Paper and board dust
Cutting, creasing and stacking release fine cellulose dust that accumulates in the respiratory tract over years of exposure.
Packaging sector
Occupational health for packaging and converting plants
Corrugation, printing and carton lines run at high cycle speed with constant manual handling. The dominant risks are musculoskeletal and respiratory — paper dust and ink solvent — and both respond well to early detection and job rotation.
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Packaging plants covered
96%
Fitness ratio at renewal
0
Production hours lost to camps
Primary hazard
Repetitive motion & dust
Musculoskeletal and ergonomic screening
Exposure profile
What your people areactually exposed to
The hazards below drive every test in the packaging protocol. Nothing is included because it is standard — each one answers a specific exposure.
Printing ink solvents
Flexo and rotogravure inks introduce volatile solvent exposure on the press deck and in ink kitchens.
Repetitive motion and lifting
Manual stacking and palletising cycles concentrate load on the lumbar spine and shoulders.
Machine guarding and vision demands
Registration and quality checks at speed place sustained demand on visual acuity and colour discrimination.
Examination protocol
The test panel, andthe reason for each test
This is the panel an inspector will ask you to justify. Every row states the exposure it answers and the cycle it runs on.
| Test | Why it is in the panel | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Spirometry (PFT) | Paper dust and solvent vapour | Annual |
| Chest radiograph | Cumulative dust exposure | Every 2 years |
| Ergonomic evaluation | Manual handling load | Annual |
| Vision and colour vision | Print quality inspection | Annual |
| Audiometry | Converting line noise | Annual |
Statutory basis
What the law expectsof this sector
We prepare the registers and evidence in these formats as part of the programme — not as an add-on when an inspection is announced.
Factories Act 1948 — general health, safety and welfare provisions
State Factory Rules — periodic examination for dust-exposed workers
SEDEX / SMETA labour standards — health surveillance evidence for customer audits
Manual handling assessment recorded against each job role
Other sectors we run protocols for
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