title: [Work-related diseases and the fitness to work in construction industry].
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.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa Ospedaliera Medicina del Lavoro, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Italy. mriva@ospedaliriuniti.bergamo.it
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Riva
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bancone
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bigoni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bresciani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mosconi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D060389:Construction Industry; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation; D055815:Young Adult