@article{ref1,
title="Work-related diseases and the fitness to work in construction industry",
journal="Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia",
year="2012",
author="Riva, M. M. and Bancone, C. and Bigoni, F. and Bresciani, M. and Santini, M. and Mosconi, G.",
volume="34",
number="3",
pages="306-312",
abstract="The construction industry is characterized by a high number of fatal and nonfatal injuries and even higher prevalence of work-related diseases. The aim of this work is to analyze the results of a research project that has among its objectives the study of the prevalence of work-related diseases and the fitness to work in construction industry. In the period 2003-2011 were evaluated 2069 construction workers, from 218 companies (average age 37.9 years, mean seniority 21.1 years, 17.1 in the construction industry). The prevalence of work-related diseases was 14.06%, in the first place the noise-induced hearing loss, followed by musculoskeletal disorders and entrapment neuropathies. The 24.7% of fitness to work was influenced by the presence of limitations, the 0.6% of the population was not suitable for the specific task. The prevalence of work-related diseases in construction industry is high, with a peak among the elderly, but also significant occurrence among young people. It is important the percentage of the population with health problems that limit the fitness to work.<p /> <p>Language: it</p>",
language="it",
issn="1592-7830",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}