What adverse effects are observed on the health of workers in the silk industry?
- The handling of raw silk may produce allergic skin reactions, Facial swelling and ocular inflammation and dermatitis of the hands of workers reeling raw silk.
- Respiratory disorders, noise pollution from the rearing machines cause auditory problems etc are most common.
- Use of charcoal fires in poorly ventilated rearing rooms creates carbon monoxide toxicity that lead to headache, vertigo and sometimes nausea and vomiting.