Title of article
WORK CONDITIONS AND HEALTH RISKS OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN CONSTRUCTION IN LATVIA
Author/Authors
Farbtuha, Tatjana Riga Stradiņš University - Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health, LATVIA , Martinsone, Žanna Riga Stradiņš University - Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health, LATVIA , Vanadziņš, Ivars Riga Stradiņš University - Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health, LATVIA , Dundurs, Jānis Rīga Stradiņš University - Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health, LATVIA , Mārtiņsone, Inese Riga Stradiņš University - Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health, LATVIA , Pike, Anita Riga Stradiņš University - Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health, LATVIA
From page
53
To page
60
Abstract
The health effects of the work condition in construction were the focus for this study. The construction sector involves numerous risk factors, which can essentially endanger employee health and safety by causing accidents, occupational diseases and work-related diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the work condition, identity risk factors in the workplace, analyse the morbidity and accidents in the construction sector. According to the data of the State Revenue Service, the number of persons employed in construction in Latvia is growing each year. In the construction sector the number of accidents per 100 000 employees has tended to fall between 2003 and 2005, but the number of serious accidents has risen 1.3 times. Employees in construction companies are not sufficiently informed about the work environment risk factors and their influence on health and safety.
Keywords
construction , employer , employee , working environment , risk factors , occupational safety , accident , occupational diseases , regulation
Journal title
Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B Natural, Exact and Applied Sciences
Journal title
Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B Natural, Exact and Applied Sciences
Record number
2558776
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