The health of welders / by A.T. Doig and L.N. Duguid.

  • Great Britain. HM Factory Inspectorate
Date:
1951
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The health of welders / by A.T. Doig and L.N. Duguid. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    150. Reliable figures have also been obtained from the medical department of a large engineering works (Firm D) with over 9,000 employees. The following table shows that over a period of a year the average days lost per welder is only about half of the average for the rest of the workers, and that this proportion holds good for the sub classifications, colds and influenza, digestive system, and rheumatism group, while diseases of the respiratory system have caused only about a quarter of the sickness in welders that it causes in other workers. Welders—All Classes— All other workers Electric, Gas, Spot, etc., Total Strength, 8889 Di Total Strength, 279 isease ? lees bie a Code Class of Sickness Average No. No. of | No.of | % of | Days Lost| No.of | No.of | % of | Average Cases | Days Total per 100 Cases Days Total | Days Lost Lost Days Workers Lost Days per 100 Lost | In Group Lost Workers 1 Colds and Influenza ash Ae 264 | 17.20} 94.62 | 1207 |15913 | 20.72| 179.00 2 Respiratory System 6 82 5.35] 29.39 700 11506 | 12.02] 129.44 3 Digestive System 20 286 | 18.64] 102.50 | 1150 |18199 | 19.74] 204.73 4 Rheumatism Group ... Sr 8 151 9.84} 54.12 551 | 8860 9.46 99.67 5 Nervous Disorders Z 16 1.04 5.73 135 | 2345 Zit 26.38 (Functional) 6 Accidents at Work 12 230 | 14.99} 82.43 424 | 6044 7.28 67.99 7 Unclassified ere te | 505 | 32.92} 181.00 | 1656 |27368 | 28.43] 307.88 Total oes “it OS 1534 | 99.98 | 549.79 | 5823 |90235 | 99.96} 1015.09 151. A further set of figures have been obtained from a large firm (Firm E) engaged in heavy engineering where about 60 welders were engaged, many of them welding high manganese steel. In this case the welders are shown to have a sickness and injury absence higher than the figure for the whole works, though only slightly so. Whole Works Welders |... sis seile “GAGs GI % 6.2% Pattern Shop a on — 56% Foundry... ae i ee — 6.0% Fettling Shop ee rt ioe — 8.4% No. 1 Machine Shop
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