Review of the health and safety awareness of e-waste management activities at two sites in the Accra metropolitan area, Ghana

Louis Dogbatsey 1, *, Peter Billson Obour 1, Alex Owusu Barima 1 and Cyril Schandorf 2

1 Department of Geography, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
2 College of Basic and Applied Sciences, School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
 
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International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2023, 10(01), 374–386.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2023.10.1.0727
Publication history: 
Received on 29 July 2023; revised on 14 September 2023; accepted on 17 September 2023
 
Abstract: 
This work sought to review the awareness of e-waste dealers of the health and safety issues related to the processes associated with e-waste management in two selected sites in Greater Accra Metropolitan Area of Ghana. The review used a structured questionnaire, and focused group interviews to solicit for information from collectors, dissemblers, repairs and recyclers, and to assess the potential health and safety risks faced by e-waste dealers. Health and safety culture practices were not well established leading to very low usage of the full complement of safety equipment to effectively manage health and safety risks associated with their daily work. Health surveillance programmed were not established to ensure the continuing fitness of workers who engage e-waste management activities at the study sites. Government agencies and all stakeholders should work together to promote and enforce sound health and safety culture to govern the e-waste management activities at the study sites.
 
Keywords: 
Review; E-waste; Health and safety; Awareness; Stakeholders
 
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