Work safety in collection and transport of hazardous wastes |
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| Institution: | 1. Paavo Ristola Ltd., Consulting Engineers, Terveystie 2, SF-15870 Hollola, Finland;2. Technical Research Center of Finland, Safety Engineering Laboratory, P.O. Box 656, SF-33101, Tampere, Finland;1. Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia;2. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia;3. School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland;1. College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 15 Shangxiadian Road, 350002 Fuzhou, China;2. Kiang Wu Hospital, Macau, China;3. Yunnan Food Safety Research Institute, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China;4. Department of Applied Geoinformatics, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan 71710, Taiwan;5. Department and Graduate Institute of Pharmacology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;6. Center for Nutrition & Health, Universidad Europea del Atlantico, Santander, Spain;7. Department of Clinical Sciences, University Nutrition & Health, Universidad Europea, Spain;8. Plant Biochemistry and Phytochemical Ecology Lab, Basic Sciences Department University of Bio Bio, Andres Bello Av. s/n, Casilla 447, Chillan, Chile;9. Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao;1. University of Bristol and CMPO, United Kingdom;2. Université de Toulouse, Toulouse Business School, France;3. University of Nottingham and CeDEx, United Kingdom;1. Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica Agrícola, DICIVA, Universidad de Guanajuato, Irapuato, Guanajuato 36500, Mexico;2. Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Unidad Legaria, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México 15000, Mexico;3. Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, DICIS, Universidad de Guanajuato, Salamanca, Guanajuato 36885, Mexico;4. Youngstown State University, College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, 1 University Plaza, 44555 Youngstown, OH, USA |
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| Abstract: | Accident risks in collection and transport of hazardous wastes in Finland were studied using statistical data, safety analysis and compatibility charts. The study material comprised stationary collection sites for hazardous waste, campaigns for collection of hazardous waste and hazardous waste treatment and transport contractors. Systematic investigations were made of different working situations and methods and the equipment for hazardous waste collection and transport. Several deficiencies in work safety were found. The largest number of accidents occurred in handling drums and barrels. The parts of the body injured were mostly the eyes, back and feet. Besides the normal loading and unloading hazards, there were others connected with the characteristics of hazardous waste itself, which are most pronounced during waste sorting. Two kinds of hazardous waste compatibility charts were prepared: one for stationary collection sites and the other for special collecting campaigns of hazardous waste. The promotion of the strict use of protective equipment and clothing was recommended. |
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