title: [The perception of risk in construction workers].
abstract: Accidents in building sites led us to study risk perception in workers employed in this field. We disposed of 300 workers, aged 18-65, who had to answer to a questionnaries were signing among seven risks the more present in their activity, chosing among five levels. So for each risk the worker had to quantify parameters such as: danger, frequence of accidents, actitude to risk-control, training on risk. The risk of falling from high sites has been perceived as extremely dangerous but it is possible to control it. Less dangerous is eyes exposition to chemical agents or dust. Manual movementation of weight and lacerations would be the most frequent source of accidents. Moreover would be insufficient the capacity to control the rick related to Weight manual movementation and vibrations. Workers answered in questionnaries that risk training on vibration was not sufficient, on the contrary they knew the risk of falling from high site. So we conclude that to reduce accidents in building sites it is necessary make better training on field, modifying the individual behavior among workers.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Medicina del Lavoro, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Universita "G. D'Annunzio", Chieti. digiampaololuca@libero.it
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Giampaolo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antonucci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stocchi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Siciliano
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Di Giampaolo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Giuseppe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Intino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Carlantonio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boscolo
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires