Anomalous Health and Safety Issues in the Textile Industry Hoksun Co Ltd

It is necessary to ensure workplace safety of employees in order to keep them aware of dangerous issues and machineries which are prevailing in business effectively. It is necessary to ensure workplace safety of employees in order to keep them aware of dangerous issues and machineries which are prevailing in business effectively.

“Analysing the Health and Safety
issues in the textile industry
Hoksun Co Ltd in Mauritius”

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
A big thanks with truthfulness and adoration to them who are related to me and work in
order to achieve this venture work effectively. Commitment towards obligations, diligent work
and affection which my chief has indicated towards me I am thankful for this. At the end, I also
thank my family members and companions for their collaboration and association in order to
collect information on leading my examination chip away at basically assessing employee’s
mindfulness and supports on well-being instructions or advancement in order to increase work
related to issues regarding health and safety. An analysis on Hoksun Co Ltd and other retail
industries in Mauritius.

ABSTRACT
The whole research project is based on analysing health and safety issues in textile
industries in Mauritius. The project will critically evaluate the health and safety issues as well as
necessities in businesses in order to promote well-being of people at work place effectively. The
health and safety obligations and other issues will be discussed of employees of Hoksun Co Ltd.
It is necessary to ensure workplace safety of employees in order to keep them aware of
dangerous issues and machineries which are prevailing in business effectively. It can be said that
such types of hazards are normally seen in textile industries where the risk is high of getting
injured. The current dissertation is based on analysing and determining issues related to
workplace safety in terms of health and other safeties which are necessary for an employee in
business. The involvement of employees in health and safety programmes as well as issues
concerns will be discussed in this dissertation. In addition to this, the dissertation will be cover
key issues related to employees in terms of health and safety with one of the most effective
textile businesses in Mauritius which is Hoksun Co Ltd. This will be focused on managing
health and safety environment at workplace for employees in company with their participation
and active involvement. In addition to this, business is also responsible for promoting health and
safety environment within firm and engagement of workers towards occupational safety,
education and accident promotional activities. It can be said that it is necessary to reduce health
and safety issues in order to work without any hesitation or fear of injuries. Involvement and
participation of employees will help to solve health and safety issues by active engagement of
workers towards health and safety effectively. This can be also solved by managing ideas and
strategies provided by management in order to reduce health and safety issues at workplace.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................4
1.1 Background............................................................................................................................4
1.2 Background of company........................................................................................................4
1.3 Aim and objectives................................................................................................................5
1.4 Research questions.................................................................................................................5
1.5 Rationale to the study............................................................................................................5
1.6 Significance of the study.......................................................................................................6
1.7 Dissertation structure.............................................................................................................6
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW.........................................................................................8
2.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................8
2.2 Importance of health and safety in business..........................................................................8
2.3 Promote and improve health and safety environment.........................................................10
2.4 Occupational accidents........................................................................................................13
2.5 Action Plan to eliminate risk...............................................................................................15
CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY...........................................................................18
3.1 Research methodology.........................................................................................................18
3.2 Research philosophy............................................................................................................18
3.3 Research approach:..............................................................................................................18
3.4 Research design...................................................................................................................19
3.5 Data collection.....................................................................................................................20
3.6 Data analysis........................................................................................................................21
3.7 Sampling..............................................................................................................................21
3.8 Reliability and validity........................................................................................................22
3.9 Ethical issues.......................................................................................................................22
3.10 Research limitation............................................................................................................23
CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS..........................................................................25
4.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................25
4.2 Data analysis........................................................................................................................25
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION.....................................................43
5.1 Conclusion...........................................................................................................................43
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5.2 Recommendation.................................................................................................................43
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................46
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................50
Appendix 1: Questionnaire........................................................................................................50
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TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Safe working environment...............................................................................................6
Figure 2: Safety management........................................................................................................12
Figure 3: Time duration within Hoksun Company........................................................................21
Figure 4: Employment bases.........................................................................................................22
Figure 5: Hour of working within factory.....................................................................................24
Figure 6: Health and safety issues are been addressed by management........................................25
Figure 7: Involvement of employees in decision making process regarding health and safety....26
Figure 8: Highest priority is safety for company...........................................................................27
Figure 9: Organisation following all occupational health and safety acts and regulations...........29
Figure 10: Organisation having program for regular training of health and safety of employees.30
Figure 11: Organisation promoting participation of employees within health and safety............32
Figure 12: Safety inspection..........................................................................................................33
Figure 13: Publishing of accident report on notice board and shared among employees.............34
Figure 14: Presence of dust and gases that is injurious to health and working environment........35
Figure 15: Special examination of eyes, teeth and ears as and when needed................................36
Figure 16: Safety measure plan are implemented within Hoksun Company................................37
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
Workplace health and safety are some issues affecting business production and
employee’s work. The main problem considered by this scenario is health and safety issues of
workers at workplace. It is the duty of management to provide shelter and mindful activities to
full-time and part-time maintenance workers. Occupational health and safety administration of
Mauritius is the biggest as well as largest body involved in health and safety issues which are
mostly occurring in these time in textile businesses. It can be said that injuries and hazards are
now one of the common issues for businesses at the time when a worker is working in a risk
prone area (Khan, Mustaq and Tabassum, 2014). The risk of getting injured is high in textile
businesses that there are a lot of machineries which are dangerous for health and cause numerous
accidents. Human resource management is responsible for managing and controlling health and
safety issues within company in order to promote health and safety considerations. Business
management is also in a charge for ensuring workplace safety of employees and also to produce
environment of safety.
1.2 Background of company
The textile and garments industry of Mauritius is key sector of country’s economy which
was originated 40 years later. At the initial stage there were only small manufacturers who were
giving their services and products to country or its domestic market was limited. But currently
this sector or industry of Mauritius is growing immensely and not only covering country but all
neighbouring and countries of South and East Africa as well. Textile industry of Mauritius is
about $1.2 billion sector with about 5.5 million people of country employed within. The industry
is been divided into many sub categories like that of apparel and garments, ethnic wear, fibre,
yarn, fabrics, home textiles, textile mills and machinery etc.,
Hoksun Co. Ltd is situated in Mauritius working and operating as most profitable textile
company of country. The company is been operating in various other countries with which they
are having excellent export and import relations in terms of textile products. Hoksun forms
amongst leading and successful companies in dyes manufacturer and also providing variety of
colour to clothes, paper food, leather, plastic and coating into country. Other than this it is also
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having business deals with textile cloth dyeing, dyestuff making, reactive dyes production centre
and inorganic pigments suppliers.
1.3 Aim and objectives
Aims
“To critically evaluate and determine health and safety issues within textile businesses
in Mauritius - A case study on Hoksun Co Ltd.”
Objective
 To understand the importance of health and safety in business
 To promote and improve health and safety environment in safety promotional activities
within company
 To encourage employees in order to participate in health and safety programmes as well
as activities managed by management
 To provide recommendations in order to reduce health and safety issues within business
1.4 Research questions
 What is the importance of health and safety at workplace?
 What are the negative effects of health and safety issues on employees as well as
business?
 How the firm can reduce health and safety issues in occupation?
 How motivation will help to increase awareness towards health and safety issues within
Hoksun Co Ltd.?
1.5 Rationale to the study
The main reason behind conducting this case study to assess risks related to health and
safety such as accidents, dangerous hazards increasing day to day risks as well as deaths of
workers which is a big issue for business. The current scenario will discuss all the elements
involved in health and safety issues related to workplace safety in order to reduce negative
impact of unsafe environment within business (Chinniah, 2015). It can be said that there are
many accidents happening these days in businesses like textile, manufacturing and chemical
industries which is affecting employee’s obligations and workplace safety as well. The study will
examine various factors which produce health and safety issues related to employees which will
help to make strategies and plans that help to create a safe environment at workplace effectively.
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It can be said that employees' participation is also decreasing due to the workplace safety issues
which is not good for business and also affect production and profitability. The study is
important that it will undertake employees involved in execution of safety measurement which
will help to increase workplace safety.
1.6 Significance of the study
The current dissertation is based on health and safety issues in textile firm such as
Hoksun Co Ltd. This will help to evaluate different factors of health and safety at workplace
which help employees to ensure that they are working in a safe environment. The study will help
researchers as well as scholars and students to analyse the negative impact of health and safety
issues within business and at workplace (Zamani Svanström and Peters, 2018). This will also
help to gain knowledge that how a firm is able to manage their health and safety issues in order
to reduce them. The further implementation of strategies and plans in order to provide workplace
safety for employees will be discussed which will provide an idea to students in order to
overcome with such issues efficiently. The dissertation will also help researchers to research on
the same topic for the better understanding and knowledge.
1.7 Dissertation structure
Chapter 1 Introduction: Introduction is the opening chapter of whole description involved in
dissertation which will help researcher and scholar to include overview of research project
effectively. There are different incorporate parts like destinations, examination, investigation and
points is vital and explained in this part. The measurements, models, theories and other
presentation part will be discussed in taken into this introduction part.
Chapter 2: Literature review: Literature review is the second chapter of dissertation part in
which different theories, models, approaches and strategies are collected through various
methods, journals, books and articles. Different information regarding health and safety issues
and the way to overcome them will be explained in this part. In addition to this, the topics
included in this part are done with proper citation.
Chapter 3: Research methodology: This part will include all types of research methodologies
which are used to perform the dissertation effectively. Optional and essential information in
order to gather information with the goals of analysing difficult part of research in order to take
legitimate results from the subject. In addition to this, researchers will utilise information taken
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from 20 employees of Hoksun Co Ltd which will be done by surveys. This will also help to
disclose to us what is well-being and security measures which are to be taken.
Chapter 4: Result and Discussion: This is the most important part of research project which can
be described as an essential piece of paper which helps to determine real impact of advancement
in training and development programmes in order to work with health and safety standards
effectively. The part will analyse complete information included in literature review as well as
research methodology in order to produce final outcomes gathered from various sources of
information which are also valid and reliable.
Chapter 6: Conclusion and recommendations: This is the last part of project that will help to
disclose final conclusion from the overview of project in order to identify and determine various
issues in health and safety standards. This will help to produce some positive outcomes which
will work as recommendations for Hoksun Co Ltd in order to reduce negative impact of health
and safety issues determined in above sections effectively and efficiently. This section will also
help to gain knowledge that how firm is able to manage their health and safety issues at
workplace in order to reduce them.
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CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
This part is very important that it will help to demonstrate various thoughts, theories,
material and models related to health and safety issues which will be done by collecting
information from authentic sources such as books, articles, magazines and journals published by
authors effectively. This part will be done in thematic form in order to understand the concept
involved in whole dissertation effectively.
2.2 Importance of health and safety in business
According to Chung, (2016), employees’ participation and awareness is important that it
will help to understand importance of health and safety issues within business which helps to
increase a safe environment at workplace as well as in businesses. This will also help to
understand a factor that helps to reduce risk of health and safety issues. Employees should have
effective knowledge of safe environment at workplace in order to minimise such risk factors
effectively. There are many models and theories are described for a safe environment which
means the environment of workplace where all the employees are working should be risk as well
as hazards free that help to manage harmful and dangerous things. Employer, managers and
leaders are responsible for promoting health and safety activities as well as well fare of
employees in order to work without any fear of injuries.
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Figure 1: Safe working environment
[Source: Yousaf, Liu and Si, 2016]
It is stated by Meckenstock, Barbosa‐Póvoa and Carvalho, (2016), that there is no way to
control all the things and events within firm that some necessary actions are required for serious
damages and losses effectively. The firm should reduce factors which affect business
environment as well as health and safety of employees at workplace. In addition to this,
promoting health and safety at workplace will help to provide significant benefits to workers as
well as managers. An effective and peaceful environment is important for business in order to
increase production and profitability and this will be done by monitoring workplace safety
issues. In respect to this, health and safety programmes, increasing production, reducing
absenteeism and risk factors associated with rules and legislations should be managed and
controlled by firm and management that helps to improve morale and job satisfaction. This will
also help to reduce stress and tension and risk of getting injured from any equipment's. An
effective and risk free environment will help employees to work in a safe place in order to do
their jobs without and fear of injury or death. Thankfully, there are different ways from which
the firm is able to reduce the risk of accidents at workplace by implementing various strategies
and plans. It will also help to boost the production process which will help to increase
profitability and provide significant benefits to the firms so that they can achieve their desired
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goals and objectives. There are many reasons for a business in order to invest in a good safety
strategies and plans.
It is stated by Koskela, (2014), an employee works effectively in any business if he or she
is ensured about workplace safety. In business such as textiles, production, manufacturing where
dangerous equipment's are used by employees in order to make product or service. In respect to
this, there are some major issues related to employees and their workplace safety which should
be measured and assured by managers in order to improve profitability and production that helps
to achieve desired goals and objectives effectively. There are many articles and journals are
published related to employee’s workplace concept. It is important for managers in order to
improve and develop knowledge and skills of employees through organising training and
development programmes that helps to understand techniques and various skills to operate
dangerous machineries at workplace.
There are many things which should be adopted by employees such as learning, thinking
and assessment in order to make changes in their process of working with complex equipment's
effectively. In addition to this, it can be said that there are a lot of activities related to health and
safety of employees within business such as educational programmes, training and development
needs, healthy activities and issues related to safety at workplace and these should be managed
by both managers and workers in order to achieve health and safety at workplace efficiently. In
addition to this, these are some essential requirements of business in terms of workers which
should be managed and controlled by management. This will help business to create an effective
and safe workplace environment that helps to increase production and profitability.
2.3 Promote and improve health and safety environment
According to Paas, Reinhold and Tint, (2015), promotional activities towards health and
safety environment will help to increase awareness in businesses. This will also help employees
to understand their obligations towards health and safety issues in order to manage them
effectively. In addition to this, it is the first priority of a business to provide a safe and effective
environment to their employees at workplace in order to enhance production and profitability.
There are various methods are used by different organisations in order to promote health and
safety environment. It can be said that there are many hazards and risks are associated with
health and safety issues such as natural, ergonomic physical and substance perils. There are some
natural disasters also exists which affect the safe environment at workplace. There are so many
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cases can be seen in which the natural disasters takes place for the accident and there is no fault
of anyone. In addition to this, there are some strategies and plans are formulated by businesses in
order to promote health and safety environment at workplace that helps to ensure employees that
they are working in a safe and peaceful environment. This will help to increase production as
well as profitability. Here is some safety measures taken into account needed for employees
which includes:
Planning for workplace health and safety: It is an essential part of business that strategies and
plans will help business to assess hazards and risks associated with respected safety measures
effectively. A plan for safety is required which will be done by evaluating all the operational
activities and factors of risks associated with that. It can be said that employees and employer
both are able to manage risks at workplace if they know about elements, equipment's or factors
which may cause risks within business effectively (Tappura and Nenonen, 2015). This will also
help them to understand various risk factors which can be occurred in business.
Inspection of workplace: Inspection of workplace where all the employees do their daily work in
order to run operational activities and business production effectively. It is very important for
managers and leaders in a business to make inspection of workplace after making plan which
will help to loom at the specific areas required improvement or development to reduce risks
associated with them. Regular inspections of workplace involve checking efficiency of
machineries and other equipment's used by employees and elements used to drive production
process should be assessed well. To guarantee that there are legitimate fire exits, fire douser and
other well-being apparatuses which would be utilised at the season of crisis circumstance
effectively.
Preparing representatives: This is also a crucial part of business and as recognised by Halder,
and Islam, (2015), which will involve various things such as direction and guiding to employees,
instructions, how the risk factors occurred, influences made by them and how to dispose them
with effective strategy and plans. It can be said that representatives will help to play a side role in
business in order to assess and determine factors which can cause risk or harmful activities for
employees or business should be reduce by effective strategies and plans.
Communication with employees: According to Ozturk, Yetis and Kitis, (2016), communication
plays a major role in business in order to share different thoughts, ideas, perspectives and issues
regarding any business activities. This will help to communicate those issues which are affecting
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operations and profitability. Managers are able to communicate with their employees in timely
manner which will help to make an effective interaction between them which will also help to
assist strategies and plans in order to achieve desired goals and objectives. Communication with
employees will also help to determine current issues and requirement or demand of employees in
order to run business smoothly and effectively. Regular communication with workers will help to
discuss health and safety issues as well which will reduce those factors which can produce risks
in business.
Investigating incidents: This will similarly be essential however taking so much care mischance
could occur nonetheless canvass that episode top to nether bases will be pettifogging. How and
why the natural event happened all's identification in charge of that subdivision will be a few
questions which would be most pettifogging to be replied. Luthra, Garg and Haleem, (2015),
likewise said that this communicating will assistance in taking farther remedial activities with the
content that such happening are not happening again later on.
Keeping up of records-All the happening or accident whether tremendous or little or anybody
injured it or not necessity be transcribed inside wellbeing and insecurity log book. Suzuki,
(2017), said that this will be accommodating in distinguishing the embattled conditions or areas
at geographic point. Record keeping will include that of medical aid, investigation record and
moreover the readying exercises.
Making safety a day by day programme Considering well non-being as merely after
nevertheless isn't great at this is as captious as every individual other component part and
location of expeditious that of collection, client goodness or monetary arrangement. Chartier,
(2014), said that disassociation and business organisation must be bestowed towards wellbeing
and security of worker and furthermore that of their relatives. An effective and risk free
environment will help employees to work in a safe place in order to do their jobs without and
fear of injury or death. As per the views of Frick and Perelshtein, Leseva and Gedanken, (2015)
all worker who are employed within arrangement should be need fully attractive themselves in
wellness and condition care program. If not, then it is the responsibility of employee to get them
occupied in those human activity so that they will be having cognition about the areas which are
prostrate to danger. The battle of worker will be respect to as worker taking full part in human
action which are accompanying to their wellness and safety and showing their enthusiasm in it. If
the force is occupied in this program of governance then this will also be increasing their
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satisfaction and thus, motivating them. While Ozturk, Yetis and Kitis, (2016), hold with the fact
that it is not at all that overmuch easy to get the engagement of all worker who are on the job as
there are any who must be least fascinated in this human action. There are besides some who are
not bounteous the reports of insignificant injuries or hazards which are fetching topographic
point. This is screening their low involvement in safety body unit of measurement and also in
other condition related fitting. Nurhayati, and Chatterjee, (2016) argued that there are any
workers who are participating in regular break and severance of country rule and considering
that, they will not be caught by any authorisation.
2.4 Occupational accidents
According to Holmquist, Schellenberger and Cousins, (2016) it is very crucial for
business in order to manage all the risks and hazards involved in operational activities and also
which occurs in the working area should be eliminated or reduced in order to reduce chances of
getting accidents at workplace. There are many risks occurred in an organisation and health and
safety is one of them which are very important for the management to consider such issues
effectively. Different health and safety issues such as injuries, electric shocks, impairment of
death and fire losses should be considered and monitored by business as well as management in
order to ensure employees that they are working in a safe and effective environment. In addition
to this, it is the duty and responsibility of management that they control such issues within firm
in order to reduce and eliminate them effectively and efficiently.
As per Schulte and Martinez, (2014) risks and hazards are the main issues within
business which affect production and profitability which has a great negative impact on
employee’s performances. This will also increase fear in them of unsafe environment which
affect their positive perception negatively and reduce chance of effective and quality production.
Occupational risk assessment plan and strategies should be maintained by management in order
to reduce such issue that helps both employees and business to achieve their individual and
desired goals as well as objectives which helps to increase profitability.
A department should be made by business which monitor all the activities in business and
managed by employees at workplace in order to ensure their health and safety towards dangerous
machineries and equipment's. This obligation will help to provide health and safety benefits to all
the employees working in the firm and will deliver services related to safety environment. This
will help employees to motivate and encourage towards work as well as in participating in
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organisational activities. There are some measures taken into consideration which will help to
provide significant benefits to workers such as training and development programmes related to
health and safety. In addition to this, measures such as techniques, tools, replacement and
dangerous equipment should be monitored in the working environment.
Mills, (2016), organisational measurement is crucial for every business that major
resources within firm should be managed and controlled accordingly in order to ensure
workplace safety. This will also help to prevent workers at workplace in order to do something
negative or harmful activities which helps to increase safety and security of employees. Health
and safety is a major concern for business that employees are the people who have such risks of
causing death or getting injured from dangerous equipment's. It can be an obligation for
employee if any worker is harmed or in risk which affect his or her health. In respect to this, an
effective risk assessment plan will help management to manage all the activities within firm
which can cause accidents or harmful activities to workers at workplace effectively.
According to a survey it is analysed that there are so many risks involved in business
operational activities which can easily harm any employee towards his or her health or safety
concern. Management should manage a risk assessment plan which will help to identify and
determine those areas which can produce risks for employees. There are so many cases can be
seen in which the natural disasters takes place for the accident and there is no fault of anyone.
This will help them to make relevant strategies and plans that will help to eliminate or reduce
such risks involved in business key areas effectively. In addition to this, a special committee is
important for preparing a risk assessment plan that it will cover all the activities in business
which can easily affect health and safety programmes of employees.
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Figure 2: Safety management.
[Source: Mills, 2016]
2.5 Action Plan to eliminate risk
According to Blattman and Dercon, (2016) it has elaborated that, there are several types
of illness and injuries prevention curriculum which has been utilising through Hong Kong nation
to provision of effective health and safety at workplace. Government of the nation has been
provided several types of legislative provisions at workplace to protect health and safety rights of
employees in the organisation. Government body of Hong Kong country is furnishing assistance
to manufacturing, chemical processing, construction organisations, mining industries with
environmental, health and safety hazard risk as well. Workers are more prostrate to wellness,
injuries and difficulty such as which are concerned to metabolism, vessel and generative and also
that of anxious groups. Numerous of them are exploiting to earnest troubles of death, cancer after
that of birth fault which are seen in children.
As per Bartley and Egels‐Zandén, (2015) it has stated that although there are no
particular processes which will be impacting and get rid from accidents which are incurring at
the occupational areas of the study. It being necessary for country's peoples to gaining
knowledge about effective awareness of the self-protecting method to get rid from it. In
occupational areas, employees and workforce of corporate sector are needed to be given proper
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education about it, so they will be able to reduce the risk in these areas. Howsoever, the best
manner is sorting of hazard which is an operation of evaluating danger to wellness and guard of
workers and employees. It is needed to be collected relevant information about to find out the
workplaces where accidents and these phenomena are occurring frequently.
The most dangerous areas of the city must be protected by authorities of state at the place
and some essential indicator board and signs must be aligned to making peoples aware about
what are the major causes behind happening these disasters. It will also help to boost the
production process which will help to increase profitability and provide significant benefits to
the firms so that they can achieve their desired goals and objectives. If the employer of the sector
is well-known about major causes for happening these issues, then the best solution can be
found out within respective manner.
Bartley and Egels‐Zandén, (2015) they have demonstrated that, All the one who are
accountable for carrying out and judgement of these explicit risks should knowing that
engagement of workers is of extreme grandness. Worker is the one who could express employer
about issues which they are coating at the case of doing job and so, their betterment in
determination devising activity is also necessitated. Hazard which are injury workers are
essential to be get rid of, in context to defend the individual who is acquiring wounded or
blistered as this will also bear upon their household with equal causation death of workers. As
per Jia, Govindan and Rajendran, (2015) it has described that, within Hong Kong nation, there is
a legal document which would be formulating demand to individuals to go through pre-
employment and periodical surgical investigation for getting into four main inhabits. This
activity of communication is suggested as a great occupational wellness attention particularly to
those workers who are surely unprotected to jeopardy in commercial enterprise regions. This is
also established that organisation or high government, if they are preparing for design and
scheming fresh complex then possible hazard might be obviated. Group and individualistic
activity is also crucial in manner of head off and preparation of hazard so this will be betterment
within occupation enrichment and composedness. Regular communication with workers will
help to discuss health and safety issues as well which will reduce those factors which can
produce risks in business. This will also help to reduce stress and tension and risk of getting
injured from any equipment's. It will also help to boost the production process which will help to
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increase profitability and provide significant benefits to the firms so that they can achieve their
desired goals and objectives.
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CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research methodology
It stated that a proper and systematic study of a topic that will give in that research so that
the researcher will reach at a situation of achieving the research target. To conduct a perfect
research, a researcher will apply some techniques (Taylor, Bogdan and DeVault, 2015). These
techniques referred in detail further. It is a specific process used for collecting, identifying and
analysing the data and information which is given in that topic. Every researcher makes a
research paper after completion of that research.
3.2 Research philosophy
It collaborates with nature, source and development. In other words research philosophy
is contains the data of all information which should be gathered, analyse and use for the research
process. It has four types that are realism, interpretivism, positivism and pragmatism. To reach at
certain success it is valuable for a researcher that he/she must be use the best type of research
philosophy (Mackey and Gass, 2015). The researcher can use positivism method to attain the
objectives and aim of research. By the efficient manner and effectively use of this method a
researcher can get the best result of this research. In the type of realism the two methods will be
chosen for fit the subject matter. That two methods are quantitative and qualitative. The
interpretivism type describes the small samples, in depth and conduct a qualitative investigation.
Last is pragmatism, it is mixed and multiple methods of design. It also has two types that
are quantitative and qualitative. A researcher uses these methods according to their suitability.
The research philosophy has impact on the research by practical implications. Every stage of a
research process is depended on hypothesis about the sources and nature of knowledge. In depth
research philosophy is a wider topic and for a strategic manager this may need to provide more
discussion of the philosophy. Every time it has seen that research methodology is much better
than any other methodology.
3.3 Research approach:
Research approach is a systematic plan and process that have the special; steps of broad
assumption to brief techniques of data interpretation, data analysis and data collection. Further it
is based on the nature of the research topic which is addressed. Research approach is two major
types that are first is approach of data collection and the second is approach of data analysis or
reasoning (Lewis, 2015). Therefore, in data collection two techniques are used qualitative and
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quantitative approach and as similar data analysis also have two types which are inductive and
deductive approach. Discussion of research approach is big part of every scientific study
regardless of the research topic. In this research approach, the deductive approach is known as
validity of assumption and in other one that is inductive approach it contributes to the emergence
of new generalizations and theories. There are an additional things is the adductive research
approach starts with 'puzzles' and 'surprising facts' and the research process is devoted their
explanation. At the starting point a researcher are not assured about the research that he/she
conducted because it is a situation where hypothesis is not developed. So in the process of
conducting the research the investigator's whole focus on the observation for the lead for build
abstraction. It is also a good thing for finding the proper image of research topic. However, it is
being applied for both Qualitative research and Quantitative research study. Inductive research
approach helps to the researcher for manage the dynamics and full focus on the individual
behaviour. This type of approach is also useful in build an alternative dimension for the study.
3.4 Research design
This draws out the aggregate methodology and arranging as indicated by which research
will be directed with the goal that outcomes which is primary point of research is taken out in
coherent way (Flick, 2015). Entire outline of research beginning from gathering of information,
its estimation and afterwards translation will be done of information. Which configuration to be
utilized as a part of the exploration work will be settled on factor of decision of research strategy
which is subjective or quantitative one? There are a few components of research configuration
are procedures, techniques that are identified with gathering and investigation of information. In
this part we will contemplate that examination configuration are of two kinds exploratory and
convincing. In the previous one will be done on in view of investigating a few sections of
research regions and who exclude taking out outcomes from the above said clarification.
While, in last technique point of scientist will lay on getting full and last finish of part.
Exploratory will likewise be concentrating on general substance of theme with the goal that what
will get bits of knowledge of circumstances (Silverman, 2016). While on other hand indisputable
is particularly determined and up to stamp what is to be incorporated into it. All the definite
choice obviously will be done in this sort of technique and information which is to be expected
should be clear and determined. In this present thesis which is founded on educational activity
and promotional material of employer so that they are excluded into part of structure risk and
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hazard saying. Investigator will be using definitive kind of investigation designing so that it
change state very broad what the subject is all about and how will better employer be portion in
lowering behind risk which are there at clip of activity.
3.5 Data collection
This is the principle part which is incorporated into any sort of exposition and research
venture which will characterize what will be the procedure and wellspring of information to be
utilized as a part of the subject (Vaioleti, 2016). It is done as such that elucidation turns out to be
simple toward the finish of research venture different source and kind of information gathering
strategies are essential and auxiliary. For the most part both these kinds of information
accumulation mode are been utilized as a part of all exposition and task as without which we
couldn't possess the capacity to arrive at conclusion. Essential information gathering method is
been utilized from the sources which are new and crisp and that are not been utilized as a part of
some other kind of exposition.
The creator will be have to take out new information from new sources guaranteeing that
information was not before utilized by anybody (Ledford and Gast, 2018). They all incorporate
poll which we will get ready taking into part around 25 specialists and administration staff of
with the goal that analyst could investigate that whether instruction which are given to
representatives are affecting and helpful for authoritative well-being and security or not. For
investigate of the subject we will likewise be utilizing optional information wellspring of
accumulation. In this kind of information gathering strategy we would utilize numerous sorts of
books, diaries, sites and artistic audit with the goal that we can arrive at conclusion. As the theme
which is been contemplated in this part will be on training given to workers about their well-
being and security. Auxiliary information will be extremely useful in finishing up with look into
fill in as there are numerous writers who are incorporated into this exploration venture whose
writing work will be said in this part some will be against the subject and some will be
incorporated into support of the point which will be composed.
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3.6 Data analysis
This is for the most part the last piece of thesis which will be incorporated making
conclusion and afterwards drawing down suggestions for the further restorative activities which
should be taken in association as this is been utilized (Smith, 2015). Information will be broke
down by considering the survey which will be set up by scientist in their part. Entire information
will be first sorted out into rearranged frame with the goal that we could effortlessly understand
what information about is. At that point that information would be broke down with proper
techniques. At the beginning stage we will review the information, arranging them entire and
after that we would break down entire information. As though the information isn't been broke
down we won't possess the capacity to reach determined conclusion and the entire research will
then be of no utilization toward the end. The point of the entire research is word related well-
being and security and how could teach workers would help us in these systems.
3.7 Sampling
Data sampling could be defined to as the process of choosing out randomly from
population given so that valid and realistic conclusions and recommendations are easy to make.
Sampling is very important which help the researcher to analysis that how they could be
including participants who are to give their opinion on independent bases so that specified
conclusions could be drawn (Humphries, 2017). The participants or respondents who are to be
included within should be having their own perception and thoughts about topic on which they
are to give their ideas into. As in this current dissertation which is dealing with evaluating and
determining health and safety issues within textile businesses in Mauritius- A case study on
Hoksun Co Ltd. So in this research and critically evaluation researcher would be taking sample
of 25 specialists and administration staff of Hoksun Company which is situated within Mauritius.
So in this research random sampling should be used so that from the total employees of company
randomly 25 specialist and administrative staff could be chosen and research is then conducted.
From this sample of 25 employees 10 questions are to be asked so that investigator could be able
to identify health and safety issues faced by them on regular bases. As only employees or labour
are the one who are facing these issues while conducting their day to day operations so they are
to be included within.
All these sampling within research are to be included so that they could be able to give
clear and in depth view of health and safety issues that are been faced by them all. They could be
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helping in whole research to identify what are the issues and giving some suggestion or
recommendation on this topic. The employees who are having knowledge about what risk other
are facing and how could it be eliminated or minimised with giving important suggestions.
3.8 Reliability and validity
Consistency within the data collection and analysis would be defined to as all information
which is included in dissertation must be having their set limits and distinguished from what
should not be taken place (Bryant, Matthews and DeClerk, 2017). All data which are gathered
and interpreted have to be much specified and having variety of knowledge about health and
safety of employees and what issues are been faced by them while working. The data collected
must be in reliable form so that it becomes easy for them to come to specified conclusion based
on that collected data. The information which are to be gathered should be taken from reliable
sources like that of Wikipedia never be taken as bases of data.
Other than this all facts and figures which are to be included must be valid up to date like
information should be good and not be taken from old books or articles which could be having
some different conditions included within. Then the literature review that needs to be critically
evaluated must be all correctly cited in name of author or sources from where they are extracted.
All the data which are to be included must be free from biasness and distortion so that results and
outcome generated are correct and showing up the main and important aspect of research
(Creswell and Clark, 2017). The extent to which one set of data is applicable or reliable into one
particular assessments of information is called to as reliability of data. If that data is tested once
or twice it should be giving the same results at every time this could be regarded to as validity of
results and that of data.
3.9 Ethical issues
In all types of research it is mostly required that investigator would be using impact of
humans as their participants and then they would be creating some legal, ethical, political and
social issues (Galassi, 2017). These would be defined to as research ethics and having analysis of
issues or problems faced by them if researcher is including interference of humans. Like at the
time of conducting study scholar should not be harming any person or participants in either
psychological or physical sense. They are to include only those respondents who are having clear
knowledge on topic otherwise their wrong information could be hampering research.
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Here are mentioned some of the moral issues faced by researcher at time when research is
taking place:
Informed consent- this is the most prior thing which is to be done while initiating the study
which will be taking written or informed consent of all respondents who are to be taking part in
concluding it.
Beneficence- this is the second most important part which includes duty and responsibility of
researcher that they are not harming any of respondents who are to take part in study.
Respecting of anonymity and confidentiality- researcher while initiating or doing their
researcher should also be keeping all their collected data in some safe place (Moores, 2017).
Keeping the data related to respondents details and other information in security is of utmost
important.
Respecting privacy- the demographic information of respondents are to be kept private and not
leaking out of that would be acceptable on behalf of researcher.
All of these information and research issues mentioned must be considered by researchers
so that they are not facing any kind of legal problems in coming time.
3.10 Research limitation
It is a scientific method in which creative and systematic work is undertaken including
human knowledge, culture and society. It is used to expand the project based on past to develop
further knowledge on a topic. It may be basic research, political research, applied research,
medical research and many more. In this field many new things can be learned by doing different
experiments.
Research Limitations: Many problems are identified in different disciplines of research that are
of the immediate concern to the business.
Lack of Confidence: A negative point view is hit to the mind of business men that the
researchers misuses the data provided by them. This is the reason they hesitate to share their data
with the researcher organizations.
Absence of code of conduct: There is no existence of code of conduct for the researchers.
No better availability of the library for the researchers so they have to spend more and more time
in irrelevant books (Brown, 2017). This causes the wastages of time.
Expensive publishing: After the completion of a research project, a medium is needed to publish
the research project in different international journals and publishing in international journals is
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not an easy task because it is very expensive. A research project is totally in-vain until it is
published in an international journal.
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CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
4.1 Introduction
In this following research about 25 specialist and administration staff was included and
questions were asked to them. So now in results and discussion section various themes would be
prepared and interpretation would be taken out so that outcomes are arrived.
4.2 Data analysis
Section 1: Socio economic and demographic condition
Theme 1: Time duration within Hoksun Company
Table 1: Time duration within Hoksun Company
Particular Respondents
0-1 year 5
1-2 year 10
3-4 year 5
Above 4 years 5
Total 25
Interpretation:
Figure 3: Time duration within Hoksun Company
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Hoksun Company is a textile company. This company has been running for the last more
than four years. Currently about 25 employees are engaged with this company with their
different experiences. Five employees have been working here for last few months, means they
have less work experience. There are about 10 employees who are going to be promoted in
recent upcoming days. Five people have been working here for last four years and they have
been promoted already with their good positions. These all promoted employees are the senior
employees of the company and they have more responsibilities towards the company. The super
senior’s employees of the company have been working here for last 4 years and they are only 5
in numbers. These are the most experienced people with their high paid salary by the company. It
may be said that these five are the strongest pillar for their company.
Theme 2: Employment bases
Table 2: Employment bases
Particular Respondents
Yes 20
No 5
Total 25
Interpretation:
Figure 4: Employment bases
This company has both policy to hire employees. It may hire employees either on
temporary bases or on permanent bases. The total employees are categorised into two part on the
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bases of employment. One is temporary employees whose number is only 5 and another is
permanent employees whose number is 20. It is obvious that the salary paid to the permanent
employees is more than that of the temporary employees. The temporary employees who are
working there may be engaged as a supportive staff in the company. The work quality of the
temporary employees would be noticed for few months by the seniors. After that company will
take decision for the further process regarding temporary employees. The temporary employees
can easily leave the company whenever they want if they get any better opportunity.
Theme 3: Hour of working within factory.
Table 3: Hour of working within factory.
Particular Respondents
Day 15
Evening 5
Night 5
Total 25
Interpretation:
It is important for researcher to understand that how many employees of company are
working in what shift so that they could analyse amount and quality of working hazards within.
Like it is generally included that those working in night shift of textile industry are having more
exposure to threat of hazards and they should be getting more safety on their working and health
as well (Yousaf, Liu and Si, 2016). While those who are working on day shift would not be
indulging in more threat or risk to their lives and health.
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Figure 5: Hour of working within factory
So out of 25 employees who were asked about their shift most of them preferred working
in day shift as compared to night or evening. 15 respondents out of 25 said that they are been
working in day shift which is more good and affectivity for them in regard to health, safety and
also productivity. While on the other hand 5 of them said that they are working in evening shift
and they also preferred working in that shift only. On the other hand 5 of them also said that they
are working in night shift and like to work in this shift only as this is the time when least
disturbance would be there.
Section 2: Management related
Theme 4: Management communication
Table 4: Management communication
Question Strongly
agree (1)
Agree
(2)
Neutral
(3)
Disagree
(4)
Strongly
disagree
(5)
Total
Management of company is
listening to your health and
safety issue
8 5 6 4 2 25
Company is involving
employees within decision
making process
9 6 7 2 1 25
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Safety is the highest priority
of company
7 4 8 4 2 25
Interpretation:
Health and safety issues are been addressed by management.
This company is also providing the service of health and safety measures to their
employees. According to the table given here it is clear that the medical services which are
provided to the employees are not satisfactory for everyone. There may be different reasons of
this. There are only eight employees who are completely satisfied with the medical services
being provided to them. This also shows that these employees have been working here for last
many years.
Figure 6: Health and safety issues are been addressed by management.
Some employees only experienced the average medical facilities being provided by the
company. Such employees are only 2 in number. There are about 6 employees who never
experienced the medical services. Perhaps they never need this or it may be also possible that
they are new comers in the company. So these employees have neutral response towards medical
services. Now only six employees remained who have bad experience about medical services
being provided by the company. Four employees are saying that medical services provided by
the company are not according to the promises made by the company. Finally, two employees
have completely faded up with the medical services for these two people there is nothing as a
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medical services in the company. Perhaps, they may had very bad experience related to medical
services.
Involvement of employees in decision making process regarding health and safety
Many decisions are taken for the betterment of company. Good companies always
involve their important employees at the time decisions are taken. Here among 25 employees
only 9 employees are in favour that a company should involve their employees in decision
making process. There may be reason behind this that they have been working there for many
years so they know more about the company. Six employees are not completely agree with this
type of statement but they may be supportive when anything will be asked to them.
Figure 7: Involvement of employees in decision making process regarding health and safety
Here are few newly joined employees who don't have more ideas about the company's'
profile so they are not going to take part in the decision-making process of the company. But
they are also not in against of the statement. It may be possible that they may take part in
decision making process in future after gaining their experiences. Finally, only three employees
left in the company who are totally against the statement and they never agree to take part in the
decision making process of the company. The reason behind this may be that their ideas had
been rejected in pastor no one listened to them so they are not interested.
Highest priority is safety for company
Safety and security of employees is very much essential as included within literature
review part as well. This means that labours including those in management staff or whether in
factory base are all responsibility of senior level management that they are providing health and
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safety environment to them. If company is not been able to provide health and safety
environment then it becomes difficult to manage and train employees. There is increased risk of
occurrence of hazard and accidents into company if management is not able to priorities safety,
health and security of employees while working. Number of incidents occurs in textile industry
which leads to various sever injuries and accidents with employees or other technical instruments
of company. This is creating increase of loss to human health and cost to company so it is better
that they are prioritising health and safety of employees and that of other instruments in textile
company like that of Hoksun.
Figure 8: Highest priority is safety for company
25 staff members were questioned about this safety and view of management towards it
so 7 of them said that yes highest priority of company is their health and safety only. All 7 of
them strongly agreed to this point as number of time they identify that company is taking strong
steps in initiating safety of company. While 4 of them also agreed on this question but their
opinion was not having very strong agreement as they only slightly agreed on to company’s
priority upon employee’s health and safety. Highest among them which are 8 of them were
having moderate or medium view on the topic of priority of company on safety of employees.
On the other hand there were some employees who sometime have experienced that
company has nothing to do with their health and safety. So among this also 4 of them were
disagreeing on this including that they did not agree with whether company is caring or
interested into their safety or not. Besides 2 of them highly disagreed on this point of company is
not taking any kind of strong efforts or steps to safeguard the life of employees.
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Section 3: Health and safety related
Theme 5: Organisation following all occupational health and safety acts and regulations.
Table 5: Organisation following all occupational health and safety acts and regulations
Particular Respondents
Yes 17
No 5
Neutral 3
Total 25
Interpretation:
Occupational safety and health 2005 of Mauritius is been followed and implemented in
all company and factors of country (Knez, Hrnčič and Škerget, 2014). Under this act there are
duties and responsibilities of management of company that they following all rules and
regulations which are been laid down. So from the majority of replies on question asked that
whether Hoksun Company is following or working according to this Occupational Safety and
Health Act 2005 or not was yes. About 17 respondents included that they completely agree that
company is been following this occupation act and all other regulations as well. On the other
hand 5 of them said that they did not agree whether company is been following rules and
regulations related to occupational health and safety acts or process.
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Figure 9: Organisation following all occupational health and safety acts and regulations
In addition 3 of them were also there who was having no certain idea about whether
company is following or not so they didn’t gave their opinion. But this becomes very much
essential that all companies of Mauritius is governing or following occupational health and
safety acts and other regulations. If they are following then it would become easy for them to
overcome all health and safety related issues or chance of any legal action on company would
also be minimised.
Theme 6: Organisation having program for regular training of health and safety of
employees.
Table 6: Organisation having program for regular training of health and safety of employees
Particular Respondents
Yes 18
No 7
Total 25
Interpretation:
Just following rules and procedures of Occupational health and safety act 2005 in
Mauritius would not be enough but it is the duty of company that they are organising training
and learning sessions for employees. As labours or workers are the one who face most hazards
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and putting their lives in risk to achieve goals and objectives of company. So as per efforts of
company it is required that management is organising program in regard to train and educate
employees in respect of health and safety. If the employees are getting correct amount of training
so that they are having knowledge of all hazards and accidents which are common in textile
industry (Turker and Altuntas, 2014). They would also be knowing about what are steps which to
be followed when any hazard occurred within factory like that of short circuits which lead to fire.
It is most essential that all employees who are working must be knowing in what hazardous
conditions which could be faced by them on daily bases. If employees are having adequate and
accurate amount of knowledge of hazards and other risk related to their lives it becomes easy for
them to handle them or lower down the risk. So training must be giving for both terms so that
employees are knowing what hazards and risk are associated with them and how could they be
solving each one.
Figure 10: Organisation having program for regular training of health and safety of employees.
So in this regard question was asked to 25 respondents that whether organisation is
having program for regular training of health and safety of employees or not. 18 of them
included that company is indulging into training and development programs so that they are
knowing about their health and safety issues and steps to resolve it. While on other hand rest of
them which are about 7 also included that as per their thinking company is not giving any kind of
training. They also included that Hoksun is not allowing them to involve in any kind of training
and development programs which is especially related to health and safety if employees only.
Theme 7: Organisation promoting participation of employees within health and safety.
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Table 7: Organisation promoting participation of employees within health and safety
Particular Respondents
Often 10
Sometimes 8
Never 7
Total 25
Interpretation:
As health and safety is major part which is related to employee and their learning part so
it the duty of management that they are promoting participation of employees. As employees are
the one who are in actual contact of all associated risk and hazards related to day to day working
and operations. The risk of getting injured or hurt is mostly related to all employees only so it is
necessary that their participation within health and safety is promoted by management of
company (Diabat, Kannan and Mathiyazhagan, 2014). If employee’s involvement is there within
policy formulation related to health and safety while working or implementing any kind of
procedures. So management of company must be promoting participation of employees within
health and safety programs or planning. With the help of employees it would be easy for
company to form all rules and regulations regarding health. As employees are knowing in detail
about what kind of hazards they are facing while working in textile industry and what are the
methods which are helping them to correct it.
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Figure 11: Organisation promoting participation of employees within health and safety
25 respondents were asked the question about what do they think whether company is
creating any promotion for employees participation or not. Majority of them which is about 10 of
them stated that very often company is been promoting them to participate in health and safety
programs and policy making procedure. Other than this 8 of them said that only sometime
company remember to promote or motive employees in participating into health and safety
activities. In addition to this 7 were also there who said that Hoksun and its management are not
at all promoting their efforts to participate employees within this health and safety programs.
Theme 8: Health and safety issues
Table 8: Health and safety issues
Question Strongly
agree
(1)
Agree
(2)
Neutral
(3)
Disagree
(4)
Strongly
disagree
(5)
Total
Safety inspection is done
regularly
8 8 4 3 2 25
Accident-report is published and
shared among the employee and
on notice board.
8 9 3 4 1 25
There are presence of dust and
gases, which are injurious to
health, in our work environment.
3 2 6 7 7 25
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Special examination of eyes,
teeth and ears, when needed.
9 6 7 2 1 25
Interpretation:
Safety inspection
Safety audit or inspection is the regular and properly done process on documents bases
which help the company or management to identify hazards and risk in workplace. Under this all
hazards which are linked to company and techniques to prevent them would be included on bases
of operating safety. So this becomes very much important that organisation is following all
safety inspection or audits so that it becomes easy for them to relate their safety measures with
actual work done. On part of textile industry or company it is very much important that they are
forming safety committee who would be responsible to carry on audit and functions of health
and safety as well. It is very much important that Hoksun is incorporating safety inspection and
audit so that it becomes easy for them to acknowledge documentation related to this process for
further reporting.
Figure 12: Safety inspection
So in this respect 25 respondents were asked question related to is safety inspection been
conducted on regular bases or not. So 8 of respondents included that they are having strong
agreement with this point that inspection is been conducted on regular bases. While 8 of them
said that they only agree with this issue of safety inspection by management is done on regular
bases or not. 4 of them were having no clear option or clear idea of whether it is been conducted
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by company or not as they were all included to as new joinee within company who were not
having clear idea. In addition 3 of them were disagreeing to point that Hoksun is not been
applying any kind of safety inspection is conducted on regular bases or not. Rest 2 of them said
that they totally disagree with the point that safety inspections is done regularly or not.
Publishing of accident report on notice board and shared among employees
All the unusual events like that related to any accidents, hazards and pertaining risk need
to be entered into report format which thus would be called to as accident report. Under this
report all kind of events, like that of injury to any employee, when accident did occurred, what
was the reason all things need to be included within report. Then it is required that this report is
been published on notice board so that everyone is knowing about that incident and then it also
need to be shared among employees. This is necessary so that all employees who were not been
involved into that incident must be having knowledge about that accident and how to resolve that
as well.
Figure 13: Publishing of accident report on notice board and shared among employees
8 out of 25 respondents included that there is provision of publishing the accident report
on notice board of factory and also sharing it with all other employees. They all strongly agreed
upon this above stated point. While 9 of them were only agreeing onto this point and they also
included that there is provision of sharing accident report among employees and also putting that
on notice board. There were some who were only neutral as 3 of them was having no clear idea
related to this as they neither said Yes nor No on this point. In addition to this 4 of them were
disagreeing that company is not having any kind of accident report publishing on notice board
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and it was also not shared among employees. Lastly only 1 of them included that he strongly
disagreed on this point and included that company is not been involved in preparing any accident
report nor into its sharing or publishing as well.
Presence of dust and gases that is injurious to health and working environment
Dust and gases are the main source of unhealthy working environment which includes
that there are many results if environment is not kept clean. If there is dust and gases that are
presence within the work place especially in that where employees are actually working then it
would be injurious to health of employees. So it is the duty of management that they are been
ensuring that working environment is kept neat and tidy so that there are no chance of injuries to
employees. As they are the one who is majorly affected or exposed to all kinds of risk to injury
so their safety is of utmost importance.
Figure 14: Presence of dust and gases that is injurious to health and working environment
7 of 25 respondents said that they don’t think that there is any kind of presence of dust
and harmful gases which could be injurious to their health in their working environment. This is
good thing that there is no presence of dust and of gases which could be harmful for employees
who are working within factory. 7 of them were disagreeing with this by saying that there is very
neat and clean atmosphere while they are working within Hoksun factory so there are very
limited chances of them getting injured on that affecting health of employees. 6 of them were
having only moderate answer as they did not added much towards this particular question so
their idea and thought was quite neutral on to the question asked. 2 of them agreed that factory is
having presence of dust and gases which would be harmful for health of employees and 3 of
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them strongly agreed to this. They said that there are high presence of gas and dust in atmosphere
which is due to not conducting timely and regular clean-up of factory premises.
Special examination of eyes, teeth and ears as and when needed
The company and management must be organising camps for regular health check-ups
for employees especially on part of their eyes, teeth and ears. All these health examination is
important on the part of management to conduct these as and when needed so that health and
safety is maintained of all employees. There must be special examination of eyes, teeth and ears
as and when needed or on regular interval of time. With the help of this type of examination or
test employees would be healthy and their check-up can be identifying all kind of problems or
disease if it is there.
Figure 15: Special examination of eyes, teeth and ears as and when needed
9 out of 25 respondents included that there is a special examination of eyes, teeth and
ears of employees are done on regular bases or as and when there is need of it. This could be said
that it is very good practice of management that if they are been able to conduct such special
check-up for all employees of factory. While 6 one of them were who only agreed on this that
there is regular check-up of eyes, ears and teeth of employee which is helping them to identify
any problem with any of the body parts stated above. 7 were of them reacted on neutral bases as
they were having no clear idea of whether Hoksun company is incorporating special examination
or not. 2 of respondents said that company is not at all incorporating any kind of check-up in
analysing the regular need of eyes, ears and teeth of their employees. in addition to this only 1 of
them included that he or she was in complete disagreement on part that company is not at all
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having any kind of special examination of eyes, teeth and ears of employees who are been
working in hazardous conditions.
Theme 9: Safety measure plan are implemented within Hoksun Company.
Table 9: Safety measure plan are implemented within Hoksun Company
Particular Respondents
Yes 15
Neutral 5
No 5
Total 25
Interpretation:
Safety measure plan would be known to as that planning which includes all kind of safety
precautions which is needed by company so that they could be ensuring safety of all employees
within factory and company. Under this type of plan all procedures and precautions related to
safety and its measures are been taken so that management could be performing correct health
and safety implementation. It is regarded to as most important part as this becomes easy for
management to take care of this safety measure so that employees are been protected and having
knowledge of hazards included.
Figure 16: Safety measure plan are implemented within Hoksun Company
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So it could be said that 15 out of 25 employees agreed with the point that yes Hoksun is
following safety measures plan and it is also been implemented on regular bases. While 5 of
them were neutral on this part as they were having no clear idea of whether company is
following safety measure plan or not. In addition to this 5 of them said that Hoksun is not been
implementing any kind of plan related to safety measure.
Theme 10: Recommendation for further changes or betterment.
Interpretation:
On the bases of all the above question and their interpretation done by researchers side
there were some recommendation which was given by employees or 25 respondents who were
included within this health and safety model of Hoksun Company. It was suggested by
respondents the following points like that of:
1. Safety inspection must be done on regular bases which would be helping employees and
management in knowing about incidents or accidents occurred.
2. Promotion of participants of employees within their own health and safety should be
done by management so that they are suggesting and putting some ideas related to all
kinds of safety.
3. There must be regular program of training for health and safety of employees so that they
are knowing all about risk and hazards associated while working.
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CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Conclusion
From the whole above dissertation or study on analysing of health and safety issue of
Mauritius textile industry it could be concluded that taking care of health of employees is duty
and responsibility of management. Under this study critically evaluation of all health and safety
issues and how it is important to promote participation of employees were included. It becomes
vital that textile industry is ensuring safety and security of employees who are working within
company. All of them must be aware of what hazards and risk are associated with working
environment if company or those of factor as there are chance of getting injured or hurt. So it
would be concluded that all things which are been included within health and safety measures
like that of safety plan, accident report, risk assessment plan and hazard related steps should be
known to employees. Company like that of Hoksun should be creating environment of promoting
and improving health and safety environment. It is essential on part of management that
workplace health and safety issues which would be affecting employees must be known to them
so that they could be able to learn how to save themselves and others during the time of any kind
of hazards.
It is required as the company that they are encouraging all employees to take part in their
safety and health programs and the activities which are managed by company. Hoksun is
implementing many type of health and safety measures and activities related to it which is not
helping employees to identify risk but company could also be knowing how to resolve the issues.
The conclusion would be made based on investigation incidents are the most important thing
which management is doing within textile industry. Then keeping and sharing all incidents
among employees is also very much important as this would be enabling organisation to educate
staff of company on regular bases. There are number of risk and occupational accidents which
are been related by business and all of them are directly impacting employees as they are most
prone to risk. It is duty of management of Hoksun that they are not only controlling risk and
hazards but also educating employees about it, promoting their involvement within this health
and safety measures as well.
5.2 Recommendation
On the bases of above report and its conclusions there are some recommendations that are
to be made so that it becomes easy for others to understand measures related to health and safety.
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 Management must be listening to all health and safety issues which are related to
employees so that they could be able to participate within policies making related to this
health factor only.
 Hoksun Company must always be prioritising safety of its employees so that this could
be attracting more employees to get associated with textile mill.
 All kinds of Occupational health and safety acts and regulations are to be followed by
company which is regulating the effect of safety upon employees and helping company to
face all legal issues.
 Various types of training and other development plans must be implemented within
company so that this is enabling management to effectively teach employees about health
related issues while working in textile industry and how could they resolve it.
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APPENDIX
Appendix 1: Questionnaire
Research Questionnaire
Name:_____________
Age:_______________
Occupation:________
Position:___________
Section 1: Socio economic and demographic condition
Q1. How many months or year you have worked in Hoksun Company?
 0-1year
 1-2 year
 3-4 year
 Above 4 year
Q2. Are you been employed on permanent bases?
 Yes
 No
Q3. What is your working hours within the company?
 Day
 Evening
 Night
Section 2: Management related
Q4. Management communication
Question Strongly
agree (1)
Agree
(2)
Neutral
(3)
Disagree
(4)
Strongly
disagree
(5)
Management of company is
listening to your health and safety
issue
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Company is involving employees
within decision making process
Safety is the highest priority of
company
Section 3: Health and safety related
Q5. Is your organisation having system for governing or following all occupational health and
safety act and regulations?
 Yes
 No
 Neutral
Q6. Is organisation is having program for regular training health and safety of employees?
 Yes
 No
Q7. Is organisation is promoting your participation within health and safety?
 Sometimes
 Often
 Never
Q8. Health and safety issues
Question Strongly
agree (1)
Agree
(2)
Neutral
(3)
Disagree
(4)
Strongly
disagree
(5)
Safety inspection is done regularly
Accident-report is published and
shared among the employee and
notice board.
There are presence of dust and
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gases, which are injurious to health,
in our work environment.
Special examination of eyes, teeth
and ears, when needed.
Q9. Whether safety measure plans are been implemented within company?
 Yes
 No
 Neutral
Q10. Do you having any recommendations for further changes or betterment?
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