Occupational health has been ignored in plans and strategies for development. Workers are exposed to industrial chemicals and environmental pollutants resulting in serious health hazards among the workers. A study of work-related health problems among salt workers revealed that prevalence of ophthalmic symptoms was 56.9%, dermatological symptoms was 42.3% and other symptoms like headache, giddiness, breathlessness, muscular and joint pains were experienced by 50.4% salt workers. A better way to think of occupational health is as an investment, which pays off in worker health and fitness, lower costs for medical care, greater productivity and social well being. This is a crucial issue because occupational health can contribute a great deal to economic progress by providing family income security, protecting the most economically productive segment of the population, reducing the cumulative burden of disability, making health gains at a time when costs are low, and promoting equity in the workplace.It suggested that there should be more focus on the promotion of health, prevention measures, surveillance and assessment of health risks at workplace, dissemination of occupational health information providing required health precautions and advice and conducting health examinations.

KEYWORDS: Health Hazards, Salt Workers, Environmental Pollutants, Industrial Chemicals.