scholarly journals Occupational injuries among building construction workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebsibe Tadesse ◽  
Dagnachew Israel
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Construction Workers

scholarly journals Determinants of Occupational Injuries among Building Construction Workers in Kampala City, Uganda

2017 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 86 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kiconco ◽  
N. Ruhinda ◽  
V. Kyobutungi ◽  
S. Watya ◽  
W. Bazeyo
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Kampala City

Occupational Injuries Among Building Construction Workers in Gondar City, Ethiopia

2013 ◽  
Vol 01 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mesafint Molla Adane ◽  
Kassahun Alemu Gelaye ◽  
Getahun Kebede Beyera ◽  
Hardeep Rai Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Construction Workers

scholarly journals OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: CASE STUDIES FROM HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AT ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 84-96
Author(s):  
Thewodros Bekele Tolera
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Occupational Hazards ◽  
Work Related

The status of occupational injuries in workplaces in general is ill defined in Ethiopia. Pocket studies indicate that occupational injury due to an unsafe working environment is increasing. Construction industries are growing industries region wise that has higher rate of work-related injuries. Knowing the associated factors of work-related injuries can be a critical step for improving the working condition of workers in the sector. Objective: This mini research aimed to evaluate occupational hazards and to describe factors affecting its happening among construction workers’ in Addis Ababa housing and construction project sites. Institutional based cross-sectional study design was employed to assess occupational injuries among randomly selected construction workers from June 30 –July 20, 2014. A structured questionnaire based interviews, work environment observation were used to collect the data. The response rate of this study was 82.7%. The majority of respondents were male which account 74.7% and 60 (96.8%) respondents were not using personal protective devices all the time while they are on duty. Out of the total participants, 67.7% of the workers experienced occupational injuries at least once in the last 12 months. Moreover, the three leading cause of injuries were puncture (21.0%) followed by hand injury (11.3%), and back pain (9.7%). Increased rate of work related injury in construction workers was observed and implementation of basic occupational health and safety services is required together with regular supervision to ensure and promote work place safety. So Preventive measures concerning functional occupational health and safety programs are essential to safeguard the health and safety condition of workforce in construction industries.

scholarly journals Determinants of occupational injuries among building construction workers in Kampala City, Uganda

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur Kiconco ◽  
Nathan Ruhinda ◽  
Abdullah Ali Halage ◽  
Stephen Watya ◽  
William Bazeyo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Upper And Lower Extremities ◽  
Kampala City

Abstract Background Globally, about 1000 people die and close to 860,000 people sustain injury at work daily. Injury prevention and control require contextual evidence, although most studies in Uganda have focused on general causes. Factors associated with occupational injuries among building construction workers were assessed in this study. Methods A cross-sectional study among building construction workers was conducted in Kampala, Uganda. A standardized semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Three hundred nineteen (319) participants were randomly and proportionately selected from 57 construction sites. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the variables while generalized linear modeling was used to estimate the crude/adjusted prevalence ratios. Results The prevalence of occupational injuries was 32.4%. Most injuries, approximately 70% occurred among nightshift workers. Age of ≤24 years (APR: 2.09 CI: 1.20–3.65, P = 0.009); daily income in or above the second quartile−USD ≥3.2 (APR: 1.72, CI: 1.06–2.80, P = 0.028); job dissatisfaction (APR: 1.63, CI: 1.17–2.27, P = 0.004); job stress (APR: 1.72, CI: 1.22–2.41, P = 0.004); poor safety environment (APR: 1.51, CI: 1.10–2.05, P = 0.009); PPE provision (APR: 1.47, CI: 1.05–2.05, P = 0.02) and routine use of PPE (APR: 0.57, CI: 0.34–0.95, P = 0.03) were significantly associated with occupational injuries. Conclusion There was a relatively high prevalence of injuries mostly resulting from cuts and mostly suffered on night duty. Upper and lower extremities were the most hurt parts of the body during injury leading to loss of a substantial number of productive days. This could affect the health and wellbeing of construction workers. Most of the factors significantly associated with occupational injuries are modifiable thus an opportunity to address the problem. Efforts towards integrating education for behaviour change, advocacy and training workers to demand for their rights to safe and protection at work and legislation enforcement can help reduce occupational injury occurrence.

Relationship between Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Non-fatal Occupational Injuries in Construction Workers in Korea

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung-Won Yoo ◽  
Hye-Eun Lee ◽  
Dong-Hee Koh ◽  
Kyoo-Sang Kim ◽  
Tae-Woo Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Musculoskeletal Symptoms

scholarly journals Exploring the Relationship between Safety Climate and Worker Safety Behavior on Building Construction Sites in Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3326
Author(s):  
Wei Tong Chen ◽  
Hew Cameron Merrett ◽  
Ying-Hua Huang ◽  
Theresia Avila Bria ◽  
Ying-Hsiu Lin
Keyword(s):  
Safety Climate ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Safety Training ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Safety Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

Construction occupational accidents are often attributed to workers’ having an insufficient perception of how their actions influence safety in the construction site. This research explores the relationship between safety climate (SC) and personnel safety behavior (SB) of construction workers operating on building construction sites in Taiwan. The study discovered a significant positive relationship between SC and SB of Taiwan’s building construction sites, and in turn SC level had a positive impact on SB participation and overall safety perceptions. The higher the SC cognition of Taiwan’s building construction workers, the better the performance of SB was found to be. The dimension of "safety commitment and safety training" had the greatest relationship with SB. Safety training also had a deep impact on the cognition of SB. Therefore, the organizational culture and attitudes to safety coupled with the successful implementation of safety education and training can effectively enhance SC and worker SB on building construction sites in Taiwan, thereby potentially reducing the impacts of the underlying organizational factors behind safety related incidents.

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