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<p>After 18 years since the legislative changes in the field of safety and health at work introduced the obligation to assess occupational risks at all workplaces, we note that the indigenous method of the National Research and Development Institute for Labor Protection in Bucharest was quasi-generalized in applicability. Starting from this practical reality, this paper aims to offer a more synthetic and pragmatic version of the application of the method for more complex jobs/activities, in which several socio-professional categories of workers are involved, by structural optimization of the procedure for the implementation of the specific stages and tools, in order to increase the effectiveness of the assessment of occupational injury and illness risks. This finality is achieved through a case study applied to a construction activity carried out within an important hydro-technical project. The main advantages of the approach proposed by the authors are summarized.</p>
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After 18 years since the legislative changes in the field of safety and health at work introduced the obligation to assess occupational risks at all workplaces, we note that the indigenous method of the National Research and Development Institute for Labor Protection in Bucharest was quasi-generalized in applicability. Starting from this practical reality, this paper aims to offer a more synthetic and pragmatic version of the application of the method for more complex jobs/activities, in which several socio-professional categories of workers are involved, by structural optimization of the procedure for the implementation of the specific stages and tools, in order to increase the effectiveness of the assessment of occupational injury and illness risks. This finality is achieved through a case study applied to a construction activity carried out within an important hydro-technical project. The main advantages of the approach proposed by the authors are summarized.

Structural Optimization of Occupational Risk Assessment in Romania: Case Study for the Activities Carried Out Within a Hydrotechnical Construction

Bucharest Polytechnic University of Science and Technology

Mining Revue

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After 18 years since the legislative changes in the field of safety and health at work introduced the obligation to assess occupational risks at all...

Structural Optimization of Occupational Risk Assessment in Romania: Case Study for the Activities Carried Out Within a Hydrotechnical Construction

Published Online: Jul 03, 2024

Page range: 60 - 79

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/minrv-2024-0016

Keywords
risk assessment optimization, socio-professional category, hydro-technical construction, effectiveness, prevention and protection plan

© 2024 Roland Iosif Moraru et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Structural Optimization of Occupational Risk Assessment in Romania: Case Study for the Activities Carried Out Within a Hydrotechnical Construction

Published Online: Jul 03, 2024

Page range: 60 - 79

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/minrv-2024-0016

Keywordsrisk assessment optimization, socio-professional category, hydro-technical construction, effectiveness, prevention and protection plan

© 2024 Roland Iosif Moraru et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Keywords
risk assessment optimization, socio-professional category, hydro-technical construction, effectiveness, prevention and protection plan