Changes in risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders among construction and public works employees. The 2010 and 2017 Sumer Studies

In 2017, as in 2010, construction workers were more exposed to biomechanical stressors than workers in other sectors, and were less exposed to psychosocial risk factors and organizational stressors. Co-exposure to biomechanical stressors and work pace-related stressors declined slightly but still affected more than one in three workers (35%). As in 2010, exposure to biomechanical stressors affects men and manual laborers more in 2017. Compared to 2010, in 2017, workers in road and railway construction are more exposed to twisting or crouching positions (road and highway construction) as well as industrial stress1 and job strain (bridge and tunnel construction). Employees in floor and wall covering work are particularly exposed to twisting or crouching positions and have less flexibility regarding the ability to interrupt work, with statistically significant changes between 2010 and 2017. Although the changes are not always significant, occupational exposures to various stressors in the electrical and plumbing installation subsector show a trend toward improved exposure to biomechanical, organizational, and psychosocial stressors for the affected workers. To combat MSDs in the construction industry, the preventive measures to be implemented should primarily target the subsectors of road and railway construction (construction of roads and highways, construction of bridges and tunnels) and paving work

Author(s): Rubion Élise, Fouquet Natacha, Dugas Julien, Roquelaure Yves, Chazelle Émilie

Publishing year: 2022

Pages: 25 p.

Collection: Monitoring data

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