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Table 7.1 Common possible risks in some of the workplaces
Occupation
Example
Common occupational risk
Injury
Communicable
diseases
Malignant
neoplasms
Circulatory
diseases
Neuropsychiatric
conditions
Respiratory
diseases
Digestive
diseases
Genitourinary
diseases
Primary sector
(extraction of raw
material)
Agriculture
✓
✓
Animal husbandry
✓
✓
Fishing
✓
Mining
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Collection of
forest produce
✓
✓
Secondary sector
(manufacturing)
Chemical
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Assembling
✓
Slaughtering and
meat packing
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Thermal power
generation
✓
✓
Textile
✓
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