Browsing by Author "Kolawole, A."

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Garment sizing system: a critical review of the past, present and future
(Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, University of Ibadan, 2020) Opaleye, A. A.; Kolawole, A.
Occupational lead exposure in printing presses: an analytical approach
(Akamai University, 2008) Oke, S. A.; Phillips, T. E; Kolawole, A.; Ofiabulu, C. E.; Adeyeye, D. A.
Lead absorption poses a great threat to the health of workers in printing presses where commercial publishing is done. A case example is the commercial printing operations in Lagos, Nigeria. Since regular exposure to lead dusts could result in lead poisoning, complications that could cause death of victims, monitoring and controlling lead absorption of operators is essential for the maintenance of workers’ health and for the avoidance of the risk of incurring heavy losses due to litigation. The purpose of this paper is to model the process, rate, and quantity of lead absorption in operators of printing presses. Measurements of lead absorption are made and compared to standards in individuals for control purposes. Two approaches are used. The first shows the risk of being poisoned by lead. The second approach relates lead poisoning to the rates of intake of lead into the body and its elimination out of the body. This model viewed the absorption of lead as a cycle and applied the continuity equation to this cycle.
On safety, health, productivity and national development
(Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, University of Ibadan, 2020) Kolawole, A.; Opaleye, A. A.
Occupational health and safety has become an important subject of discourse globally. The aim is to safeguard the safety, comfort and well-being of the workforce of any nation. This is applicable to all branches of industry, business and commerce, information technology establishments, recreational facilities without leaving out domestic activities. As a result of the effect of this subject on the economy and national development together with the challenges involved, the issue has attracted the attention of many stakeholders including government, management of work organisation, researchers among others. In this chapter, the combined impact of safety, health, productivity and national development is conversed. It is concluded that for a nation to develop, productivity must grow steadily and one of the key ways to attain this, is that the health, safety and well-being of the workers who are the drivers of development must be guaranteed in any workplace.