DANGER OF ACCIDENTS, EXPOSURE TO NOISE AN D OTHER TYPES OF WORK-RELATED STRESS SUFFERED BY EMPLOYEES IN HORTICULTURAL AND RELATED PROFESSIONS

Authors
SCHMAHL FW REILL P DRYSCH K KORN M HANKE H KESSLER M
Citation
Fw. Schmahl et al., DANGER OF ACCIDENTS, EXPOSURE TO NOISE AN D OTHER TYPES OF WORK-RELATED STRESS SUFFERED BY EMPLOYEES IN HORTICULTURAL AND RELATED PROFESSIONS, Die medizinische Welt, 44(9), 1993, pp. 564-568
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Die medizinische Welt → ACNP
ISSN journal
00258512
Volume
44
Issue
9
Year of publication
1993
Pages
564 - 568
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-8512(1993)44:9<564:DOAETN>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The study looks at the specific health risks encountered by the employ ees of gardening and horticulture. A considerable risk of accidents ex ists for this professional group generally known under the designation ''landscape gardeners'', one cause of which is their use of powered c hain saws and other machinery. Alongside degenerative disorders of the joints caused by machine-induced mechanical vibrations and other heal th disorders, the effects of noise and noise-induced hearing loss are of particular significance. Possible preventive measures are discussed .