TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Health and safety in the Lesotho Highlands Dam and Tunnel Construction Program
JO  - International journal of occupational and environmental health
A1  - Colvin, M.
A1  - Dalvie, A.
A1  - Myers, J. E.
A1  - Macun, I. A.
A1  - Sharp, B.
SP  - 231
EP  - 235
VL  - 4
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-3525
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -