Assessment of health hazards in production of printed paper packages

This paper discusses the health hazards faced in a company which produces printed paper packaging. The analysis is based on three main production processes, namely, printing, plate-making and washing. The components in the emissions of these processes are broken down into their chemical compositions and given a hazard rating. The analytic hierarchy process in the health hazard scoring system is introduced to evaluate the level of hazard of each process to the environment. When the hazard level encountered in each process is known, the necessary precautions and measures can be taken.