@article{ref1,
title="Health and safety in the Lesotho Highlands Dam and Tunnel Construction Program",
journal="International journal of occupational and environmental health",
year="1998",
author="Colvin, M. and Dalvie, A. and Myers, J. E. and Macun, I. A. and Sharp, B.",
volume="4",
number="4",
pages="231-235",
abstract="To review health and safety practices and to determine the occupational health status of dam workers in the Lesotho Highlands, a health and safety audit and a health study of 258 workers was undertaken. The workers were administered respiratory health questionnaires and underwent chest x-rays and lung function and audiometric testing. The audit revealed a low level of awareness of health and safety issues at all levels of management and a lack of occupational medicine and industrial hygiene systems. Noise-induced hearing loss occurred among 92% of the study subjects. Among the 158 dam construction workers, 5.4% had pneumoconiosis. With poorly developed laws and regulatory bodies, unsophisticated trade unions, and little client supervision, health and safety had a low priority in this construction project. Recommendations are made that are pertinent to health and safety management where international companies are operating in developing countries.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-3525",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}