Work place discomfort and risk factors for construction site workers

Suchismita Satapathy ()
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Suchismita Satapathy: KIIT Deemed To Be University

International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, 2022, vol. 13, issue 2, No 10, 668-680

Abstract: Abstract Problems: heavy repetitive work in construction work place creates MSD problems and chemicals like cement, fly ash, asbestos dust reacts with skin and creates skin problems. In machinery works like Welding harms eye and skin. Carpentry and Machinery work tools are highly risk and gives cuts and wound in hand and leg. Motivation: construction work is full of danger and hazardous. The socioeconomic life of construction site labors are also not good. The mortality rate is also high. As per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2019), more than 12,500 workers lost their lives while working on construction sites in the US between 2003 and 2016. Solution: so more research is required to redesign work place and tools of construction site for saving human life. A study is essential to find more risk factors in construction site work. So a survey is conducted by designing a questionnaire with experts suggestion and extensive literature review to find the Occupational health and safety problems of construction site Workers in India and ergonomic analysis is done by OWAS (Ovako Working posture Assessment System) in Ergo fellow 3.0 to find workplace discomfort level in construction site of India followed by MCDM methods like WASPAS(weighted aggregated sum product assessment).

Keywords: Construction site work; Health hazards; Ergonomics; Work place discomfort (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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