Evaluation of occupational health and safety intervention for the waste and sanitation workers in Bangladesh during COVID-19

Shoaib, Dewan Muhammad; Ahmed, Tanvir; Tabassum, Kazy Farhat; Hasan, Mehedi; Sharior, Fazle; Rahman, Mahbubur; Farah, Makfie; Rahman, Md Azizur; Ahmed, Alauddin; Tidwell, James B.; Alam, Mahbub-Ul

doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114288

Cited by 3 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 21 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Furthermore, the World Health Organization (2022) [11] stated around 829,000 people in low-and middle-income countries die each year due to lack of access to adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene, and also poor sanitation is believed to be the main factor causing around 432,000 of these deaths. Environmental sanitation plays an important role in reducing risk deployment COVID-19, as lack of access to proper sanitation can hinder prevention measures for COVID-19 [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]. Based on these situations, this study was to determine the relationship between waste and sanitation facilities on the spread of COVID-19 through the case study of Surakarta City, Indonesia.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing the Waste and Sanitation Infrastructures toward COVID-19 Spreading in Surakarta City, Indonesia

Miladan,

Istanabi,

Putri

et al. 2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

COVID-19 can spread rapidly in areas having high-density populations. The COVID-19 spreading in urban areas is higher than that in rural areas due to the population of urban areas being denser than that of rural areas. The existence of urban infrastructures is assumed to affect COVID-19 spreading in cities. The existence of waste and sanitation systems are the critical urban infrastructures relating to COVID-19 spreading. Surakarta is one of the cities in Indonesia having a high number of COVID-19 infection cases. Based on the Surakarta official website concerning COVID-19, it is known that COVID-19 infected about 37132 persons, or seven percent of the population until the end of the year 2022. This research seeks to reveal the correlation between the existence of waste and sanitation systems and COVID-19 spreading in Surakarta City. This research uses a quantitative approach supported by the statistical data which were retrieved from the Surakarta Statistics Agency, and the official website of the Surakarta Government concerning COVID-19 cases. The statistical data was processed by correlation analysis. The research result revealed that waste management correlates with the number of COVID-19 survivors’ cases. Meanwhile, the sanitation facilities even individually or communally do not correlate with the number of COVID-19 survivors’ cases. Furthermore, the factor of implementing health protocols has a low correlation with the number of COVID-19 survivors’ cases. The waste management is one of the important urban strategies for COVID-19 spreading. Furthermore, this study case describes that COVID-19 risk reduction relates more to urban management than urban planning.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing the Waste and Sanitation Infrastructures toward COVID-19 Spreading in Surakarta City, Indonesia

Miladan,

Istanabi,

Putri

et al. 2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

AI-Enhanced Remote Sensing Applications in Earth Science Processes for Enhancing Sanitation Workers’ Safety

Kumar,

Jasmin,

Sundaram

2024

Remote Sens Earth Syst Sci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Awareness, Safety Practices and Associated Factors Among E-Waste Recycling Workers in Bangladesh

Munni,

Karim,

Haque

et al. 2024

Environ�Health�Insights

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Awareness of electronic waste (e-waste) improves safety practices among workers, thereby reducing health risks associated with pollutants. Investigating the awareness and safe practices among these workers could help identify areas for improvement, a task not yet undertaken in Bangladesh. Consequently, this study aimed to examine the awareness, safety measures, and associated factors among e-waste workers in the country. In this cross-sectional study, 236 workers from an e-waste recycling facility located near Dhaka were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire from August to September 2022. Eight questions captured information on socio-demographics and work factors, 24 questions on e-waste awareness, and 11 questions on safety practices. Total awareness and safety scores were calculated and categorized as “good” and “poor” based on a cut-off point of 80% of the total score. Bivariate and regression analyses were done to determine associated factors. Only 25% of workers had good e-waste awareness; major knowledge gaps were regarding minimization, health hazards, and environmental impact. Good awareness was significantly associated with female gender, higher education, income, smoking, experience ⩾5 years, and training. About 58% followed good safety practices, but the use of boots and helmets was inadequate. Good safety practices were significantly associated with higher education, income, smoking, experience, training, and overtime work. On multivariable analysis, those with higher education had 12 times (95% CI 4.83-32.81) and 6 times (95% CI 2.94-12.81) higher odds of good awareness and practices, respectively. Trained workers had 3.6 times (95% CI 1.67-7.52) higher odds of good practices. There was a significant correlation between awareness and practices (r = .70, P < .001). The study found poor awareness and inadequate safety practices related to e-waste among the workers. Urgent interventions like training, the use of protective gear, and stringent policies are warranted to increase awareness and safety behaviors.

show abstract

Evaluation of occupational health and safety intervention for the waste and sanitation workers in Bangladesh during COVID-19

Cited by 3 publications

References 21 publications

Assessing the Waste and Sanitation Infrastructures toward COVID-19 Spreading in Surakarta City, Indonesia

Assessing the Waste and Sanitation Infrastructures toward COVID-19 Spreading in Surakarta City, Indonesia

AI-Enhanced Remote Sensing Applications in Earth Science Processes for Enhancing Sanitation Workers’ Safety

Awareness, Safety Practices and Associated Factors Among E-Waste Recycling Workers in Bangladesh

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About