scheme, Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)
has taken several steps which are as under:-
(i)
Action plan has been drawn for prevention of occupational
diseases.
(ii)
Health check up camps are being
organized at work places for identification of occupational diseases amongst
ESI Workers.
(iii) Five
Occupational diseases centers have been set up by
ESIC in Delhi, Kolkata,
Chennai, Indore
and Mumbai.
State wise details of Occupational Diseases
reported in factories for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010
State
|
Occupational Diseases
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
Gujarat
|
Byssionosis
|
nil
|
nil
|
2
|
Gujarat
|
Noise Induced Hearing Loss
|
nil
|
nil
|
14
|
Gujarat
|
Asbestosis
|
nil
|
nil
|
21
|
Gujarat
|
Silicosis
|
nil
|
nil
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
Noise Induced Hearing Loss
|
1
|
nil
|
nil
|
Kerala
|
Lead poisoning
|
1
|
nil
|
nil
|
Maharashtra
|
Occupational or contact dermatitis
|
11
|
nil
|
nil
|
Maharashtra
|
Nasal Septum Perforation
|
nil
|
5
|
nil
|
West Bengal
|
Byssionosis
|
nil
|
5
|
*
|
West Bengal
|
Silicosis
|
nil
|
23
|
*
|
|
Total
|
13
|
33
|
51
|
Source: Data
collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories
of States/UTs.
* Information not available
Details of Occupational Diseases reported from Coal
Mines under the Mines Act, 1952.
Year
|
State
|
Coal Workers’
pneumoconiosis
|
Carcinoma of
Lung
|
Carcinoma of
Stomach
|
|
1994
|
Jharkhand
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
|
1995
|
Jharkhand
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
1996
|
Jharkhand
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
|
Odisha
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
||
1997
|
Jharkhand
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
West Bengal
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
||
1998
|
Jharkhand
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
||
1999
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Odisha
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
||
Chhattisgarh
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
||
2000
|
Jharkhand
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
||
Andhra Pradesh
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
||
2001
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
2002
|
Jharkhand
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Odisha
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
||
Andhra Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
||
2003
|
Jharkhand
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Odisha
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
||
Madhya Pradesh
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
||
2004
|
Jharkhand
|
29
|
0
|
0
|
|
Odisha
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
||
2005
|
Jharkhand
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
||
2006
|
Jharkhand
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
||
2007
|
Jharkhand
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
||
Andhra Pradesh
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
||
2008
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
2009
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
|
2010
|
Odisha
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
||
2011
|
Odisha
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Jharkhand
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
||
|
|
104
|
5
|
8
|
Details of Occupational Diseases reported from Non-Coal
Mines under the Mines Act, 1952.
Year
|
State
|
Silicosis
|
||||||
|
|
Stone quarry
|
Copper Mine
|
Zinc Mine
|
Gold Mine
|
Iron Ore Mine
|
Uranium Mine
|
Diamond Mine
|
1994
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1995
|
Jharkhand
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1996
|
Jharkhand
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
Rajasthan
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1997
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1998
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Rajasthan
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1999
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2000
|
Rajasthan
|
55
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Jharkhand
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
2001
|
Karnataka
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2002
|
Jharkhand
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
Rajasthan
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2003
|
Jharkhand
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
2004
|
Jharkhand
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
2005
|
Rajasthan
|
0
|
0
|
30
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Karnataka
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2006
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2007
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2008
|
Karnataka
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2009
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2010
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2011
|
Odisha
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
|
55
|
3
|
34
|
6
|
2
|
22
|
1
|
Number of medical examinations conducted by Coal
& Non-coal Mines during 2008-10
Year
|
Coal
|
Non-Coal
|
||
|
No. of Companies
|
No. of persons examined
|
No. of Companies
|
No. of persons examined
|
2008
|
7
|
90411
|
79
|
45805
|
2009
|
9
|
82619
|
78
|
29543
|
2010
|
12
|
140625
|
65
|
17517
|
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