The effect of alcohol at the workplace with the use of scaffolding on individual’s occupational accident risk

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Marek Sawicki
Mariusz Szóstak


Keywords : scaffolding, accident at work, occupational health and safety, drugs, alcohol
Abstract
The consumption of alcohol in the workplace is strictly
prohibited. Unfortunately, this interdict is
often broken. Alcohol intoxication of an employee could lead to a threat, and in the worst
case could also lead to permanent disability
or even death. The aim of the research was to
identify the main problems associated with
heavy drinking of alcohol and consumption
at work among construction workers. Data
for the analysis were obtained from post-accident protocols (analyzed 219 people injured
in accidents at work involving scaffolding)
and surveys collected during the research
project “Model of the assessment of risk of
the occurrence of building catastrophes, accidents and dangerous events at workplaces
with the use of scaffolding” (573 surveys of
people working in the construction scaffolding of respondents).

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Sawicki, M., & Szóstak, M. (2020). The effect of alcohol at the workplace with the use of scaffolding on individual’s occupational accident risk. Scientific Review Engineering and Environmental Sciences (SREES), 29(4), 504–516. https://doi.org/10.22630/PNIKS.2020.29.4.44
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