The analysis safety and health risks of workers in the municipal solid waste landfill in Malaysia
The aim of the paper is to reflect the findings from a case study conducted on the awareness to the operation of the municipal solid waste landfill. The study focused on safety and health risks for workers in the municipal solid waste landfill in Malaysia. Workers involved in and face occupationa...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://repo.uum.edu.my/15934/1/P5.pdf http://repo.uum.edu.my/15934/ http://stmlportal.net/ictom04/TOC.html |
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| Institution: | Universiti Utara Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The aim of the paper is to reflect the findings from a case study conducted on the
awareness to the operation of the municipal solid waste landfill. The study focused on
safety and health risks for workers in the municipal solid waste landfill in Malaysia.
Workers involved in and face occupational health and safety hazards which are as diverse as the materials they are handling. The study was conducted to identify the safety
and health risks to their workers and implementation of appropriate exposure prevention
or control measures. The information analysis throughout the research was gathered
from survey conducted on a few key personnel of the company. Finally, the study draws
several relationships between operation of municipal solid waste landfill in Malaysia and
safety and health risk for workers and reflects several recommendations for further
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