Dataset on occupational health conditions and safety practices among welders in Bangladesh

This data article provides a dataset on occupational health and safety of welders in Bangladesh regarding eye injury, respiratory disorder, and associated risk factors. The data, collected on a pre-tested structured questionnaire, consist of demographic information (age: 10-77 years, median ∼30 years; working experience: 1-50 years), work environment features (working time per day, type of welding, use of protective equipment), and self-reported health consequences (e.g., burning eyes, headache after work, breathlessness). The data set includes raw data, symptom frequency summary tables, a health symptoms by lifestyle element correlation matrix, and a sample machine learning program for predicting post-work headaches. All raw data are placed in the public domain through the Mendeley Data repository for reuse. No conclusions were drawn in this paper; instead, we present the data and how it may be utilized to allow for further studies on occupational health hazards and prevention measures among welders.