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Ecofriendliness: By: Manjulika Poddar BFT Iv

This document discusses legislation and regulations pertaining to environmental protection and workplace safety in the textile industry. It outlines several major acts passed between 1970-1990 to regulate air and water pollution, hazardous waste, and toxic substances. It also discusses environmentally improved textile products like organic cotton and recycled fabrics. The document then covers ecolabeling guidelines and ISO 14000 certification standards for companies. Finally, it identifies several health hazards for textile workers, such as lung disease and noise, and risks to consumers like dermatitis and allergies.

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Ecofriendliness: By: Manjulika Poddar BFT Iv

This document discusses legislation and regulations pertaining to environmental protection and workplace safety in the textile industry. It outlines several major acts passed between 1970-1990 to regulate air and water pollution, hazardous waste, and toxic substances. It also discusses environmentally improved textile products like organic cotton and recycled fabrics. The document then covers ecolabeling guidelines and ISO 14000 certification standards for companies. Finally, it identifies several health hazards for textile workers, such as lung disease and noise, and risks to consumers like dermatitis and allergies.

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ECOFRIENDLINESS

BY: MANJULIKA
PODDAR
BFT IV

Legislation and Regulation


TITLE

DA
TE

PURPOSE

Occupational Safety and


Health Act

197
0

Ensure workplace safety

Federal Water Pollution


Control Act

197
2

Regulate discharge of pollutants


into waterways

Clean Air Act

197
0

Establish air quality standards

Resource Conservation and


Recovery Act

197
6

Control hazardous waste

Toxic Substances Control


Act

197
6

Hazardous substance control


before sold

Clean Water Act

197
7

Control of Discharge into


waterways

Pollution Prevention Act

199
0

Reduce generation of pollution at


source.

Environmentally Improved Textile


Products
Do no harm the environment
Save natural resources
Examples: organic cotton, naturally
dyed fabrics, naturally colored cotton,
recycled textiles, new regenerated
cellulosic fiber lyocell.

Ecolabelling
The Federal Trade Commission has
developed some guidelines.
o Labeling
should
include
specific
information.
o If organically produced fibers or natural
dyes were used, this could be emphasized.

ISO 14000
To be certified companies must:
Articulate an environmental policy
Develop a plan that includes objectives and
targets for reducing environmental hazards
Implement
the
plan
and
provide
documentation that objectives are met
Monitor operations and institute corrective
actions when appropriate
Review operations and modify the plan when
needed.

Health Hazard
Hazard For Textile Workers:
Lung disease
Effect of inhaling minute, invisible
particles of grit or hard inorganic matter
Mainly in the production of asbestos
Two recent areas of problems- glass
fibers, cotton
Cotton
industry
workers
develop
byssinosis

Noise:
High level noises lead to hearing loss
Governmental standards regulate
noise levels in the workplace
Example: Shuttle-less looms
Protection- Ear protectors

Chemicals:
Chemicals are widely used to add value to
garments.
Chemicals play a very significant role in:
Colourful prints.
Soft handle.
Easy care.
Nano finish and so on.
Both natural and synthetic textiles are
subjected to a variety of finishing processes.

Chemicals:
Vinyl Chloride:
- Used in the production of plastic
backings and coating of fabrics
- Continued exposure causes liver cancer.
Formaldehyde:
- It has been associated with nasal cancer
in rats.
- Present allowable levels of formaldehyde
in the workplace are 1ppm.

Chemicals:
Four methods can be used in
textile wastewater treatment.
1.Physico-chemical methods,
2.Biological activated sludge(ASP)
methods,
3.Combined physico-chemical and
biological methods and
4.Oxidation methods with chlorine
gas.

Hazards to consumers
- Dermatitis: Skin irritation ( by
coarse wool fabrics or glass fiber
fabrics)
- Allergy to specific dyes, fibers, or
finishing
materials,
soaps,
detergents, fabric softeners, and
bleaches.

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