IOSR-JESTFT   Volume-12 ~ Issue-5 ~ May 2018

Abstract: The most common accidents in industrial laundries involve chemical exposure, sharp objects left in soiled linen, slips from wet floors, exposure to pathogens in contaminated linen, among others. This study sought to provide information on the common health and safety complaints among laundry workers in tertiary and secondary health facilities, as this would prove useful in order to establish appropriate interventions. It was a comparative cross-sectional study, conducted in six hospitals with a laundry department in Benin-city, composed of one available tertiary healthcare facility and five secondary healthcare facilities. Questionnaires were administered to the workers to obtain data on their work-related injuries and diseases. Also, body mapping exercise was conducted to obtain workers......

Keywords: health and safety, accidents, injuries, hospital laundry, health facilities, laundry workers

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Abstract: A greater production of renewable energy is required based on the imminent depletion of fossil fuels and the environmental problems arising from their misuse. Biomass is in a privileged position due to numerous advantages such as decentralization, the potential of using agro-industrial waste, zero balance of CO2 and the possibility of creating jobs in rural areas. Gasification processes of olive residue from the production of olive oil using air and steam at different temperature were carried out. The composition of the gas produced and its heating value are reported. Based on the results the predominant chemical route and optimal gasification conditions were identified. A feasibility study focused on the design of a pilot scale gasification plant was performed.

Keywords: Gasification, olive residue, renewable energy.

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Abstract: Currently, Viet Nam is one of the developing countries which have fastest economic growth rate in the world. Contribution to the mariculous development, there is agriculture in general, and mushroom cultivation in part. However, along with the development of the mushroom cultivation, there are some environmental problems generated and the status in the Dinh Quan district, Dong Nai province is not exceptional. In order to understanding the environmental actualities in the mushroom area of the Dinh Quan district and hence proposing apprpriate measures to improve environmental protection effectiveness in the region, there need to have a systematic and scientific research addressing the issues, and this is the main reasons for implementation of the research. During the research implementation, various methods such as: collection of data and information; people's survey............

Keywords: Mushroom cultivation, sawdust, substrate, Dinh Quan district, pollution, improvement.

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