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Safety and health practice among workers in municipal solid waste management in Sarawak

The current issues of safety and health practice among solid waste management workers to date are less highlighted in our country compare to foreign country. This research is important because it provide important information about occupational problems trends in Malaysia as Concessionaires Company...

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Main Author: Mangkau, Ivy Deirdre
Format: Thesis
Language:English
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Published: 2021
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TD1020-1066 Hazardous substances and their disposal
TD159-168 Municipal engineering
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spelling my.uthm.eprints.17882021-10-11T08:26:51Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1788/ Safety and health practice among workers in municipal solid waste management in Sarawak Mangkau, Ivy Deirdre TD1020-1066 Hazardous substances and their disposal TD159-168 Municipal engineering The current issues of safety and health practice among solid waste management workers to date are less highlighted in our country compare to foreign country. This research is important because it provide important information about occupational problems trends in Malaysia as Concessionaires Company neglected safety and health precaution as in the contract. The push for sustainability solid waste management from the aspect of safety and health thru improvement of contract in between Municipal Council (local authority) and Concessionaires Company hopefully can bring awareness to related parties. The research is conducted to study the issues in safety and health practice among solid waste management workers, and to increase stakeholder and public awareness regarding safety and health issues. This research probed and undertaken to determine occupational problems among municipal solid waste management in the context of physical, health, psychological and social health, analyses the safety and health practice as in the contract and, to develop a framework to achieve sustainable solid waste management in safety and health aspects. The methodology adopted was a hybrid approach (mixed method). Through quantitative approach, a survey instrument constructed for occupational problem among solid waste management workers. Meanwhile, qualitative approach, a semi-structure interview involve two safety officer from Concessionaires Company and one municipal council officer are analyses manually. Five key aspects to improve contract at Local Authority level were formulated namely policy, training, emphasis on PPE, inspection and insurance. Meanwhile, five key categories to improve safety and health at Concessionaires level are formulated namely resources, cultural dimension, working condition and employee safety, communication and training. The novelty gained from this research is to form-up framework to achieve sustainable solid waste management in safety and health aspects which already implemented in two districts. It can serve as a benchmark and guidance in addressing the current safety and health practice in waste industry in our country. 2021-03 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1788/2/IVY%20DEIRDRE%20ANAK%20MANGKAU%20-%20declaration.pdf text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1788/1/IVY%20DEIRDRE%20ANAK%20MANGKAU%20-%2024p.pdf text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1788/3/IVY%20DEIRDRE%20ANAK%20MANGKAU%20-%20fulltext.pdf Mangkau, Ivy Deirdre (2021) Safety and health practice among workers in municipal solid waste management in Sarawak. Doctoral thesis, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia.
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topic TD1020-1066 Hazardous substances and their disposal
TD159-168 Municipal engineering
spellingShingle TD1020-1066 Hazardous substances and their disposal
TD159-168 Municipal engineering
Mangkau, Ivy Deirdre
Safety and health practice among workers in municipal solid waste management in Sarawak
description The current issues of safety and health practice among solid waste management workers to date are less highlighted in our country compare to foreign country. This research is important because it provide important information about occupational problems trends in Malaysia as Concessionaires Company neglected safety and health precaution as in the contract. The push for sustainability solid waste management from the aspect of safety and health thru improvement of contract in between Municipal Council (local authority) and Concessionaires Company hopefully can bring awareness to related parties. The research is conducted to study the issues in safety and health practice among solid waste management workers, and to increase stakeholder and public awareness regarding safety and health issues. This research probed and undertaken to determine occupational problems among municipal solid waste management in the context of physical, health, psychological and social health, analyses the safety and health practice as in the contract and, to develop a framework to achieve sustainable solid waste management in safety and health aspects. The methodology adopted was a hybrid approach (mixed method). Through quantitative approach, a survey instrument constructed for occupational problem among solid waste management workers. Meanwhile, qualitative approach, a semi-structure interview involve two safety officer from Concessionaires Company and one municipal council officer are analyses manually. Five key aspects to improve contract at Local Authority level were formulated namely policy, training, emphasis on PPE, inspection and insurance. Meanwhile, five key categories to improve safety and health at Concessionaires level are formulated namely resources, cultural dimension, working condition and employee safety, communication and training. The novelty gained from this research is to form-up framework to achieve sustainable solid waste management in safety and health aspects which already implemented in two districts. It can serve as a benchmark and guidance in addressing the current safety and health practice in waste industry in our country.
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title Safety and health practice among workers in municipal solid waste management in Sarawak
title_short Safety and health practice among workers in municipal solid waste management in Sarawak
title_full Safety and health practice among workers in municipal solid waste management in Sarawak
title_fullStr Safety and health practice among workers in municipal solid waste management in Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed Safety and health practice among workers in municipal solid waste management in Sarawak
title_sort safety and health practice among workers in municipal solid waste management in sarawak
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1788/2/IVY%20DEIRDRE%20ANAK%20MANGKAU%20-%20declaration.pdf
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