DETECTION OF SILICOSIS AMONG STONE MINE WORKERAS IN ANAKAPALLI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, A.P

Sowdamini B; Dr.K.Kameswara Rao

Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2016

DETECTION OF SILICOSIS AMONG STONE MINE WORKERAS IN ANAKAPALLI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, A.P

Sowdamini B, Dr. K. Kameswara Rao

Abstract :

?e general working conditions in stone mining areas are far from satisfactory and rarely comply with health and safety standards. Stone quarrying and crushing operations give rise to large amount of fine dust containing free silica in the range of 20–70% depending on the nature of stone. ?e workers are exposed to high levels of free silica which causes silicosis. Silicosis is an occupational disease caused by exposure to silica dust, which cause an inflammation and scarring in the lung. Taking into consideration the prevalence of silicosis disease in stone miners, the present study aims to detect the presence of silicosis among the stone workers in Anakapalli Mandal of Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, which comprises of 259 quarries in the nine villages of Anakapalli mandal and also study the impact of the disease in the major quarry located villages.