Health and safety in the textiles industries
In the textiles industries, the main causes of injury are:
- slips and trips (nearly a quarter of all injuries)
- manual handling/musculoskeletal injuries
- struck by moving or falling objects
- contact with moving machinery
These four causes alone account for nearly 80% of all reported injuries.
The main causes of ill health are:
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Exposure to noise at work
- Occupational asthma, and respiratory irritation from exposure to
textile process dust
These web pages contain information about health and safety for
the textiles industries. They also provide details on how to obtain
further health and safety information via HSE's free and priced
publications.
