Assessment of work safety analysis performance among rural hospitals of Chirumanzu district of midlands province, Zimbabwe.

Ensuring workplace safety for healthcare workers is vital considering the important role they play in various societies which is to save life. Healthcare workers face different risks when performing tasks in various departments within hospitals, hence there is a need to assess work safety analysis procedures among healthcare workers. As a result, this study aims to assess the effectiveness of work safety analysis procedures among healthcare workers at Muvonde and Driefontein Sanatorium rural hospitals in Chirumanzu district.

Environmental and Human Health Problems Associated with Hospital Wastewater Management in Zimbabwe.

Purpose Of The Review: Wastewater is a term used to describe water that has undergone degradation in quality owing to anthropogenic activities or natural processes. Wastewater encompasses liquid waste originating from academic institutions, households, agricultural sector, industries, mines and hospitals. Hospital wastewater contains potentially hazardous substances including residues of pharmaceuticals, radioisotopes, detergents and pathogens, with detrimental impacts to the environment and human health.

A review towards developing a hierarchical model for sustainable hospital solid waste management in rural areas of Zimbabwe.

Management of solid waste from rural hospitals is amongst problems affecting Zimbabwe due to diseases, population, and hospital increase. Solid waste from rural hospitals is receiving little attention translating to environmental health problems. Therefore, 101 secondary sources were used to write a paper aiming to proffer a hierarchical model to achieve sustainable solid waste management at rural hospitals.

A review on the effectiveness of integrated management system in institutional solid waste management in Zimbabwe.

Institutional solid waste management is a critical contemporary crisis in Zimbabwe due to rapid urbanisation, disease outbreaks and population growth. Traditional approach to institutional solid waste management is almost fragmented, with various departments accountable for numerous aspects of the management process. Deficiency of coordination as well as integration among responsible stakeholders and failure to include different management strategies resulted in institutional solid waste management inefficiencies.

Applicability of the Life Cycle Assessment Model in Solid Waste Management in Zimbabwe.

Solid waste increase is inevitable globally due to anthropogenic activities. This adds burden to waste management systems in developing countries including Zimbabwe. Currently, life cycle assessment (LCA) model is used to achieve sustainability and circular economy (CE) in solid waste management.

A review of the applicability of Environmental Management Systems in waste management in the medical sector of Zimbabwe.

Environmental Management Systems (EMS) are currently the cornerstone of achieving sustainability globally. Nevertheless, the question is applicability of EMS in the medical sector. Hence, the review focused on applicability of EMS in medical waste management Zimbabwe.

Medical solid waste management status in Zimbabwe.

In Zimbabwe, management of medical solid waste is emerging as a visible dilemma. This is attributed to population explosion as well as outbreak of diseases and spread of already existing diseases which accelerate volume of medical solid waste generated by medical facilities. Consequently, the overarching objective of this paper was to review medical solid waste management status in Zimbabwe utilising published documents.

A global review of implementation of occupational safety and health management systems for the period 1970-2020.

Global awareness on occupational safety and health management systems (OSHMSs) has increased exponentially with time over the years. Evidence in the public domain shows there is still much skepticism and reluctance in implementing OSHMSs, particularly in least developed and developing countries. The primary objective of this theoretical review was to analyze available evidence of research gaps on OSHMS implementation globally over the period 1970-2020.

Occupational Risks Associated with Solid Waste Management in the Informal Sector of Gweru, Zimbabwe.

This study identifies and analyses the occupational risks associated with solid waste management practices in the informal enterprises of Gweru. Many concerns have been raised about the potential harm from waste to the environment and the general public, but the risks and consequent costs of occupational hazards in waste management have received little attention in the rush to adopt or adapt technologies such as composting. A multimethods research design that triangulates qualitative and quantitative research paradigms is employed in this study.