Research of printing chemical's effects to the health of employees

ivRESEARCH OF PRINTING CHEMICAL'S EFFECTS TO THE HEALTH OFEMPLOYEES(M.Sc. Thesis)Ayhan YİĞİTERGAZI UNIVERSITYINSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYJanuary 2006ABSTRACTIn this study, effects of used chemicals in printing sector on the health ofemployers working in this area and solutions were investigated.This study was prepared in 5 main topics. These are;• Eye diseases• Respiration diseases• Skin diseases• Central nervous system diseases• Innards diseasesIn this study research was limited with printing chemicals and city of Ankara.With the performed questionnaires, firstly pretests were performed in aprinting house, and then questionnaires were applied at randomly selected 5medium scaled printing houses.As a consequence of evaluation of data obtained, effects of printing chemicals tohuman health were determined and solutions were suggested.Science Code : 708Key words : Printing, employer health, printing chemicalsPage number : 104Adviser : Yrd. Doç. Dr. Mehmet Sezai TÜRK