Data Acquisition
The data were collected in Cane handling units. Mills
.house. Process house. Boiler house. Power house and
Workshop. The data covered all the sections of sugar
mills with the detail of each machine/equipment under
the existing condition of the plant. The detailed
information and data were collected about critical
shortfalls in the existing design of machinery and
suggestion to overcome the shortfall at each section of
sugar mill. Noise level at different sections of sugar
mills, number of injuries of workers at each section,
percentage of workers provided safety equipments at
each section and total number of worker, skilled
workers, semi skilled workers and un-skilled workers at
each section of mill. Sugar industry is basically
seasonal in nature and operates only for 120 to 150 days
in a year (normally mid November to mid April).