Abstract
M.Tech. (Environmental Health)
Hospital mortuaries are responsible for the receipt and storage of deceased people. The duties of a mortuary attendant or porter include the collection of a corpse from wards, signing acknowledgement slips, loading corpses onto trolleys, register corpse, allocate storage, maintain and clean mortuary equipment. This exposes them to a variety of health and safety risks, which include physical, chemical, ergonomics, biological and psychosocial hazards/stressors. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the knowledge of occupational health and safety practices among government mortuary workers in Gauteng province. The target population was the mortuary workers in government hospitals, and convenient sampling was used to select such workers. Ethical clearance was obtained prior the commencement of the study from the University of Johannesburg Ethics Committee and Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH). A pilot study was conducted prior to the study. Data was collected using structured questionnaires and observational checklist. Data was analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) version 25 software...