OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS IMPACT HEALTH IN SHIP BREAKING INDUSTRY IN INDIA: A CASE OF WORLD'S SHIP BREAKING YARD

Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

Dr. Hrudanand Misra

Accidents are common phenomenon in todays advanced and fast growing industrialized countries. Ship eaking industry is one

of the important industries which contribute to the economy in the form of revenue, employment and production of steel and also

in many other ways. In India 9 ship eaking sites are active, out of which Alang is the worlds largest ship eaking yard. Ship

eaking industry of Alang employs more than 1.5–2 lakh labourers directly or indirectly. Out of which 30,000–40,000 workers are

working inside the yard. Ship eaking activity is highly dangerous and hazardous. The rate of accident is much higher than the

average industrial accident in the India. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to highlight the ship eaking industry in general and

Alang ship eaking yard in particular. This paper also focuses on the factors which are responsible for the higher rate of accidents.

The results of the study shows that skilled are more prone to accident which is 2.6 times more than unskilled labourers. The overall

probability of accident is 8 per 100 workers per day and the high probability of accidents is faced by skilled workers, which are 13

per 100 workers per day.