• Dr. D. S. Ghotekar
• Vishal N Kushare

Students who work in chemical laboratories are exposed to many kinds of chemical hazards. Occupational exposures to hazardous chemicals in laboratories referred to as the ‘Laboratory standard’ specifically addresses mandated regulatory requirements. Many educational institutes, colleges, universities and industries uses hazardous chemicals in their laboratories are now required by the laboratory standard to develop chemical hygiene plans .Even though these organizations may follow chemical hygiene plans, some times workers and students have to perform experiments which are beyond the capacity of laboratory standard. Continuous exposure of these chemicals affects the mental health of people working in laboratories. The purpose of this study was to examine the difference in mental health of students in chemical laboratories and students having no laboratory work. We had selected 30 students each from science discipline, 30 togetherly from Arts and Commerce faculties, from N. V. P. Mandal’s Arts, Commerce & Science College, Lasalgaon. It was found that students working in chemical laboratories were affected by bad odours, hazardous solids and gases, and found low level of mental health.

Mental Health, Chemical Laboratory, Bad Odour, Hazardous Chemical

"A comparative study of mental health of students working in chemical laboratories", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.83-87, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812111.pdf

"A comparative study of mental health of students working in chemical laboratories", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp83-87, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812111.pdf