- Tytuł:
- Risk Assessment in the Working Environment in Estonia
- Autorzy:
- Tint, P.
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/90225.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 1998
- Wydawca:
- Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy
- Tematy:
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occupational risks
noise
vibration
chemicals
ryzyko zawodowe
hałas
chemikalia - Opis:
- The first step to chart hazards in the working environment in Estonia (labour force: 0.65 million) was taken by the National Board of Health Protection in the beginning of 1996. The existing chemical, physical, and biological agents in the working environment were investigated with the help of local health inspectors in all counties. An identification of hazards and workers at risk was carried out. The results of the analysis showed that 16% of Estonian industrial workers are exposed to different hazards: 20,000 persons are exposed to noise, 11,000 are working in the conditions of vibration, 10,000 are affected by unsatisfactory microclimate, 6,000 complain about long-lasting work in a compulsory posture, the overexertion of eyes'is suffered by 5,500 persons, and physical overload by 3,500 workers. In the group of chemical hazards the greatest numbers of workers are exposed to organic dust (6,500) and welding aerosols (5,400), followed by petroleum products (2,700), and oil-shale dust (4,300). The measurements of working conditions showed that an average of 30.3% of the results are above the standards. Proposals for the improvement of the situation in occupational safety and health are presented.
- Źródło:
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International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics; 1998, 4, 2; 237-248
1080-3548 - Pojawia się w:
- International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki