Prevalence of Occupational Health Hazards and Safety Measures Among Municipal Waste Workers at Assiut city | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 17, Volume 6, Issue 15, December 2018, Pages 150-161 PDF (561.61 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2018.59667 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Shimaa Mohamed Zaky1; Neama Mohamed El- Magrabi2; Fayza Mohammed Mohammed3 | ||
| 1Teaching Specialist of Nursing Sciences in Technical of Health Institute in Assiut | ||
| 2Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt | ||
| 3Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Municipal Waste Workers in waste management operations are the primary affected population at risk of exposure to waste hazards. This study aimed to: Assess the prevalence of occupational health hazards and safety measure among Municipal waste workers at Assiut city. Subjects &Methods: Descriptive research design was utilized. The convenience sampling was used; the total number (400) workers. Data were collected by utilizing two tools; First tool: Demographic questionnaire Sheet Second tool: An Observational Check List for practice of municipal waste workers. Results: Presented that 40.5% of the workers aged more than 50 years, while 27.0% less than 40 years. Also 70.7% of the workers were exposure to injury during work. While 93.7% of workers don't use personal safety measures. Only 25.25% of the studied sample had good knowledge. Conclusion: More than one third of the workers had poor knowledge about occupational health hazards and not applies safety measures practice. Recommendations: Educational program for workers to improve their knowledge and practice about occupational hazards and personal protective equipment | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Municipal Waste Workers; Occupational Health Hazards& Personal Protective Equipment | ||
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