Thomas, D.

Relationships between Waste Collection Systems and MSD’s

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Thomas, D. 2013. Relationships between Waste Collection Systems and MSD’s. LARAC Conference 2013 - The Annual Forum for Waste and Recycling Officers. East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham 16 - 17 Oct 2013

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Title	Relationships between Waste Collection Systems and MSD’s
Authors	Thomas, D.
Abstract	Key Notes: Key words.. Risk Assessment Decision Making Process Aim “Investigate common domestic waste kerbside collection and recycling practices in the UK to establish their relationship with operative’s health around musculoskeletal (MSD) injuries as a contribution to the risk assessment decision making process”. 5 Objectives 1 develop a process of data collection to enable absence management performance to be compared between different LA/waste Management organisations 2 investigate the nature of MSD injuries in relation to waste collection 3 identify methods of waste collection that give rise to the lowest risk of MSD 4 investigate and develop body mapping as a MSD risk comparator tool 5 compare the MSD element of the HSE’s risk management tool for waste collection with the findings from previous objectives as a validation process
Sustainable Development Goals	3 Good health and well-being
	8 Decent work and economic growth
	9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure
	11 Sustainable cities and communities
Middlesex University Theme	Sustainability
	Health & Wellbeing
Research Group	Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics group
Conference	LARAC Conference 2013 - The Annual Forum for Waste and Recycling Officers
Print	16 Oct 2013
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Deposited	04 Oct 2022
Accepted	01 Oct 2013
Output status	Published
Language	English

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