Citation

Sanna S, Borzacchi G, Dimitri L, Messineo A, Quercia A, Taddei L. G. Ital. Med. Lav. Ergon. 2010; 32(4 Suppl): 421-425.

Vernacular Title

Efficacia delle azioni di promozione e controllo sull'appropriatezza delle misure di prevenzione adottate nelle aziende agricole--la sorveglianza sanitaria, le indagini sui danni associati al rischio.

Affiliation

Servizio Prevenzione e Sicurezza nei Luoghi di Lavoro ASL RM H, Italy. s.sanna@aslromah.it

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, PI-ME Editrice)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21438311

Abstract

The agricultural activities have several issues in the management of safety and health of workers. The study of two ASL of Central Italy (VT and RMH) intended to check the risk conditions in order to highlight most critical points and define a prevention and surveillance plan. We moved in these directions: verification of workplaces and work practices; examination of machineries and equipment; active search of occupational diseases. We analyzed some peculiar aspects of the health surveillance of 75 workers such as risk from sun exposure, significantly underestimated by employers and competent doctors, despite sun exposure diseases are included in the list for which reporting is mandatory. Our study shows that a targeted campaign of prevention and control can lead to an improvement in safety management, on the other hand shows the necessity to bring occupational health physician to assess and manage also less valuated risks as the sun exposure.

Language: it