Impact of Industrial Sanitation in the Prevention of Occupational Health Problems among Factory Workers in Niger Flour Mill Industry in Calabar Municipality in Cross River State, Nigeria

The study explored impact of industrial sanitation in the prevention of occupational health problems among factory workers in Niger Flour Mill Industry in Calabar Municipality in Cross River State, Nigeria. Three (3) hypotheses were formulated to direct the investigation. Two Hundred (200) respondents were drawn from the population of workers in various departments of the industry for the study. Data were collected from the sampled workers using well designed and validated structured questionnaire titled “Industrial sanitation and prevention of occupational health problem questionnaire (ISPOHPQ)” Data collected were subjected to statistical analysis using Chi-square (X2) test statistics. Results obtained indicated a positive significant relationship between the industrial sanitation in terms of solid wastes, liquid wastes, and gaseous waste management and health of workers in the industry. It was concluded that proper industrial sanitation through sound solid wastes, liquid wastes, and gaseous waste management lead to improved health and well-being of workers, especially in Niger Flour Mill Industry. From this finding, it was recommended among others that the management of the industries should ensure that effective sanitation is put in place, especially in the area of solid, liquid, and gaseous wastes management so as to improve the health of workers in the industry.