The study was carried out in Port Harcourt to ascertain the air quality
status of air in welding workshops and the health implication on welders
in Port Harcourt. Five objectives alongside five research questions
were set to guide in the achievement of the aim of the study. The
experimental and the cross sectional research design were adopted in
carrying out this study. A total of 217 welders were sampled for the
study out of a total of 496 registered welders in Port Harcourt. The
probability sampling technique was used in determining the sample
population for the study. Descriptive statistics was used in the
analysis of the data collected from the respondents. The findings of the
study revealed that the air quality in the welders shop does not meet
internationally accepted standards, the use of personal protective
equipments is still not in its full state hence endangering lives of the
welders and that large number of welders have suffered from catarrh,
cough, Heart ache, waist pain skin rashes and breathing difficulty. The
study recommended that health is wealth; therefore if welders must be in
optimal health conditions, occupational based illness must be reduced.
On the basis of this health checks for every worker must be done
quarterly to verify the health status of every welder as to reduce their
health risk. It also recommended that there is need for quarterly air
quality assessment to be done to assess the air quality status of the
welder's worksite and then identify generators/sources of pollutants, so
as to reduce their occurrence.
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