Informal welders' occupational safety and environmental health risks in northwestern Tanzania.

• Main Authors: Leah Magoha (Author), Elias C Nyanza (Author), Moses Asori (Author), Deborah S K Thomas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Often with minimal formal training and protections, informal welders face significant occupational health and safety (OSH) risks. This cross-sectional study of 219 adult informal welders at 70 informal welding sites in Mwanza City, Tanzania aimed to: 1) capture knowledge and awareness of occupationa...