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An analysis of legislation and policies governing the working conditions of sanitation workers in Zimbabwe
| العنوان: | An analysis of legislation and policies governing the working conditions of sanitation workers in Zimbabwe |
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| المؤلفون: | Chinyama, Annatoria, Macherera, Margaret, Kativhu, Tendai |
| المصدر: | Safety in Extreme Environments; 20230101, Issue: Preprints p1-7, 7p |
| مستخلص: | Sanitation workers are at high risk of occupational and health hazards associated with exposure to faecal sludge as they clean public toilets, empty septic tanks, repair sewerage pipelines and operate wastewater treatment facilities. They can only be protected from these hazards through effective safety and health measures backed by sound institutional and legal frameworks. This study sought to analyse the existing institutional and legal frameworks, regulations and policies governing working conditions of sanitation workers in Zimbabwe and assess the adequacy of the frameworks in addressing the plight of sanitation workers in their day to day work. An inventory of the laws and policies in Zimbabwe was done through a desktop study. The identified laws and policies were analysed in terms of occupational health and safety provisions for sanitation workers as well as the enforcement systems. The laws and policies in Zimbabwe were benchmarked with world best practice and principles from world bodies governing occupational health and safety. It was found that the current legislation and policies on occupational health and safety are general to all employees. It was also found that there are statutory instruments specific to hazards associated with other sectors such as mining, agriculture and construction but nothing specific to sanitation workers. Therefore the current legislation and policies are too weak to protect the sanitation workers. It was recommended that the legislation and policies be reformed to take into account the plight of sanitation workers in order to provide better protection from occupational hazards. |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Supplemental Index |
Find this article in full text from Springer Verlag. | تدمد: | 25248170 25248189 |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/s42797-023-00089-1 |