Occupational health and safety challenges reported by women in selected South African gold and platinum mines

Zungu, L.I.

dc.contributor.author	Zungu, L.I.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-02-18T11:54:50Z
dc.date.available	2013-02-18T11:54:50Z
dc.date.issued	2012-09
dc.identifier.citation	Zungu LI. 2012.Occupational health and safety challenges reported by women in selected South African gold and platinum mines. Journal of Occupational Health Southern Africa. Sept/Oct. 18(5):6-13	en
dc.identifier.issn	1024-6274
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/8680
dc.description.abstract	Historically, the South African mining industry has been a male-dominated sector and the employment of women in this sector is relatively new. Compared to their male counterparts, women in mining have unique health and safety needs due to their anatomical and physiological makeup. Currently there is a paucity of published data on health and safety concerns and issues pertaining to women in mining. A cross-sectional descriptive ¬survey was conducted among 118 women working in two purposively selected South African gold and platinum mines, to explore occupational health and safety challenges reported by the women. Results showed that they faced ¬challenges related to personal protective equipment and underground environmental conditions, such as unhygienic sanitary amenities. Some of the health conditions they reported may be related to such challenges. Improvement of PPE and underground sanitary amenities is vital to promote their health.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Mine Health and Safety Council	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Technique publishing	en
dc.subject	Women, mining, occupational health and safety, challenges, vulnerable workers, personal protective equipment, reproductive health	en
dc.title	Occupational health and safety challenges reported by women in selected South African gold and platinum mines	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies	en