Health and Safety Practices in Hotels in Central Region, Ghana: Does Being a TVET-Trained Housekeeper Matter?

Siaw, Gladys Apreh

doi:10.47672/ejhs.1215

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“…Majority (60%) of the subjects worked for 10-12 hours a day, 34% worked for 8-10 hours on an average, , and 6% subjects worked more than 12 hours daily on an average which may be cause of work related injuries. Supporting this study Siaw (2018) reported that as high as (55.5%) housekeepers strongly agreed that working for long hours is a threat to the safety of the housekeepers. For number of rooms being cleaned during the shift majority (46%) of the subjects cleaned 13-15, 39% cleaned 16-18 rooms, and 15% cleaned more than 18 rooms during their work hours.…”

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confidence: 71%

A Study of Ergonomics and Its Effect on the Housekeeping Employees

Chingromawi,

Misra,

Sharma

2024

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Background: Ergonomics is the science of designing work as per the human body, it is used by the management to make the work processes safe for their workers. Housekeeping involves lots of physical work, therefore it is necessary that such research should be done on housekeeping department employees. Objectives: The objectives of this study were: to understand the application of ergonomics in the housekeeping department, to study the effects and challenges of ergonomics on the members of the housekeeping team, and to explore the awareness of ergonomics amongst the housekeeping employees. Methodology: The research design was a combination of experimental & descriptive. 100 housekeepers from 4 & 5 star hotels in Delhi-NCR were participants of the work. A questionnaire consisting of close ended and few open-ended questions was circulated among the respondents on one to one basis. To study the fatigue rate while working, oxygen and pulse rate of the respondents was also recorded. Data analysis was done on the basis of gender. Results: The findings state that 98% of the housekeeping department employees were aware about the concept of ergonomics and its application in housekeeping. Unfortunately, due to constraint of time and tight work schedule, a housekeeper cannot always follow the practices of ergonomic. Oxygen level decreased (98.15±0.08) after doing the task and the pulse rate increased (95.54±1.52) after completing their task. Conclusion: Housekeepers are exposed to a range of ergonomic risk factors and are prone to posture related injuries. It has also been seen that there is a substantial difference in level of energy lost when the housekeepers are working in a hurry.

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A Study of Ergonomics and Its Effect on the Housekeeping Employees

Chingromawi,

Misra,

Sharma

2024

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“…In the urban areas, people in the community collect and store waste for a waste collection organization to finally collect them at a fee [ 17 – 19 ]. This way of waste collection is likely to be adopted by the schools in the urban areas [ 18 , 20 , 21 ].…”

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“…Siaw [ 18 ] asserts that the most common method of solid waste management practice in various senior high schools is dumping in pits. According to Debrah et al [ 6 ], most of the senior high schools dig pits as storage for the waste they generate.…”

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Solid Waste Management Practices and Challenges in Rural and Urban Senior High Schools in Ashanti Region, Ghana

Boateng¹,

Boakye-Ansah²,

Baah³

et al. 2023

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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This study is aimed at comparatively analyzing solid waste management practices and challenges in urban and rural senior high schools in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Multiple sampling techniques (simple random, stratified sampling, convenience sampling, stratified proportionate sampling, etc.) were used to sort 370 samples. Independent Sample t -test was used to compare solid waste management practices in rural and urban senior high schools. Mean and standard deviation were further used to examine the challenges the schools faced in managing waste. The study found that both rural and urban senior high schools had waste management practice systems in place but they were dissimilar. However, in both urban and rural senior high schools, the issue of inadequate resources for effective waste management was ubiquitous challenge confronting both set of schools in managing waste. Further, while poor student attitude towards waste management was a major constraint for rural schools, the urban schools had a challenge in terms of poor waste collection routine. Formation of environmental education clubs by school authorities among student can be a sine qua non for effective waste management practices among students, particularly for the rural folks. Again, waste management policies by the District Assemblies should not be exclusive to only the communities, as senior high schools have been experiencing population explosion with the introduction of the free senior high school policy.

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Health and Safety Practices in Hotels in Central Region, Ghana: Does Being a TVET-Trained Housekeeper Matter?

Cited by 2 publications

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A Study of Ergonomics and Its Effect on the Housekeeping Employees

A Study of Ergonomics and Its Effect on the Housekeeping Employees

Solid Waste Management Practices and Challenges in Rural and Urban Senior High Schools in Ashanti Region, Ghana

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