Occupational Health Concerns for Sanitary Workers in Varkala Municipality Thiruvananthapuram

Abstract

Sanitation personnel are crucial to public sanitation work, yet they are exposed to risks under hazardous working conditions that can cause various physical, psychological, and social health consequences. This will start by providing a detailed profile of the socio-demographic background of the workers, including age, gender, education, and family structure, as components of the comprehensive background profile. Occupational health concerns in this area range from respiratory problems to musculoskeletal disorders and infectious diseases, but the concerns are not limited to only these. They also include psychological stress and social stigma. The findings suggested that the workers lack appropriate safety measures, have less health care access, and incur an emotional impact because of their profession. The findings demand improved health and safety standards, empowering health care support, and policy intervention to protect sanitation workers' health and dignity. It is such research that coincidentally brings home great insights for use by interventions in the health policy reformation aimed at improving sanitation workers' working conditions and overall lives within the region.