Citation

Marcolina D, De Marzo N, Riccio MT. Med. Lav. 2011; 102(6): 494-501.

Vernacular Title

Controlli alcolimetrici nei cantieri edili: un intervento di promozione della

Affiliation

Servizio di Prevenzione, Igiene e Sicurezza negli Ambienti di Lavoro (SPISAL) Dipartimento di Prevenzione ULSS n. 1 Belluno. daniela.marcolina@ulss.belluno.it

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Società italiana di medicina del lavoro, Publisher Mattioli)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22332485

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Health impairment due to alcohol use and abuse is well known, in terms of relationship with traffic accidents and work accidents. In Italy almost 10 per cent of accidents at work involve intoxicated people injuring themselves and innocent victims. Alcohol abuse is a factor involved in determining severe accidents in the construction industry and epidemiological studies demonstrated a relationship between an elevated alcohol use and severity of accidents. Since in the Province of Belluno alcohol consumption may be elevated also at work, the two Occupational Health Units (SPISAL) in the province organized a campaign of information and surveillance against alcohol consumption at work in the construction industry. This report shows the campaign results, mainly in terms of breath alcohol tests performed in construction workers. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: After an extensive information campaign we inspected 50 sites, where 105 construction companies were at work, and tested 294 workers by breath alcohol test. No-one refused the test. Only 2.7% construction workers were positive for the breath alcohol test, and the levels were not elevated. This study shows that the construction workers in Belluno Province are responsible drinkers and are well aware of the policy of prohibition of alcohol consumption at work.

Language: it