| RESEARCH |
|
The
Trust conducts a wide and on-going programme of research into
conditions affecting building workers in Ireland. |
| Dr
Harold Brenner has recently completed part two of the 'Patterns
of Ill Health' study covering the period 1996 -2004. This
follows on from our earlier report which covered the period
1981 - 1996. The report will be published during 2006 and
it will be interesting to see how the types and duration of
absence from work through certifiable illness has changed,
if at all, through the years of the 'celtic tiger'. To
View Report Click Here |
During
the period 1981 - 1996 the most common cause of absence from
work (30%) was injury, followed by infectious disease (25%)
and musculo skeletal disorders (13%). |
It's
a sobering thought that the most common cause of absence from
work was entirely preventable. |
In
January 2006 we commissioned a post graduate fellowship entitled
'Ergonomic Aspects of Blocklaying, Bricklaying and Masonry'.
Basically it is a study into the musculo skeletal effects
of poor ergonomic practice. The study will be conducted by
Ms Rachel Nugent B.Sc.a graduate of NUI Galway under the direction
of Prof Enda Fallon B.E. M. Eng. S. FIES |
The
final report is due to be published in early 2008. |
