IS4008 Safety in Textile Industry Syllabus:

IS4008 Safety in Textile Industry Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

OBJECTIVES:

 To provide the student about the basic knowledge about the textile industries and its products by using various machineries.
 To enforce the knowledge on textile processing and various processes in making the yarn from cotton or synthetic fibres.
 To understand the various hazards of processing textile fibres by using various activities.
 To inculcate the knowledge on health and welfare activities specific to the Textile industries as per the Factories Act.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Introduction to process flow charts of i) short staple spinning, ii) long staple spinning, iii) viscose rayon and synthetic fibre, manufacturer, iv) spun and filament yarn to fabric manufacture, v) jute spinning and jute fabric manufacture-accident hazard, guarding of machinery and safety precautions in opening, carding, combing, drawing, flyer frames and ring frames, doubles, rotor spinning, winding, warping, softening/spinning specific to jute.

UNIT II TEXTILE HAZARDS I

Accident hazards i)sizing processes- cooking vessels, transports of size, hazards due to steam ii) Loom shed – shuttle looms and shuttless looms iii) knitting machines iv) non-wovens.

UNIT III TEXTILE HAZARDS II

Scouring, bleaching, dyeing, punting, mechanical finishing operations and effluents in textile processes.

UNIT IV HEALTH AND WELFARE

Health hazards in textile industry related to dust, fly and noise generated-control measures-relevant occupational diseases, personal protective equipment-health and welfare measures specific to textile industry, Special precautions for specific hazardous work environments.

UNIT V SAFETY STATUS

Relevant provision of factories act and rules and other statues applicable to textile industry – effluent treatment and waste disposal in textile industry.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

 The student will able to know about the overall picture about the textile industries and its operations.
 The student could understand the various concepts underlying in the processes involved in processing of fibres to yarn.
 The student will be able to find out various hazards in the textile industry and will be able to apply the control measures to mitigate the risk emanating from the hazard.
 The student could have the capability to handle the various health and welfare activities as per the Factories act and could implement statutory requirements.
 The student could create of his own arrangement in designing various methods meant for mitigating the risk and able to guide his subordinates in executing the work safely.

REFERENCES:

1. 100 Textile fires – analysis, findings and recommendations LPA
2. Groover and Henry DS, “Hand book of textile testing and quality control”
3. “Quality tolerances for water for textile industry”, BIS
4. Shenai, V.A. “A technology of textile processing”, Vol.I, Textile Fibres
5. Little, A.H.,“Water supplies and the treatment and disposal of effluent”
6. “Safety in Textile Industry” Thane Belapur Industries Association, Mumbai.