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[Health surveillance in construction].
D Borleri1, A Pomesano, L Belotti
1Unità Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro, Azienda Ospedaliera, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo.
Giornale Italiano Di Medicina Del Lavoro Ed Ergonomia
|January 17, 2003
Summary
Construction workers face high occupational risks from noise, dust, and physical strain. Prevention strategies, including medical surveillance and lifestyle interventions, are crucial for worker health and safety in the building industry.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Environmental Health
- Public Health
Context:
- Limited research exists on occupational diseases and prevention in the construction sector.
- Construction work presents significant professional risks including noise, dust, manual lifting, and prolonged static postures.
- Extra-laborative lifestyle factors such as diet, smoking, and alcohol consumption also impact worker health.
Purpose:
- To highlight the high occupational risks in the construction industry.
- To identify key risk factors, both work-related and lifestyle-related.
- To emphasize the need for medical-hygienic prevention, training, and information.
Summary:
- Analysis of recent literature indicates high professional risk in construction, with noise, dusts, fibers, manual lifting, fixed postures, cumulative trauma, vibrations, chemicals, and climate as major factors.
- Extra-laborative factors like unhealthy diets, smoking, and alcohol use further compromise worker health.
- Medical-hygienic prevention, education, and information are essential interventions.
Impact:
- The Lombardy Region's "Guide Lines for the sanitary surveillance in the building industry" offer a framework for occupational physicians.
- These guidelines can inform health surveillance strategies for construction workers, ensuring legal compliance.
- Implementing these recommendations can improve health care activities for workers in the building sector.