The Effect of an Electronic Waste Management Training Program on Work Environment

Background: Electrical and Electronic Equipment has become necessary and reinforces living
principles, but often holds poisonous chemical compounds that negatively impact human well-being
and the surroundings and fuel the climate confrontation. Electrical waste is crucial urgent challenges
of throughout this period that should be avoided. Aim: This study aimed to explore the effect of
electronic waste management training program on work environment. Design: Quasi experimental
research design was utilized in this study. Setting: the current study was conducted at Badr University
Hospital, which is affiliated to Helwan University. Subjects: Convenience sample was used to select
studied nursing personnel (n =82(. Tools of data collection: Data were collected using two tools; (I)
Electronic waste questionnaire and (II) Work environment scale. Results: the result illustrates that
(97.6%) of the studied nursing personnel gained a satisfactory level of knowledge regarding electronic
waste management during the post-test phase, and (95.1%) at follow-up test as compared with the phase of
the pre-test (36.6%). As well, (95.1%) of the studied nursing personnel gained a positive work environment
during the post-test phase, shadowed by follow-up test (89%) as paralleled with the pre-test (40.2%).
Conclusion: this study concluded that electronic waste management training program had positive large
effect size on nursing personnel’s work environment during pre, post and three-months follow-up < br>Recommendations: Staff nurses should trained on handling electronic waste to overcome a negative
impact on health environment