Health risks of workers employed in urban waste recycling

Authors

  • Rosane Teresinha Fontana Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões - Campus Santo Ângelo (URISAN/RS), Santo Ângelo, RS Author
  • Bruna Riechel Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões - Campus Santo Ângelo (URISAN/RS), Santo Ângelo, RS Author
  • Camila Weber Freitas Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões - Campus Santo Ângelo (URISAN/RS), Santo Ângelo, RS Author
  • Nubia Freitas Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões - Campus Santo Ângelo (URISAN/RS), Santo Ângelo, RS Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3395/2317-269x.00292

Keywords:

Occupational Risks, Waste Products, Occupational Health

Abstract

This is a descriptive research with a qualitative approach that aimed to identify the health risks of employees working in a cooperative waste sorting plant attached to a city sanitary landfill in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul. Data were collected during the second half of 2011 through interviews with workers and analyzed using thematic analysis. Exposure to biological and chemical agents was identified to be the most common risk associated with the activity of these workers. It was found that the workers are not assisted in their needs and that self-care is neglected. Health education for the prevention of diseases, as well as government investment in health promotion activities are important strategies for building healthy work environments for these workers.

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Author Biography

  • Rosane Teresinha Fontana, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões - Campus Santo Ângelo (URISAN/RS), Santo Ângelo, RS
    DOUTORA EM ENFERMAGEM. PROFESSORA DA GRADUAÇÃO E PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DA UNIVERSIDADE REGIONAL INTEGRADA DO ALTO URUGUAI E DAS MISSÕES - CAMPUS SANTO ANGELO/RS (URISAN/RS). LIDER DO GRUPO DE ESTUDOS E PESQUISAS EM ENFERMAGEM, SAUDE E EDUCAÇÃO- GEPESE/URISAN.

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Published

2015-05-29

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2015): May

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Health risks of workers employed in urban waste recycling. (2015). Health Surveillance under Debate: Society, Science & Technology , 3(2), 29-35. https://doi.org/10.3395/2317-269x.00292