Conditions of work of solid waste collectors

challenges and perspectives for a safe work

Authors

  • Alexa Pupiara Flores Coelho Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Palmeira das Missões RS , Brazil, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria – UFSM, Campus Palmeira das Missões, Departamento de Ciências da Saúde. Palmeira das Missões, RS – Brazil
  • Carmem Lúcia Colomé Beck Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Departamento de Enfermagem, Santa Maria RS , Brazil, UFSM, Departamento de Enfermagem. Santa Maria, RS – Brazil
  • Rosângela Marion da Silva Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Departamento de Enfermagem, Santa Maria RS , Brazil, UFSM, Departamento de Enfermagem. Santa Maria, RS – Brazil
  • Denise de Oliveira Vedootto Prefeitura Municipal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria RS , Brazil, Prefeitura Municipal de Santa Maria. Santa Maria, RS – Brazil
  • Anahlú Peserico Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Santa Maria RS , Brazil, UFSM, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria. Santa Maria, RS – Brazil
  • Jonatan da Rosa Pereira da Silva Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem, Santa Maria RS , Brazil, UFSM, Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem. Santa Maria, RS – Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/1415-2762.20180057

Keywords:

Nursing, Occupational Health, Working Conditions, Solid Waste Segregators, Community-Based Participatory Research

Abstract

The study aimed to describe the working conditions according to the perception of associated recyclable material collectors, highlighting the challenges and
perspectives for safe work from nursing care action. It is a qualitative study, based on the convergent-care research, carried out with 11 solid waste collectors
from an association in the South of Brazil. Data were produced through participant observation, semi-structured interviews and convergence group.
The analysis was performed through the steps established by the method, namely collection, synthesis, theorization and transference. As a result, three
categories emerged: "Work organization as an aggravating factor of working conditions: disagreements in communication and collaboration"; "Working
conditions aggravated by turnover and work overload"; and "Perspectives for safe work: discussing working conditions". The data show that garbage
collectors experience precarious working conditions mainly related to the execution of tasks, hampered by failures in the communication and collaboration
between team members and suppliers of recyclable materials. The precarious working conditions culminate in overload, pain, self-medication and
accidents. The discussion of working conditions proved to be a successful assistance practice for the promotion of safe work. We concluded that the
mediation of a space for dialogue and agreement can offer perspectives for the optimization of safe work.

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2018-12-10

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Conditions of work of solid waste collectors: challenges and perspectives for a safe work. REME Rev Min Enferm. [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 10 [cited 2026 Feb. 5];22. Available from: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/49622

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