Landfill workers' professional education for protection against injury and damage

Bojana Tot; Miodrag Živančev; Dušan Milovanović; Goran Vujić

doi:10.5937/ror1901025T

Authors

Bojana Tot University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Science, Serbia Author
Miodrag Živančev University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Science, Serbia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7550-0390
Dušan Milovanović University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Science, Serbia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4690-8108
Goran Vujić University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Science, Serbia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3683-8986

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5937/ror1901025T

Keywords:

education, landfill, landfill's worker

Abstract

Common practice in Southeast Europe (SEE) countries is that mostly low skilled workers work in waste management sector. In SEE countries there are no institutions specialized for educational training concerning safety of the employees who work in solid waste management system. It should be emphasized, that this specific type of profession, which is dealing with the high occupational health risks, needs legal basis for proper education and training, like it is defined for numerous professions in public sectors. Evidently, companies that provide the education and training for their employees will have direct benefits. The main focus of professional education is on workers on landfill, as this is the working place with the highest risk, but at the same time very important for operational practice and sustainability of a landfill. For these workers, there are following focus points: Professional training; Health and Safety protection; Fire protection; Landfill gas management; Leachate management. Well defined educational programmes for H&S, emphasizing safety precautions in handling with hazardous materials and fire protection, are good way to reduce injuries and to improve efficiency of employees as well.

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