Having a high-risk job: Uranium miners’ perception of occupational risk in France

Berre, Sylvain Le; Bretesché, Sophie

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2019.11.011

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“…Generally speaking, French U mine operations have often been overlooked by residents (Le Berre and Bretesché, 2019), and former operators (CEA, COGEMA, AREVA and now ORANO) owned most of the records. In an effort to retrace the history of site operations as accurately as possible, several data sources were consulted: (i) A compilation of data retracing the site history through: the operator's archivist and mine specialists (Guiollard, 2002), regulatory reports on environmental monitoring (Himeur, 2010;Himeur and Andres, 2012), technical reports on mine operations (Greffoy and Sarcia, 1955), and other independent environmental associations (Commission for Independent Research and Information on RADiation and the Puy de Dôme environment association).…”

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“…In the absence of first-hand recollections of details surrounding the period of operations (Le Berre and Bretesché, 2019), the knowledge of past contaminations requires a rigorous study of historical evidence, mostly documents (regulatory and technical reports) and, ideally, a direct consultation of various records like raw data without operator interpretation. For example, a study of site history combined with satellite images or previous aerial photographs has been used to determine how tailings were deposited in ponds, e.g.…”

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An integrated approach combining soil profile, records and tree ring analysis to identify the origin of environmental contamination in a former uranium mine (Rophin, France)

Martín

Hassan-Loni

Fichtner

et al. 2020

Science of The Total Environment

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Section: Methodology For Studying the History Of Mining Operationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An integrated approach combining soil profile, records and tree ring analysis to identify the origin of environmental contamination in a former uranium mine (Rophin, France)

Martín

Hassan-Loni

Fichtner

et al. 2020

Science of The Total Environment

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“…It is unclear whether the method is biased or this is the real situation. Within the occupational risk perception of workers, the risk tolerance is higher due to the poor health literacy ( 67 , 68 ). We need to develop a more accurate tool to assess the physical environment and workers' attitudes toward occupational health risks.…”

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Development of occupational health culture scale: A study based on miners and construction workers

Yang

Zhao

Wang

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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Culture is an essential influence on effectiveness of workplace health promotion, which can promote occupational health protection behavior. The aim of this research was to develop and validate an occupational health culture scale available to Chinese workers. Occupational health culture scale (OHCS) was developed based on elements of health culture and safety culture in workplace. Nine techniques steps of scale development were used, including a 15-member expert group, 10 workers for cognitive interview, and 1,119 questionnaires (from 710 miners and 409 construction workers) for formal investigation. Welch's variance analysis, independent samples t-test, Kruskal–Wallis test, Spearman correlation analysis was employed, respectively, to verified nine hypotheses about impact relationship on OHCS score. After the analysis reliability and validity, the final scale consisted of 21 items in five domains: leadership support, co-workers support, values, policy and norms, employee involvement, physical environment. Moreover, respirable dust concentration from individual sampler had the largest negative correlation coefficient on OHCS score, −0.469 (p < 0.01). The development of an occupational health culture among Chinese workers is necessary for the sustainability of human resources and the implementation of corporate responsibility.

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“…Mining is one of the world's most dangerous occupations [1]. Over the years, many mining-associated accidents have occurred in various parts of the world, often with significant loss of life [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Such mining accidents remind us of how dangerous mining jobs can be and how explicitly hazardous underground mining continues to be [11,12].…”

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Safe Mining Assessment of Artisanal Barite Mining Activities in Nigeria

Afolayan

Onwualu

Eggleston

et al. 2021

Mining

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Barite, used in mud formulation, is mined in several places to support the industry. However, there is insufficient literature on the downside of mining and associated hazards, especially in the artisanal barite mining sector. This paper contains three parts. The initial section reviews major causes of mining accidents and health hazards in Nigeria. The second section examines existing but weak institutional frameworks and policies for artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in Nigeria. In the third part, data from questionnaires and heavy metal contamination assessment are compared with health and environmental standards to identify and characterize hazards. It was observed that 54% had health challenges traceable to illicit drugs, and 54% were ignorant about the use of safety kits. The UV-Vis, AAS, and ICP-MS analyses confirmed lead, barium, zinc, copper, and iron in the water samples. Index of geoaccumulation (Igeo) and contamination factor (CF) show that water samples are moderate to highly polluted by Pb2+, Ba2+, and highly contaminated. The chronic daily intake assessment and health quotient analysis revealed that the accumulation of lead and barium is possible and can initiate chronic diseases in humans over a long time. Certain safe mining protocols and controls are recommended.

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Having a high-risk job: Uranium miners’ perception of occupational risk in France

Cited by 7 publications

References 15 publications

An integrated approach combining soil profile, records and tree ring analysis to identify the origin of environmental contamination in a former uranium mine (Rophin, France)

An integrated approach combining soil profile, records and tree ring analysis to identify the origin of environmental contamination in a former uranium mine (Rophin, France)

Development of occupational health culture scale: A study based on miners and construction workers

Safe Mining Assessment of Artisanal Barite Mining Activities in Nigeria

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