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Institute of Public Health Bucharest Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz

Aspects related to the situation of occupational diseases nationwide in the construction sector. Prevention of occupational diseases. Institute of Public Health Bucharest Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz. Occupational Health and Safety. Relationship between human organism and work

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Institute of Public Health Bucharest Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz

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  1. Aspects related to the situation of occupational diseases nationwide in the construction sector. Prevention of occupational diseases Institute of Public Health Bucharest Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz

  2. Occupational Health and Safety • Relationship between human organism and work • Recommends measures that ensure physiological and hygienic working conditions • The effect of work upon employees’ health • The effect of employees’ health upon work aptitude • Has as a main objective the prevention but continues to be involved also in identifying, analyzing and treating occupational diseases Occupational medicine is the discipline studying: Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz, Institute of Public Health Bucharest

  3. Occupational morbidity Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz, Institute of Public Health Bucharest

  4. Occupational morbidity No. exposed employees Incidence for 100.000 exposed Counties with incidence over country means no new data Country level figures: no new data no new data no new data Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz, Institute of Public Health Bucharest

  5. „Building in safety” This year’s European Week for Safety and Health at Work, the main event dedicated to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) focuses on construction. Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz, Institute of Public Health Bucharest

  6. Why construction ? Construction is one of Europe’s largest industries, with more than 12 million employees in the EU-15 alone. Unfortunately, it also has one of the worst OSH records in the region It’s a difficult sector because of the complexity of the risks from OHS point of view, among other sectors: • mining • construction • agriculture • health services Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz, Institute of Public Health Bucharest

  7. „Building in safety” • For the purposes of the European Week in 2004, construction comprises in: • Construction • Engineering • Maintenance (including painting) • Demolition, in both public and private sectors Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz, Institute of Public Health Bucharest

  8. Occupationalrisks in construction • Asbestos • Noise • Work at height • Musculoskeletaldisorders • Lime, cement, wood, silica dust • Dangerous substances: oils, resins, cement (containing chromium VI), organic solvents (glycol ethers and esters) • Arm-hand vibration syndrome Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz, Institute of Public Health Bucharest

  9. Occupationalmorbidityin construction Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz, Institute of Public Health Bucharest

  10. New occupational diseases reportedin 2003 in construction Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz, Institute of Public Health Bucharest

  11. New occupational diseases reportedin construction in 2001-2003 Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz, Institute of Public Health Bucharest

  12. Occupationalmorbidityin construction There is a high number of cases of: • Occupational hearing loss, • Occupational bronchial asthma • Asbestosis • Chronic bronchitis Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz, Institute of Public Health Bucharest

  13. Electrician Shovel man Blacksmith Plummer Locksmith Craneoperator Mechanic Welder Carpenter Tinsmith Bricklayer ExposedOccupations Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz, Institute of Public Health Bucharest

  14. CONCLUSIONS • Also in Romania construction is one of the sectors with high risk for the employees’ health • Employees’ health in this sector is one of employees’ “rights” • Medical check-ups upon employment and periodical are essential, as a mean to discover occupational diseases, to avoid severe forms of disease, in most cases irreversible Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz, Institute of Public Health Bucharest

  15. Thank you ! Adriana Todea Institute of Public Health Bucharest, 1-3 Dr. Leonte Street adrianat@ispb.ro Adriana Todea, Aurelia Ferencz, Institute of Public Health Bucharest

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