Work-Related Exposures and Musculoskeletal Disorder Symptoms among Informal E-Waste Recyclers at Agbogbloshie, Ghana.
Work-Related Exposures and Musculoskeletal Disorder Symptoms among Informal E-Waste Recyclers at Agbogbloshie, Ghana.
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10.1007/978-3-030-74611-7_93
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2021
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Fobil JN
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Acquah AA;D'Souza C;Martin B;Arko-Mensah J;Quakyi IA;Basu N;Robins TG;Fobil JN
在发展中国家，电气和电子废物（电子废物）的回收主要在由低技能工人组成的非正规部门进行。非正式的电子废物回收主要涉及手工收集、拆卸和焚烧电子废物物品的体力劳动，以提取可重复使用的部件和包括金或铜在内的贵重金属。这项横断面研究调查了手工电子废物回收工作对加纳阿克拉的Agbogbloshie（非洲最大的非正式电子废物倾倒场）176名工人肌肉骨骼健康的影响。研究结果表明，长时间行走和下肢的加权MSD症状评分之间存在显着关联，以及上肢和下背部的手动材料处理任务和加权MSD症状评分之间存在显着关联。该研究呼吁人们关注非正规工作部门人体工程学研究的必要性，以促进更安全的做法并解决一系列工人健康问题。
Recycling of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) in developing countries is mostly conducted in the informal sector consisting of low skilled workers. Informal e-waste recycling predominantly involves the physically demanding work of manually collecting, dismantling and burning of e-waste items to extract reusable components and valuable metals including gold or copper. This cross-sectional study investigated the effects of manual e-waste recycling work on the musculoskeletal health of 176 workers at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana – the largest informal e-waste dumpsites in Africa. Findings indicate significant associations between prolonged walking and weighted MSD symptom scores for the lower extremities, and between manual material handlings tasks and weighted MSD symptom scores for the upper extremities and lower back. The study calls attention to the need for ergonomics research in the informal work sector to promote safer practices and address a range of worker health concerns.