The Influence of Environmental Factors on Employee Comfort Based on an Example of Location Temperature

• Main Authors: Szer I., Błazik-Borowa E., Szer J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2017-09-01
• Series: Archives of Civil Engineering
• Subjects: scaffoldings; safety; temperature
• Online Access: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ace.2017.63.issue-3/ace-2017-0035/ace-2017-0035.xml?format=INT

Work in unfavorable, changing environmental conditions negatively affects people working on scaffoldings used on construction sites, which may increase the risk of occurrence of dangerous situations. The purpose of this article is to show the scale of temperature changes which workers are exposed to. The paper compares examples of temperature measurements obtained from a metrological station and during tests on scaffoldings located in the Lodz and Warsaw regions. This article also presents the methodology of examining environmental parameters of the surroundings where employees work on scaffoldings. Analysis results show that high temperatures and significant temperature variations frequently occur on the scaffoldings, which leads to a lack of adaptability and consequently to tiredness or decreased alertness. Unfavorable environmental conditions can lead to behaviors which, in turn, can cause accidents.