Document ID (ISN) | 61718 |
CIS number |
94-252 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
Year |
1989 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Mattila M. |
Title |
Improvement in the occupational health program in a Finnish construction company by means of systematic workplace investigation of job load and hazard analysis |
Bibliographic information |
1989, Vol.15, p.61-72. 19 ref. |
Abstract |
An eight-month study carried out at three building sites involved analysis of chemical and physical hazards, physical workload, mental stress and risk of injury. Data were collected by observations, interviews and a worker questionnaire, and health and safety personnel and workers representatives together assessed occupational loads and hazards. Health and safety personnel then devised an occupational health care programme and proposed preventive measures. The investigation method proved to function well in that it improved the occupational health care programme, produced an overall analysis of occupational hazards and increased the number and quality of proposed preventive measures. |
Descriptors (primary) |
health programmes; construction industry; hazard evaluation; Finland |
Descriptors (secondary) |
implementation of control measures; workers' participation; health hazards; workload assessment |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Finland |
Subject(s) |
Construction industry
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Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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Browse category(ies) |
Workplace health promotion Construction industry and civil engineering Risk evaluation Workers' participation
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