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

“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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