Association of perceived work pace and physical work demands with occupational accidents: a cross-sectional study of ageing male construction workers in Denmark

BMC Public Health

Kirsten Fonager¹  Henrik Bøggild²  Jakob Hjort Bønløkke³  Pernille Weber Hansen⁴  Vivi Schlünssen⁵  Claus D. Hansen⁶ 

[1] Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Sdr. Skovvej 15, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark;Department of Social Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital, Havrevangen 1, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark;Department of Health Science and Technology, Public Health and Epidemiology Group, Aalborg University, Niels Jernes Vej 14, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark;Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Danish Ramazzini Centre, Aalborg University Hospital, Havrevangen 1, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark;Department of Public Health, Environment, Occupation and Health, Danish Ramazzini Centre, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark;Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Sdr. Skovvej 15, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark;Department of Public Health, Environment, Occupation and Health, Danish Ramazzini Centre, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark;National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark;Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aalborg University, Fibigerstræde 13, 9220, Aalborg Ø, Denmark;

关键词: Blue-collar worker;    Job demand;    Manual worker;    Work accident;    Work characteristic;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-021-12461-6

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundOccupational accidents continue to be a significant public health challenge worldwide. Construction workers in particular are at high risk of occupational accidents, and thus it is of major importance to identify possible predictors of occupational accidents among construction workers. We aimed to investigate the association between self-reported work pace and physical work demands and occupational accidents among ageing male construction workers in Denmark.MethodsData on perceived work pace, physical work demands, and occupational accidents was acquired from questionnaires sent to ageing construction workers in Denmark in 2016 as part of the ALFA project (ALdring og Fysisk Arbejde; Ageing and Physical Work). A sample of 1270 Danish male construction workers above 50 years of age was included in the present study. Multiple logistic regression models were applied, with adjustments for age, smoking, body mass index, musculoskeletal disorders, occupation, work experience, and support at work.ResultsOf 1270 construction workers, 166 (13.1%) reported an occupational accident within the last 12 months. There was no significant association between perceived work pace and occupational accidents, but physical work demands were associated with higher odds for occupational accidents, with an odds ratio of 2.27 (95% confidence interval 1.26–4.10) for medium physical work demands and 2.62 (95% confidence interval 1.50–4.57) for high physical work demands.ConclusionsAgeing male construction workers with high physical work demands had statistically significant higher odds of having an occupational accident. By contrast, perceived work pace was not associated with occupational accidents in this large cross-sectional study.

【 授权许可】

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