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The older generation only allowed few quarry sections while the younger generation allows for many quarry sections. 52.8% (n=19) of the respondents had their land quarried for 1-2 years followed by 3-4 years (19.4%; n=7), <1 year (11.1%; n= 4), >6 years (11.1%; n=4) and 5-6 years (2.8%; n=1) In all the occupation categories, most of the ...
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Stone Quarrying and Livelihood Transformation in Peri-Urban Kumasi
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The stone quarrying industry in Wenchi municipality has shown evidence of both the positive and negative effects. However, this case study has presented evidence of intensive extenuation measures such as timing for drilling and noise decibel limitations.
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The study aimed at assessing the environmental and socio-economic impact of stone quarrying in Tororo district. To achieve this, we used questionnaires, interviews and focused group discussions, where the …
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There is need to emphasis on rehabilitation of the quarry sites, ensure all stone quarries are regulated through EIA licensing process, annual environmental audit should be conducted, quarry sites should be clearly mapped out, regular auditing and monitoring of stone quarrying activities to ensure quarries are rehabilitated and adherence to ...
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Stone-quarrying activities leads to several health-related problems such as coughing, body muscle pain, eye problems, ear infections, malaria, and pneumonia. 75% of people. …
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Wells (2000) identifies small-scale stone extraction in rural Kenya as a major source of livelihood in spite of the dangers it poses to the environment and the other livelihood activities such as farming. ... in which people exist (DFID, 1999). In relation to quarrying, the Vulnerability context encompasses shocks such as accidents, diseases ...
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Stone quarrying is the process of extracting dimension stone, rock, sand, gravel, construction aggregates, or other minerals from the ground in order to use them as construction material or to
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Stone Quarrying and Livelihood Transformation in Peri-Urban Kumasi ... Wells (2000) identifies small-scale stone extraction in rural Kenya as a major source of livelihood in spite of the dangers it poses to the environment and the other livelihood activities such as farming. ... the Vulnerability context encompasses shocks such as accidents, ...
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sources of building materials in Kenya. The visible evidence of stone mining are the post-quarried sites ... emitted in the quarrying operations; accidents and health hazards due to existence of quarry pits (Olusegun et al., 2009; Nartey …
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Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) quarrying in Kenya suffers from a number of constraints including lack of basic knowledge on safety precautions, poor working …
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Stone quarry and crushing industries are considered one of the most hazardous industries worldwide due to two rea-sons: a larger number of high-risk activities and a less stable workforce. As stated by European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (2008), the number of quarry workers who died at work by accident is double the …
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All over the world there is a realization that quarrying activities has evolved over time to mining industry that has the potential to provide hither to unparalleled services to management in their efforts to reduce effects of quarrying risks to the human being and the surroundings. This potentially has been turned into a challenge and embodied in the …
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Silver Stone Quarry Ltd. Silver Stone Quarry Ltd is located in Nairobi, Kenya. The company SILVERSTONE QUARRY LTD is a Private Limited company (family owned) incorporated in 2004 engaging in the activities of quarrying of machine cut stones. The company later integrated into the activities of aggregate production and supplying of pre …
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Scars and running sores The women and children told IRIN that they bought big stones for crushing for an average 5,000 CFA francs (US $10) each from men who use dynamite to blast rock, that is located a few kilometres away. Josephine Oketokoun, a 40-year-old stone crusher, said the women then haul the stones themselves to the site, …
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Abandoned quarries in Kisii and Nyamira counties, mostly created by road builders, have turned into death traps. Some residents jump into them to end their own …
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Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Effects of Dimension Stone Quarrying Activities in Ndarugo Area of Kiambu County, Kenya." by Solomon W Wangela. Skip to search form Skip to main content Skip to account menu. Semantic Scholar's Logo. Search 220,107,797 papers from all fields of science. Search ...
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Areas like Ngong and Mwiki supply Nairobi's area with building stone and are home to artisanal stone quarrying, however Juja Township is also another location in Kenya that is home to the industry, and has seen exponential growth in the recent years, since the quarries in the area became active in the 1940's and late 1950's.
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Accidents in quarries have also intensified. For instance, in Homa Bay county, construction stones quarry accidents have caused two fatalities. Similarly, …
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The study established that 55.1% of quarry workers and 65% of heads were unaware of any environmental rules, regulations, and principles governing stone quarrying.
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Stone crusher in Kenya for Mining and quarrying. Stone crushers is the main mining … Gucha South district have been trained on safe mining to avoid accidents .
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Stone quarrying activities increased scars of land not repaired in the quarry zone similar to the findings of Wells (2000) who identified that the artisanal quarrying in Kenya has been on the rise ...
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Ndarugu quarries located about 35 km north of Nairobi CBD are among the main sources of building materials in Kenya. The visible evidence of stone mining are the post …
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Stone quarrying in Kenya has been taking place for decades. The frequency of stone quarrying has significantly gone up recently due to the increasing population that prompted a high demand for housing, especially in the urban areas ( Adimo et al., 2018). The high demand for building stones in Kenya and Tanzania is the reason illegal stone ...
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lining mining and quarrying sector, dimension stone quarrying not excluded, to attain environmental sustainability. Mining and quarrying activities is one of the devolved units of the County Government. This means the future and benefits of dimension stone quarrying lies on the Kiambu County Government in terms of supervision, regulation,
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PDF | On Aug 31, 2018, Waringo Waweru Stephen and others published Management status and perception of post quarried sites in Ndarugu Kiambu, Kenya | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...
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2.2 Overview Participation on Stone Quarrying ... in an integrated and structured manner that boosts institutions in quarrying performance. Back home, Kenya has experienced quarrying problems since the inception of the industry following the crisis of 1986-1989, 1993-1994, and 1998 ( Kithinji and Waweru, 2007 Ngugi, ...
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workers are relevant because of the number of high-risk activities involved. Kenya has witnessed various quarry accidents and health complaints associated with quarrying activities which have not been addressed. The hazardous nature of quarrying activities at the Mutonga quarry in Meru county came into light when
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Objective: To assess the awareness of work-related ocular health hazards and utilization of personal protective eye devices (PPEDs) among stone quarry workers in Abakaliki, southeastern Nigeria. Materials and methods: In a cross-sectional survey of stone quarry industry workers in Abakiliki, conducted between March and April, 2012, data on …
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