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Abstract Background: Workers at automotive workshops are one occupation that contributes to occupational hazards like physical, chemical, mechanical and biological hazards. A hazardous working condition not only brings numerous health risks to the workers’ health but also minimizes the enterprise’s productivity. Aim: assessing the effect of nursing interventions for prevention of occupational health hazards among workers at automotive workshops. Design: A quasi-experimental design was used.Setting: The study was conducted in five automotive workshops in El-Fayoum City. Sample: The total sample size in the current study was73 workers. Tools: 1st tool workers and work related data questionnaire.2nd tool workers occupational hazards structured questionnaire .3rd tool protective practices observational checklist. Results: Mean SD 31.28 ± 4.9, a high significant relations between workers knowledge and practices after interventions, p -value < 0.000 and a highly statistically significant positive correlation between age, work experience, educational level and their knowledge, practices at p value p value .009, .010 respectively.Conclusions: workers whom received a nursing interventions had a positive impact on workers knowledge and protective practices |