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What are the measures that need to taken to improve Health Conditions?
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(1) Legislative Measures—The Government of India has enacted several labour legislations protecting the health of the workers. For example, Factories Act 1948, Mines Act 1952, Coal Mines Act 1952, Employees State Insurance Act. Under these Acts several provisions are made to protect the health of workers. The measures in these Acts are both curative and preventive.
(2) Special Advisory Committee—A Special Advisory Committee on industrial health has been set up to conduct research on health problems and to investigate the following:
(a) Effect of noise on workers
(b) Sickness and absenteeism due to accidents
© Incidence of bad intoxication
(d) Assessment of toxicity of industrial dusts.
(3) Education and Training in Industrial Health—An Industrial Health and safety Bulletin is being published regularly to educate the workers. A special course in Industrial Hygiene has been introduced at All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health to train medical personnel connected with the industries. Medical Inspectors are being appointed in various states. The U.P. Government has established an Industrial Health Organisation.
