title: A model of Occupational Safety and Health Management System (OSHMS) for promoting and controlling health and safety in textile industry.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The development of Occupational Safety and Health Management System in textile industry will rejuvenate the workers and energize the economy as a whole. In India, especially in Tamil Nadu, approximately 1371 textile business is running with the help of 38,461 workers under Ginning, Spinning, Weaving, Garment and Dyeing sectors. Textile industry of contributes to the growth of Indian economy but it fails to foster education and health as key components of human development and help new democracies.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The present work attempts to measure and develop OSHMS which reduce the hazards and risk involved in textile industry. Among all other industries textile industry is affected by enormous hazards and risk because of negligence by management and Government. It is evident that managements are not abiding by law when an accident has occurred. Managements are easily deceiving workers and least bothered about the Quality of Work Life (QWL).
  
  
  METHODS
  A detailed analysis of factors promoting safety and health to the workers has been done by performing confirmatory factor analysis, evaluating Risk Priority Number and the framework of OHMS has been conceptualized using Structural Equation Model. The data have been collected using questionnaire and interview method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study finds occupation health for worker in Textile industry is affected not only by safety measure but also by technology and management.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The work shows that difficulty in identifying the cause and effect of hazards, the influence of management in controlling and promoting OSHMS under various dimensions. One startling fact is existence of very low and insignificance correlation between health factors and outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management of Studies, PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manimaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Science and Humanities, Christian College of Engineering and Technology, Oddanchatram, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rajalakshmi
authors.affiliation: Department of Management of Studies, PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhagyalakshmi
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D020380:Needs Assessment; D016272:Occupational Health; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017751:Safety Management; D013783:Textile Industry
keywords: Occupational Safety and Health Management System; hazards; health; management; safety; technology; textile industry