On 26 March 2019, the ‘Construction Forum 2019’ conference, organised by ‘Verslo žinios’, took place at the Litexpo Exhibition Centre.
An expert working as an occupational health and safety specialist and coordinator on a construction site noted that it is very important to have a properly formed, competent team of specialists in their respective fields. It is also essential that the team includes a construction site health and safety coordinator and an occupational health and safety specialist.
To ensure workers’ health and safety, it is important to draw up a construction work methodology plan. This plan must be prepared before work begins and regularly updated as changes arise.
Another significant issue is drink-driving at work. Between 2008 and 2017, of the 118 fatalities in the construction sector, 29 were under the influence of alcohol (24.6 per cent – almost one in four workers who suffered fatal injuries). It is recommended that workers’ sobriety be checked regularly. Such measures to prevent alcohol consumption at work would directly reduce the likelihood of accidents at work.
According to 2015 ESAW (European Statistics on Accidents at Work) data, in Lithuania, 5 out of every 100,000 workers suffer fatal injuries, whilst the overall European average is half that figure.
Ž. Stankevičius, Senior Engineer at UAB ‘SDG’, notes that occupational safety issues in the construction sector in Lithuania are not being adequately addressed. He emphasises that the most important thing is to identify problems in good time and to engage competent specialists to resolve them.
UAB “SDG” is ready to ensure the health and safety of your employees.
Please feel free to call us on our freephone number 8 800 00 228 or email us at info@sdg.lt.
More information about the event: https://www.vz.lt/nekilnojamasis-turtas-statyba/2019/03/26/m-kulbokas-kaistancia-vilniaus-nt-rinka-ausina-besisukiojantys-bokstiniai-kranai