TY - JOUR AU - Oliveira, Andreia Borges AU - Baldin, Nelma PY - 2015/12/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - STUDY ON THE HANDLING OF CONTAMINATED PACKAGING – METAL DRUMS: AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PRACTICE IN THE INDUSTRY JF - Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais (RBCIAMB) JA - Rev. Bras. Ciênc. Ambient. VL - 0 IS - 38 SE - Articles DO - 10.5327/Z2176-947820150914 UR - https://www.rbciamb.com.br/Publicacoes_RBCIAMB/article/view/176 SP - 123-136 AB - <div>When empty packages are dumped into the environment, managed or handled</div><div>incorrectly, they may become polluters and may impact the environment and</div><div>human beings. The study that supported this article aimed to observe the</div><div>work of a company in the state of Santa Catarina regarding the procedures</div><div>used by its employees in the collection, transportation, temporary storage and</div><div>final destination of the packaging – contaminated empty metal drums. The</div><div>methodology, qualitative and quantitative approaches, focused on technical</div><div>visits to the company and on the application of a questionnaire, as well as an</div><div>interview with the employees-workers. The analysis comprised the adopted</div><div>procedures, the working environment, the activities and the knowledge of</div><div>the workers on the performance of their duties. The results point out to the</div><div>workers’ lack of education, little attention to work procedures, as well as</div><div>the lack of knowledge regarding highly polluting activities. Therefore, some</div><div>Environmental Education (EE) practices were suggested.</div> ER -