Table 4 Exposure index
Forest workers (FW) | Construction workers (CW) | Security personnel (SP) | Seasonal workers (SW) | Visitors (V) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Main activities | Gathering forest products, fishing, hunting, logging | Dam or road construction, mining | Patrolling | Farming-chamkar, plantation | |
Population type | Local, Mobile, Migrant | Mobile, Migrant | Mobile, Migrant | Local, Mobile, Migrant | Mobile |
Work area | Upland forest, forested hills | Upland forest, forested hills | Border forest | Foot hills, plains, valleys | |
Forest location Score | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Housing type | Tents, none | Huts, barracks, tents | Huts, barracks, tents | Tents, huts | Wooden or concrete house |
Housing type Score | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Prevention measures use | Very low | Low | Low to medium | Low | Medium |
Prevention measures Score | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Exposure index | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |