- Tytuł:
- Occupational Safety and Health Status of Sanitation Workers in Urban Areas: A Pilot Study From Wuhan, China
- Autorzy:
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Gong, Y.
Yu, J.
Zhang, X.
Liang, Y. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/89907.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2013
- Wydawca:
- Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy
- Tematy:
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occupational safety and health
sanitation workers
urban health
urbanization
bezpieczeństwo i higiena pracy
urbanizacja
pracownik służb komunalnych - Opis:
- Sanitation workers' workload increases quickly with rapid urbanization, but there is almost no evidence or policy recommendations for their management in developing countries. This study describes the health status and occupational protection of sanitation workers; it also explores risk factors related to their health status in Wuhan City, China. Three hundred and eighty-five sanitation workers from 54 streets of Wuhan were surveyed. Their prevalence of 2-week illness and arthritis was relatively higher than in the general population in China. Findings related to occupational protection showed that both sanitation workers (users) and their managers (providers) neglected the role of low-cost protection measures, especially masks, soap/hand sanitizer and prejob training (use rate of 7.27%, 26.75% and 43.64%, respectively). High-intensity workload was an important risk factor for 2-week illness, and prejob training was an important protective factor against arthritis.
- Źródło:
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International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics; 2013, 19, 3; 435-442
1080-3548 - Pojawia się w:
- International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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