ASSESSING THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RISK IN A METALLIC CONFECTIONS UNIT OF THE COUNTY OF
SIBIU – PERSONAL RESEARCH
CARMEN VONICA
Territorial Labour Inspectorate Sibiu
Abstract: The purpose of this study aims at the quantitative assessment of the risk level regarding the occupational health within a unit of metallic confections of the county of Sibiu. The new consists in approaching a mathematical method for estimating the risk level of the occupational health for each workplace, the possibility of evaluating the unit according to the estimated risk level and the possibility of the employer to adopt the proper prevention/protection measures.
Keywords: health risk
Rezumat: lucrarea are ca scop evaluarea cantitativă a nivelului de risc pe linie de sănătate ocupaţională la o unitate de confecţii metalice din judeţul Sibiu. Noutatea constă în abordarea unei metode matematice de calculare a nivelului de risc al sănătăţii ocupaţionale pentru fiecare loc de muncă, posibilitatea încadrării unităţii în funcţie de nivelul de risc calculat şi permite angajatorului adoptarea măsurilor de prevenire/protecţie adecvate Cuvinte cheie risc de sănătate
PURPOSE OF RESEARCH
This personal research aims at the quantitative assessment of the risk level regarding the occupational health within a unit of metallic confections of the county of Sibiu.
The evaluation of the risk level will be made by transposing the estimation pattern of the labour safety risk level within the occupational health.
What news does this study bring?
1. – it represents a mathematical approach for estimating the risk level of the occupational health for each workplace.
2. – it assesses the risk level at unit level, regarding the occupational health.
3. – finally, it assesses the global risk level (weighted average of the occupational health and safety risk level).
4. –unit evaluation according to the estimated risk level (within the field with acceptable or unacceptable risk).
5. – gives the employer the possibility to adopt proper protection/prevention measures.
MATERIAL AND METHOD The study starts from:
a. The assessment method of the risk level in terms of labour safety, a new method applied by the National Institute of Research in the Field of Labour Protection (Institutul Naţional de Cercetări în Domeniul Protecţiei Muncii-INDCPM).
b. Annexe issued by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Labour, Social Solidarity and Family with Possible Consequences of the Action of the Risk Factors on the organism.
c. („a priori”) evaluation of pre-accident/occupational disease is based on the risk analyses before being materialized in accidents and occupational diseases.
d. Evaluation criteria of the risk levels.
e. Effect towards cause, the approach being - deductive (indirect)
f. Formula of the global risk level
n
1
= i
i n
1
= i
i i r
r R r
= N
Nr = the global risk level per workplace;
ri = order of the risk factor-"i";
Ri = risk level for the risk factor-"i";
n = number of risk factors identified in the workplace
GENERAL DATA ABOUT THE FACTORY TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION - SNR RULMENŢI:
It is a company with entire foreign private social capital;
Has as its main object of activity – the production of ball bearings and conic roller bearings;
The activity is developed in working halls specially designed;
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The finished products are exclusively meant for exportation;
The produced goods are used in the main sectors of industry: automotive, air-spatial, other industry sectors;
It has 12 subsidiaries on five continents;
It is present in Sibiu since April 2003;
It is present in Sibiu since April 2003;
PERSONNEL STRUCTURE Se prezintă astfel:
Total personnel 356
* Productive direct workers 209
* Indirect productive workers 96
* TESA 51
There were also taken into consideration aspects related to:
Medical assistance of the employees’ labour medicine
Working conditions
Existing noxious substances
Other aspects
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
PRESENTATION OF THE WORKPLACE UNDER EVALUATION REGARDING THE SAFETY AND HEALTH RISKS
BEARINGS RECTIFICATION LINES (ball bearings, conic roller bearings, diameters faces)
I. PRESENTATION OF THE WORKING SYSTEM:
1. Working means:
2. Performer-Positions/work posts:
3. Work duty-Operations specific for: bearings production line operator, reglor, engineer, tutor 4. Working environment – working conditions,
noxious substances, microclimate
II. SAFETY RISKS EVALUATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS AND DISEASES.
Risk level of work place safety is:
III. HEALTH RISKS EVALUATIONS PER WORKPLACES by using
GRAVITY/PROBABILITY grid
A N N E X E W I T H T H E P O S S I B L E C O N S E Q U E N C E S L I S T O F T H E R I S K F A C T O R S A C T I O N O N T H E H U M A N B O D Y (issued by the Ministry of Health and Labour, Social Solidarity and Family).
The risk level estimated for the occupational health at the workplace – ball bearings assembly line – is equal to 2,51, value that makes it to be a low towards medium risk, not exceeding the acceptable maximum limit of (3,5), according to the norm.
The analysis of the date comprised in the „Annexe with the possible consequences of the risk factors on the human body" suggests that out of a total of 34 possible affections consequences (affections general class) a total number of 26 affections were identified.
Different aspects were analysed related to the type of affection that may occur, incidence, risk level and gravity.
In the end, the technical, organizational and sanitary measures that should be taken into account were established, as well as the conclusions of this study.
Fig.1. Limit between acceptability/unacceptability of the risk level.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Bardac, D, şi Mihaela Stoia Elemente de medicina muncii şi boli profesionale. Sibiu:
Editura Mira Design, 2004. (Elements of Labour Medicine and Occupational Diseases).
2. Bardac, D. Folosirea evaluării riscului profesional pentru implementarea unor schimbări în activitatea unei intreprinderi Bucureşti:
Buletin informativ, Promovarea sănătăţii la locul de muncă. Fundaţia Romtens, nr.2, 2008. (The Use of Professional Risk Assessment for the Implementation of Certain Changes within the Activity of a Factory, Health Promotion at workplace).
3. Pece, Şt., Metode de analiză apriorică a riscurilor profesionale, I.N.I.D., Bucureşti, 1993. (Methods of Periodic Analysis of the Occupational Risks).
4. INCDPM. Metoda de evaluare a riscurilor de accidentare şi îmbolnăvire profesională.
Bucureşti. (The Method of Assessment of Accidents Risk and Occupational Disease).
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