Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 1 2022
Pandemic of COVID-19 and musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers in Bulgaria
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 1 2022
Pandemic of COVID-19 and musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers in Bulgaria
Pandemic of COVID-19 and musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers in Bulgaria
Subject
Pandemic of COVID-19, musculoskeletal disorders, construction workers, Bulgaria
Description
Introduction: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are among the most common causes of functional impairment among construction workers. How did pandemic of COVID-19 affect the analysis of temporary morbidity for 2020? This research aims to answer this question and examine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in the construction industry.
Material and methods: We selected a construction company with a staff of 1364 employees and introduced the standard ISO 45001: 2018. We assessed the risk in the workplace, analyzed data on temporary and occupational morbidity and sought the relationship between working conditions and problems aggravating musculoskeletal disorders and some infectious diseases (COVID-19) among employees. Research involving humans has been approved by an ethics committee.
Results: The data from the hospital lists for 2020 in the construction
company show 143 sick people with 220 issued primary hospital leaves. In the first place in terms of “severity of cases” are diseases of the musculoskeletal and nervous system with a total of 1355 days of labor loss (28%) of all labor losses. According to the same indicator, infectious diseases diagnosed with COVID-19 account for 8% of all labor losses.
Conclusions: Pandemic of COVID-19 in 2020 did not affect the health
of workers. The main priority for the implementation of healthy and safe working conditions in the construction sector remains the development and implementation of programs to reduce musculoskeletal disorders.
Material and methods: We selected a construction company with a staff of 1364 employees and introduced the standard ISO 45001: 2018. We assessed the risk in the workplace, analyzed data on temporary and occupational morbidity and sought the relationship between working conditions and problems aggravating musculoskeletal disorders and some infectious diseases (COVID-19) among employees. Research involving humans has been approved by an ethics committee.
Results: The data from the hospital lists for 2020 in the construction
company show 143 sick people with 220 issued primary hospital leaves. In the first place in terms of “severity of cases” are diseases of the musculoskeletal and nervous system with a total of 1355 days of labor loss (28%) of all labor losses. According to the same indicator, infectious diseases diagnosed with COVID-19 account for 8% of all labor losses.
Conclusions: Pandemic of COVID-19 in 2020 did not affect the health
of workers. The main priority for the implementation of healthy and safe working conditions in the construction sector remains the development and implementation of programs to reduce musculoskeletal disorders.
Creator
Lidiya Hristova, Rouja Nikolova, Karolina Lybomirova, Todor Kondurdzhiev
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
January 2022
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
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PDF
Language
English
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Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 1 2022
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Citation
Lidiya Hristova, Rouja Nikolova, Karolina Lybomirova, Todor Kondurdzhiev, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 1 2022
Pandemic of COVID-19 and musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers in Bulgaria,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 4, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2335.
Pandemic of COVID-19 and musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers in Bulgaria,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 4, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2335.