Pregledni rad
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH OF THE FARMING POPULATION
Krešimir Fabijanić
; Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The paper sets forth reasons for establishing regulations and measures to protect the health and safety of the farming population. Their safety and health are not protected by the Occupational Safety Act or by the relevant provisions of the Labour Act nor is the control over the implementation of these Acts possible as members of the farming population are not officially employed and have no work contract.
In the overall population of the Republic of Croatia, the number of persons employed in farming is comparatively large; it is estimated around 1,000,000 people. This figure includes women, children, disabled persons and the elderly. Occupational safety regulations and labour legislation do not govern the safety and health issues of this population or of any special categories within the farming population.
As farm work is often done by women, children and the elderly, it is to be assumed that the incidence of injuries and occupational diseases is significantly higher than in workers employed in businesses, companies and institutions where safety regulations are adhered to and implemented as a matter of course.
The paper aims to show the need for securing equal or at least minimum health and safety conditions for persons in farming homesteads.
The paper lists the most common hazards and threats, as well as their consequences, that farming population may encounter. Brief descriptions of these hazards and threats are intended to demonstrate the importance of safety and health measures that will reduce or complete eradicate injuries and occupational diseases, and their consequences.
Very scant data on the status of health protection and safety of the farming population requires that a wide-based investigation be conducted, followed by measures and regulations to ensure better work conditions.
Ključne riječi
health protection and safety; hazards and threats in farm work; injuries and occupational diseases; safety measures and regulations
Hrčak ID:
62379
URI
Datum izdavanja:
17.12.2010.
Posjeta: 2.087 *