Workforce Safety Practices and Employee Performance in Textile Manufacturing: Evidence from a Cotton Spinning Unit in Coimbatore, India

Workplace safety is a crucial factor in determining employee well-being and organizational success in the textile manufacturing industry due to occupational dangers such as cotton dust, mechanical injury risk, noise exposure, and ergonomic strain. Empirical data on the safety-performance link at the departmental level in Indian private-sector textile operations is still lacking, despite increased regulatory awareness.

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