Exploring the usage of and type of Personal Protective Equipment(PPE) amongst women ASM

Kenneth Okello Olwo¹

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.10 , Issue.12 , pp.23-31, Dec-2024

Online published on Dec 31, 2024

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Abstract :
Poverty, unemployment, reduced farm sizes due to population growth and climate change has led to numerous households joining the labor and time consuming occupation that requires low skills and consequently low earnings as well as a copy strategy. Manual stone quarrying mainly involves digging and aggregate manufacturing which exposes the miners to hazardous risks. Limited interest has been accorded to determine how manual stone quarry workers respond to occupation health and safety hazards through the use of personal protective equipment’s including helmets boots, gloves, safety glasses and nose/face masks despite a growing literature on occupation and health issues related to manual stone quarrying. The study set out to determine whether the education, awareness raising and sensitization interventions improved health and safety practices amongst the women ASM through the usage of relevant types of personal protective equipment. It is an assessment of the influence of knowledge and awareness of occupational safety and health amongst the women A cross-sectional study provided data from ASM women quarry miners between August to September 2024. The population of this study was women ASM working in the numerous manual quarry sites. The four aggregates processing sites had an average daily population of one hundred and twenty (120) women manual stone quarry workers. From Morgan’s table, a population of 120 produces a sample size of 92. Only 90 of the selected 92 consented to participating in the survey research. Nearly two thirds of respondents have spent between one to ten years at the manual quarry sites earning living. 61.1% have had between one and ten accidents over the past twelve months. 80% of the causes of injuries are those struck by rock pieces, mainly flying ones during breaking down (31.1%), followed by sharp rock edges mainly during handling (25.6%) and falls constituting 23.3%. 72.6% of the injured parts included hand (44.4%) and the legs at 32.2%. In manual stone quarrying, the hands and legs are parts mostly used in the processing of the aggregates. 62.2% had opportunities to health and safety informal training received it through an NGO. Overall 67.8% of the women were aware of the importance of personal protective equipment’s. Although 47.8%(43) use personal protection equipment less than half at 22.2%(20) use the items often while a significant 25.6%(23) sometimes use the items. However, 47 respondents (52.2%) never use personal protection equipment. The regression analysis of the studies indicates that the only significant factor for both frequencies of use and type of PPE is knowledge and awareness on the importance of PPE.A significant influence on how often use personal protective equipment due to awareness of the importance of personal protective equipment and significant influence on type of personal protective equipment used due to awareness of the importance of personal protective equipment.

Key-Words / Index Term :
PPE, Manual Stone Quarry, Artisanal Small Scale Miners, Type of PPE

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