Impact of Alcohol on Occupational Health and Safety in the Construction Industry at Workplaces with Scaffoldings
The value, care, and customs of workers are essential in terms of occupational health and safety. The abuse of alcohol is widely regarded as a serious threat to the lives, health, and safety of employees. The aim of the research was to identify the main problems that are associated with alcohol abus...
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| description | The value, care, and customs of workers are essential in terms of occupational health and safety. The abuse of alcohol is widely regarded as a serious threat to the lives, health, and safety of employees. The aim of the research was to identify the main problems that are associated with alcohol abuse and consumption at work among employees in the construction industry, with particular emphasis on workstations where work is carried out on construction scaffoldings. Data for the analysis were obtained from two different sources. The first one was post-accident documentation on occupational accidents. The second one was surveys collected during the research project. This study confirmed that excessive and disproportionate alcohol consumption can be the cause of an accident, and consequently death at workplaces with scaffolding. Of 219 accident reports, 17.4% indicated alcohol as a contributing factor. Analysis of accident documentations shows that in cases where alcohol was indicated as a contributing factor in an accident, the alcohol was consumed during the workday. The results obtained on the basis of the conducted research were able to constitute a justification for the directions of preventive actions carried out in order to reduce the number of occupational accidents in the construction industry caused by alcohol. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e426814958b64f5ab5fa496c7b634a342023-11-20T15:00:56ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-09-011019669010.3390/app10196690Impact of Alcohol on Occupational Health and Safety in the Construction Industry at Workplaces with ScaffoldingsMarek Sawicki0Mariusz Szóstak1Department of Building Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wrocław, PolandDepartment of Building Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wrocław, PolandThe value, care, and customs of workers are essential in terms of occupational health and safety. The abuse of alcohol is widely regarded as a serious threat to the lives, health, and safety of employees. The aim of the research was to identify the main problems that are associated with alcohol abuse and consumption at work among employees in the construction industry, with particular emphasis on workstations where work is carried out on construction scaffoldings. Data for the analysis were obtained from two different sources. The first one was post-accident documentation on occupational accidents. The second one was surveys collected during the research project. This study confirmed that excessive and disproportionate alcohol consumption can be the cause of an accident, and consequently death at workplaces with scaffolding. Of 219 accident reports, 17.4% indicated alcohol as a contributing factor. Analysis of accident documentations shows that in cases where alcohol was indicated as a contributing factor in an accident, the alcohol was consumed during the workday. The results obtained on the basis of the conducted research were able to constitute a justification for the directions of preventive actions carried out in order to reduce the number of occupational accidents in the construction industry caused by alcohol.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/19/6690health and safetyworkplaceconstruction industryscaffoldingsalcohol |
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| title | Impact of Alcohol on Occupational Health and Safety in the Construction Industry at Workplaces with Scaffoldings |
| title_full | Impact of Alcohol on Occupational Health and Safety in the Construction Industry at Workplaces with Scaffoldings |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Alcohol on Occupational Health and Safety in the Construction Industry at Workplaces with Scaffoldings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Alcohol on Occupational Health and Safety in the Construction Industry at Workplaces with Scaffoldings |
| title_short | Impact of Alcohol on Occupational Health and Safety in the Construction Industry at Workplaces with Scaffoldings |
| title_sort | impact of alcohol on occupational health and safety in the construction industry at workplaces with scaffoldings |
| topic | health and safety workplace construction industry scaffoldings alcohol |
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