Abstract: In India beedi industry is an age-old profession and one of the largest job providers for female artisans in the unorganized sector. This stressful situation becomes worse by physical pain felt in the activities. The present study examines the general health profile, impact of work factor in terms of anatomical, physiological, biomechanical and musculoskeletal disorders prevalence among workers beedi producers. A study was conducted on women artisans engaged in different districts of west Bengal. The current review mainly focuses on serious concerns about the activity's situations, exposers and work-related health hazards of female beedi artisans in west Bengal. Physical parameters such as body height, weight, muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance.....
KEYWORDS: General health, beedi industry, beedi workers, MSDs, health hazards
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