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Strengthening Occupational Health and Safety in Ghana – Joint Research Activities at the World’s Biggest E-Waste Recycling Site

Kaifie, A.; Fischer, D.; Yang, J.; Seidu, F.; Kraus, T.; Fobil, J. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2021 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1

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Zeitschrift
Das Gesundheitswesen
Autor:innen
Kaifie, A.; Fischer, D.; Yang, J.; Seidu, F.; Kraus, T.; Fobil, J.
Ausgabe
Heft 8/09 / 2021
Jahrgang 83
Seiten
1 bis 1
Erschienen: 2021-09-02 13:00:00
ISSN
0941-3790
DOI
10.1055/s-0041-1732142

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Purpose The import of hundreds of thousands of tons of e-waste to Ghana from industrialized countries, led to the development of a large scale informal e-waste sector in the capital Accra. The working conditions at the Agbogbloshie recycling site are strenuous and lack any kind of work safety. A joint cooperation project between the University of Ghana and RWTH Aachen University was initiated with the main goal to improve workerˋs health and safety at the recycling site. Besides the training of several ghanaian and german students, joint field activities were carried out in order to collect data to comprehensive…

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