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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and contributed significantly to Green Revolution and White Revolution in India in the 1960s and 70s. It has a very large campus and has several research centres throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997. HAU was initially a campus of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. After the formation of Haryana in 1966, it became an autonomous institution on February 2, 1970 through a Presidential Ordinance, later ratified as Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970, passed by the Lok Sabha on March 29, 1970. A. L. Fletcher, the first Vice-Chancellor of the university, was instrumental in its initial growth.
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ThesisItem Open Access Developmental and propagation of educational package for sanitation among school children(CCSHAU, 2016) Soni, Rekha; Mehta, ManjuHealth is one of the most important aspects of life of human life. Sanitation education is an active process of learning and doing by itself. In this process on individual has to assimilation and internalize the information and ideas, develop favorable attitude and adopt a behavior necessary for good health. For the assessment of sanitation in schools two areas rural and urban was selected from the Hisar district of Haryana state, for rural area two villages viz; Gawar and Devan and from urban area Hisar was selected purposively. From the selected areas two government schools from each areas was selected, from the selected four schools, fifty 9th and 10th class students from each school was selected for making a total of 200 respondents. Various socio- personal, economic and communication variables constituted the independent variables and knowledge, attitude, practices constituted the dependent variables. Data were collected with the help of pre- tested structured interview schedule. The inferences were drawn on the basis of frequency, percentage, paired„t‟ test, weighted mean score and correlation. The study revealed that more than half of the respondents were in 9th class with 15 to 16 years of age, had low family education status, medium size nuclear family and belonged to lower caste with labour work as their main family occupation. Majority of the respondents had negligible social participation. A set of five main messages on sanitation, viz. personal hygiene, food protection, water management, waste management and environmental sanitation were identified with its ten sub messages. Educational package that is poster, leaflet and lecture was prepared covering all the main messages. All posters were found highly effective for all its parameters by the experts. The five leaflets were also found highly effective for its all parameters. The impact of media regarding almost all messages, knowledge level, attitude and practices regarding sanitation of the respondents was low at pre exposure stage and shifted medium at post exposure stage. Impact Assessment Index of knowledge and attitude was found to be at moderate level in both urban and rural areas. Knowledge gain was found to be significant at 0.05 percent level of significance for all the messages of sanitation. Change in attitude and practices were found to be significant at 0.05 percent level of significance for all the messages related to sanitation. Change in practices was recorded significant at 0.05 level of significance among all the respondents. There was a positive relationship between age, education, occupation, family size and income of the family with gain in knowledge and negative correlation with caste. There was a positive relationship between age, education, occupation, family size and income of the family with change in attitude and negative correlation with caste.ThesisItem Open Access Occupational risk factor in grape cultivation and its ergo-solution(CCSHAU, 2016) Savita Kumari; Mehta, ManjuGrape (Vitis vinifera L.) is an important fruit crop in India. Grapes are the third most widely cultivated fruit after citrus and banana. Major grape – growing states are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra- Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and the north- western region covering Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, western, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Grape farming is less in physical nature but more in skillfully nature. Grape farming cultivation result in various health hazards and risks. The specific objective were the study on work profile and working conditions in grape cultivation, to assess the occupational risks in grape cultivation, to develop an ergo solution for highly risk prone activity in grape cultivation. The present study entitled” occupational risk factor in grape cultivation and its ergo solution” was conducted in three phases, phase-I three districts of Haryana state were selected purposively in consultation with Horticultural Department of Haryana state, where grape cultivation is being done and six grape orchards from these districts was selected randomly for the field study. PhaseII two Grape orchards were selected randomly for field experiment out of the six grape orchards selected in phase I. Phase-III. An ergo solution was developed in Phase III The feedback of ergo solution was also taken. For collecting the relevant data as per objective an interview schedule was prepared. Results revealed that a huge majority of respondents were doing grape farming from more than 9 years. Cent percent of the respondents were taking rest in between the work with length of work period 4-8 hours per days. Majority of the respondents were taking rest period of 60-120 min. Maximum problems faced by the grape orchard workers was postural problem, injuries/cuts, work place problem, physical problem, problem due to pesticides, problem due to work, problem due to high temperature and economic problem. In winter season temperature, light, humidity was below recommended value and CO2 and suspended particles matter were above recommended value. In summer season temperature and suspended particles matter were above recommended value and CO 2 and humidity and light below recommended value. Occupational risk was assessed through on the basis of physical load, biomechanical stress, physiological load and time load. On the basis of physical load and total repetitive strain in the grape cultivation pruning and harvesting activity had highest occupational risk. Maximum musculoskeltal discomforts of workers in grape cultivation were in harvesting activity. As per biomechanical stress and physiological load and time load pruning followed by harvesting were risky activity. Hence ergo solution was developed for these activities. The Acceptability of improved grape pruning secateurs highlighted that appearances and easy to work highest rank. Feasibility index of grape pruning secateurs was 93.2 indicating that it was highly feasible for them to use. The acceptability of ergo stool for pruning and harvesting highlighted that appearances and acceptable for use got highest rank. Feasibility index of ergo stool for pruning and harvesting was 82.8 indicated that ergo stool for pruning and harvesting was acceptable to the users.ThesisItem Open Access Occupational hazards among beauty parlour workers(CCSHAU, 2016) Pooja; Mehta, ManjuThe beauty care industry is one of the fastest growing industries of country. People are realizing the importance of good health and presentation and thus becoming more and more concerned about their health and beauty and visiting the beauty parlour. Women’s participation in the beauty activity shows the importance and contribution of women to economic productivity, there is need for occupational health and safety practices covering beauty parlor process. In the light of all these the present study was taken to investigate use of beauty parlours services by rural and urban families and appraisal of the work profile, work place, work environment and occupational hazards of beauticians. A sample of 50 customers from rural area and 50 from urban area were selected who were taking the services of beauty parlour and all the beauticians from 40 beauty parlours were selected purposively from Hisar city through snowball technique. The distance of parlour from home for preponderance of the customers was 0-2 Km. the thumping majority of customers were visiting to parlour for threading, followed by waxing. All the 100% of the beauticians had acquired training for beauty parlour service. 56% of the beauticians were not taking the rest during the work of beauty activity. Mean working year of the beauticians was 6.28 years and were spending 6-8 hours/day. All were using same types of instruments/tools and various brands of cosmetics. The extent of problems faced by the beauticians were long working hours (mean score 2.68), unnatural body posture (mean score 2.65) and ventilation not in sufficient amounts (mean score 2.53). Various furniture pieces were used to carry out the treatment and also during resting and waiting period. Most frequently occurred hazards was numbness followed by skin burn, skin itching, injury and swelling. Light, SPM was less than recommended value whereas, temperature, noise and carbon dioxide was more than recommended level in the most of the parlours. Most frequently occurred hazards was numbness (mean score 2.43) followed by skin burn, skin itching, injury and swelling. As per OWAS as well as RULA posture used in facial, hair treatment, hair cutting, make up, body massage and pedicure-manicure was not suitable and it needs to be changed instantly. The intensity of musculoskeletal discomfort as per human body map was highest in wrist/hand & neck (mean score 3.98) and facial activity got the highest VAD score of 9.77. The facial activity got highest posture load (posture load factor of 62), time load (time load factor of 97) and repetitive strain (repetitive strain load of 9). Hair treatment had highest physical load (physical load factor of 7.58). Body massage got highest pain load (pain load of 14.63). As per pain load maximum discomfort was in wrist, neck and lower back, trailed by shoulders, ankle/feet and fingers. Overall maximum occupational hazards of the beauticians were in facial with total score of 278.74, followed by hair treatment, body massage and waxing. The medium hazardous activities were pedicure-manicure, make-up and hair cutting. Bleaching and threading were least hazardous activity.