Socio-demographic effects on role assignment and associated occupational health and safety issues in artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Amansie Central District, Ghana.
AOR, Adjusted Odd Ratios
ASGM, Artisanal and small-scale gold mining
COR, Crude Odd Ratios
EPA, Environmental Protection Agency
LI, Legislative Instrument
MDAs, Municipal and Districts Assemblies
MinCom, Minerals Commission
Mining
OHS, Occupational Safety and Health
Occupational accidents
Occupational hazards
Occupational health
PPE, Personal Protective Equipment
Risk factors
Safety
Journal
Heliyon
ISSN: 2405-8440
Titre abrégé: Heliyon
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101672560
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2023
Mar 2023
Historique:
received:
17
11
2022
revised:
17
01
2023
accepted:
09
02
2023
entrez:
6
3
2023
pubmed:
7
3
2023
medline:
7
3
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The study employed the binary logistic regression model, Chi-square, and likelihood ratio test to explore the nexus between socio-demographic characteristics and role assignment as well as Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) issues in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) undertakings in the Amansie Central District of Ghana. Simple random sampling was employed to sample 250 respondents from three (3) different mining sites. The results revealed that socio-demographic variables such as age, gender, and work experience significantly impacted the type of role assumed by individuals in ASGM undertakings. For the socio-demographic effects on OHS issues, male respondents especially those in the age group between 18 and 35 with less work experience and education had a higher risk of recording injuries/accidents. Other risk factors such as types of role, reasons for ASGM, awareness of OHS hazards, awareness of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), usage of PPE, arrest for not using PPE, cost of PPE, and frequency of buying PPE had a statistically significant influence on the occurrence of injuries/accidents. It is recommended that the Government implement initiatives to ensure that workers in ASGM operations in Ghana are provided with training, education, resources, and support services to ensure their safety and well-being, taking into account their socio-demographic characteristics. Also, the government and related stakeholders create more jobs through sustainable mining with long-term potential in local districts to address goals 1 (No poverty) and 2 (zero hunger) of the sustainable development goals.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36873478
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13741
pii: S2405-8440(23)00948-9
pmc: PMC9976322
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e13741Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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