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2018, International Journal of Preventive, Curative & Community Medicine
Journal of Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences
Knowledge on occupational health hazard and safety practices among the municipal solid waste handler2018 •
Background: All over the world nearly 860,000 people are injured every day and 2.3 million deaths occur annually due to occupational accidents and work-related diseases.There are limited studies that specifically determine the knowledge of waste handlers on occupational health problems and associated factors of occupational health problems and injuries in waste handlersin context of Nepal. Therefore, this studyaimed to assess the knowledge of waste handlers on occupational health and safety practices and its association with utilization of PPEs along with the condition of occupational health problems and injuries and factors associated with them among the waste handlers of Kathmandu Metropolitan City.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among selected 355 solid waste collectors by using semi-structured questionnaire and observation checklist, which was completed from March 2016 to May 2016. The data was entered into SPSS 20 version for analysis and a chi-squar...
2021 •
Background: A solid waste collection workers is a group of workers known as garbage collectors responsible for collecting garbage to the final disposal point or recycling. They are exposed to many risks while they are collecting waste such as bad odors, sharp materials, dust, harsh flies and they get dirty easily even when they using protective clothing. Objectives: The aim of this study to assess the occupational hazard and risk among solid waste collection workers and to determine the prevention methods for these possible hazards and risks. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Khartoum locality among 280 solid waste collection workers, 2017. Multistage sampling technique methods were performed. The data was collected through a structured questionnaire and observation checklists and analyzed by using SPSS version 16. Results: The study revealed that 76% of workers were not educated While, 67.1% injured at work. All workers (100%) were not had been subjected to the pre and periodic medical examination, did not have the personal protective equipment, not vaccinated against tetanus, HBV and HCV, and not trained in health practices and the safe handling of the waste. The study found statistically significant between lack of training on the safe handling of the waste and being injuries and accidents (p. value<0.05). Conclusion: Solid waste collection workers are more at risk during their work. However, they do not have the lowest levels of protection to perform their duties without risk. Therefore, all workers should be subjected to the pre and periodic medical examination, raise awareness, and provide training and personal protective equipment.
SWaCH is a cooperative of waste pickers engaged in Door to Door Collection (DTDC) of waste from citizens of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad. Nearly 2000 members of the cooperative work in the city of Pune within the administration of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). They go every morning on their push carts/cycle rickshaws/tempos with their buckets to collect waste from the households, shops, offices, factories and other establishments. They cover nearly 3,00,000 establishments comprising nearly 40% of the city’s population. SWaCH was established in the year 2008 for a number of purposes but the overarching objective was the welfare of waste pickers. However, the engagement of waste pickers in door to door collection in Pune was initiated nearly 20 years ago around 1990. The objective was clear – to improve working conditions by giving waste pickers direct access to clean waste at its point of generation. This engagement has steadily increased with time. With the formation of SWaCH, an MoU was signed between the PMC and SWaCH which clearly fixes the responsibility of both parties towards each other and the citizens in a way to facilitate not only better waste management, but also better resource allocation to improve the conditions of work of waste pickers. Clearly, one of the important purposes of shifting waste pickers from their traditional mode of waste collection, or rag picking, to DTDC is to reduce the hazards which waste pickers are traditionally exposed to as a part of their occupation. Nearly one third of the waste pickers in Pune are now engaged in DTDC as members of SWaCH. Whether or not, their occupation as SWaCH members is any less hazardous as compared to their waste picking counterparts is difficult to answer. However, it is safe to say that their occupational health and safety concerns are different from those faced by waste pickers. In spite of the changed nature of their interaction of their interaction with waste, SWaCH members still do interact with waste and are exposed to a large number of hazards. It is these hazards which are analysed in this paper. It attempts to draw a rough picture of the types of health problems afflicting waste pickers in engaged in door to door waste collection in Pune.
2020 •
The Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) comprises with household garbage rubbish, street sweepings, sanitation residues, etc. Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) includes generation, storage, collection, transfer, transport and disposal of Municipal Solid Waste. In the processes of the MSWM, the waste disposal workers are playing a significant role. These employees are suffering from the infectious diseases such as allergic respiratory diseases, musculoskeletal disorders, the lower back, neck, knee pain etc. One of the major reasons for this situation is the inappropriate handling of the safety measures during the collection and disposal of waste by the workers. This leads more health related problems to the workers further affects social, economic condition of their families. Therefore, the general notion in the developing and underdeveloped countries is that the waste disposal workers are facing high risk in health and safety aspects in their occupational condition. Therefore, to study about the occupational related health and safety condition of the Municipal Solid Waste workers is need of the hour in the present scenario. In this aspect, this study focuses the occupational health and safety condition of the municipal solid waste workers in the Musiri Panchayat Union, Trichy district, Tamilnadu. Methodology: It is an empirical study and the data was collected from the respondents in the waste collecting points and the dumping places. The data was collected through the self-structured interview scheduled and observation methods. The total number of the respondents is 60, both male and female workers. Result: The workers are facing health related problems. The workers are not following even the minimum level of safety measures during waste collection and other processes. The male workers are having the habits of drinking alcohol and smoking, eating tobacco and the female workers are felt satisfy and security in their working place.
World Journal of Environmental Biosciences
Study on Occupational Health Hazards of Municipal Solid Waste Workers - A ReviewInternational Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health
Occupational and social hazards among domestic solid waste collectors: a cross sectional studyBackground: Domestic solid waste collectors play important role in maintain hygiene of a community, especially in developing countries. Yet not many efforts are done to identify their health needs. The main objective of this study is to identify the morbidity pattern and social problems of solid waste collectors in urban Maharashtra.Methods: It was a cross sectional study. Study population consisted of domestic solid waste collectors who are registered under municipal corporation. Sampling was purposive. All the domestic solid waste collectors who came for specially arranged health check-up were included in the sample. Social and demographic information along with clinical history was collected using a structured questionnaire. General physical exam, eye checkup, skin examination and lab investigations were done in a specially organized camp, after obtaining prior consent of the participants. Data was analyzed using SPSS 19 software.Results: More than 90% of 98 solid waste collecto...
Science Journal of Public Health
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Among Solid Waste Collectors in Lideta Sub-city on Prevention of Occupational Health Hazards, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia2016 •
European Journal of Health Sciences
Assessment of Occupational Health and Safety Among Solid Waste Workers in Abuja Municipal Area CouncilPurpose: Risks occur at every step in the waste management process, from the point of collection at homes, during transportation and at the sites of recycling or disposal. This study aimed at assessing the occupational health and safety of solid waste workers in Abuja Municipal Area Council. Methods: Descriptive survey research was employed for the study. A sample population of 327 waste workers was obtained by using the Krejcie & Morgan, (1970) model for sample size determination. The random sampling technique using the table of random numbers was employed in selecting the waste workers. The instrument used for this study was a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire collected information on socio-demographic characteristics of waste workers, safety tools and hygiene practices, occupational injuries and diseases and awareness on Covid 19, disease. Descriptive statistics were employed in analyzing the data, with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Re...
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Jean Mabillon and the Debate on the Regular Origins of Secular Canonesses in Seventeenth-Century France, The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 74 (2023), 491-515.2023 •
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