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Risk Assessment Using the Matrix Method for the Job "power Line Fitter" in a Business Entity

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The assessment of workplace hazards involves recognizing the likelihood of occurrence and the severity of potential injuries or occupational diseases to employees. The risk assessment is performed by a team of experts from various scientific and professional fields to objectively evaluate the attributive and/or numerically expressed level of risk, which will inform the employer and the employee about the extent of exposure to a harmful event. In this paper, the risk assessment of one workplace "Power line fitter" in a business entity was carried out, using the qualitative matrix method. The risk assessment for the mentioned workplace showed that it is a workplace with a medium risk of working at height, the danger of direct contact with parts of the electrical installation and live equipment, and harmful climatic influences - work in an open space, which was confirmed by the use of other risk assessment method.

Source: Journal of Sustainable Technologies and Materials

DOI: 10.57131/jstm.2024.7.3

Authors: Branko Radović, Bojana Zlatković, Anica Ranđelović

Institutions: PSI Institute for Protection and Ecology of the Republic of Srpska, Banja, University of Nis

Language: English

Topic: Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces

Subfield: Occupational Therapy

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4405956234

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