ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS ON THE HEALTH AND BEHAVIOUR OF THE TRAFFIC FORCE

Abstract

The police hold a unique position in the society; Traffic Wardens play a very significant role in controlling the traffic system especially in the metropolitan and surrounding areas despite several limitations. The traffic police have the task which is more vital in the recent past, due to enormous growth in the numbers of various kinds of automobiles and road use. Traffic is managed by traffic police, who spent two thirds of their duty hours amidst of polluted working environment. Environmental pollutants have various adverse health consequences from minor to most important harmful fetal effects like prenatal disorders, infant mortality, respiratory disorders, allergy, malignancies, cardiovascular disorders, increase in stress oxidative, endothelial dysfunction, mental disorders, and various other harmful effects. Present study focused on the environmental implications on the health and behavior of the traffic force in District Faisalabad. Multi-stage sampling technique was used for data collection, while random sampling technique was used at all stages. Sampled shows that traffic warden faced many environmental pollutions borne diseases i.e. cough (76.7%), breath difficulty (51.3%), wheezing (5.3%), Running Nose (7.3%), Throat Irritation (40.0%), Throat diseases (33.3%), skin diseases (30.7%), viral hepatitis (21.3%), Congestion (16.0%) etc.

Key words: Pollution, Environment, Health, Behavior, Traffic force, Disorder.