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Diss. Linköping : Linköpings universitet., 2006.

Purpose: Quartz dust is a serious problem on construction sites all over the world. Thefine-grained dust that is perceived as invisible for the naked eye, gets stuck in the exposed individual’s respiratory system where it in the long run can result in illness and in the worst scenario death. Silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or lungcancer are all consequences related to exposure of quartz dust. During this study has ananalysis been implemented to find out how well known this problem actually is within the building industry and how prevented work is done to minimize quarts dust exposure. Method: To collect the correct type of information applicable for the studies goal has a qualitative study with a case study approach using interviews and surveys been performed. The interviews were directed towards the supervisors, while the surveys were given to the construction workers at three construction companies that were contacted. The reason being for this were to create an actual image of how the work is conducted in real life situations. The collected data was there after sorted and analysed with the theoretical frameworks implemented during the study to help with the validation and reliability of the finalized result. Findings: There is an existing connection between the lack of knowledge of the consequences of quartz dust, health aspects and the construction workers habits while working. There is also a finding in the flaws of the safety equipment’s design that contributes to the fact that workers decide to work without it even though the company’sregulations prohibit this. Implications: When safety equipment is overlooked the worker is exposed for multiple possible health aspects. To increase the workers understanding of the situation and develop the education process could result in an improvement to the situation. T odevelop the safety equipment could also contribute to the current situation. Limitations: Quartz dust is not a problem that’s only specified to the sites that are included in this study, this means that the result can be implemented far of this studies borders. The building industry is only one of many working habitats were quartz dust is problematic for the workers. Work routines concerning quartz dust may vary and be different depending on the occupational group and their relegations which can result that the studies result may not be applicable in detail.

Bakgrund: Företagshälsovården i Sverige avses som en oberoende expertresurs till företag och ska identifiera samt förklara sambanden mellan arbetsmiljö, organisation, produktivitet och hälsa. Generellt sett anlitar kundföretag FHV framförallt för reaktiva, efterhjälpande insatser då ohälsa redan har uppstått i företaget. Byggnadsarbetare vistas ständigt i en riskfylld miljö och utsätts för tunga lyft, ensidiga arbetsrörelser och ogynnsamma arbetsställningar. Det är därför viktigt att undersöka hur företagshälsovården kan bidra till det förebyggande arbetsmiljöarbetet till kundföretagen för att möta utmaningarna i byggarbetsmiljön.Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka vilka möjligheter och hinder som finns för företagshälsovårdens förebyggande arbetsmiljöarbete.Metod: En litteraturstudie och en intervjustudie genomfördes under våren 2013. Vetenskapliga artiklar och andra dokument inhämtades via databaser tillgängliga via bibliotek vid KTH, Göteborgs Universitet samt Halmstad Universitet. Tio individuella semi-strukturella intervjuer utfördes med arbetsmiljöingenjör och kundansvarig på en Feelgood-enhet samt med arbetsledare, skyddsombud och med personer som hade en HR- och arbetsmiljöposition på två av Feelgoods kundföretag inom byggbranschen.Resultat: Utifrån analysen framkom åtta teman som utgjorde möjligheter och hinder för det förebyggande arbetsmiljöarbetet: konsultativt förhållningssätt, systematiskt arbetsmiljöarbete, arbetsplatsbesök, kompetens, marknadsföring och kommunikation, ledningsgruppen, bristande samordning mellan yrkesprofessionerna på FHV samt kundavtalet.Slutsats: Företagshälsovården behöver ta ett större ansvar i det förebyggande arbetsmiljöarbetet och ifrågasätta kundföretagen för att råda dem i bra arbetsmiljölösningar. Företagshälsovården behöver även bli bättre på att marknadsföra sin verksamhet för att kundföretagen ska veta vad de kan utnyttja FHV till. Feelgood är professionella och har hög kompetens i de individuella samtalen men kan förbättra sin branschkompetens på organisatorisk nivå. Arbetsplatsbesök efterfrågas och kundföretagen såg att FHV har en roll i att utföra tekniska mätningar och att hjälpa till i arbetet med arbetsrotation. De förebyggande arbetsmiljötjänsterna borde vara skrivna i avtalet för att de ska utnyttjas i större utsträckning. / Background: The occupational health services (OHS) in Sweden is provided as an impartial expert advice to client companies and shall identify and explain the relationship between work, organization, productivity and health. In general, client companies use the occupational health services particularly for reactive services, when illness has already occured in the company. Construction workers staying constantly in a hazardous environment and are exposed to heavy lifting, monotonous movements and bad working positions. It is therefore important to examine how occupational health can contribute to the preventive work environment for client companies to meet the challenges of the construction work.Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the opportunities and barriers that exist to the preventive work of occupational health services.Method: A literature review and an interview study was conducted in spring 2013. Scientific papers and other documents were obtained through databases available through the libraries at the Royal Institute of Technology, University of Gothenburg and Halmstad University. Ten individual semi-structural interviews were carried out with a safety engineer and an account manager at a Feelgood unit, as well as with supervisors, safety representatives and with people who had an HR and working position on two of Feelgoods client companies in the construction industry.Results: The analysis revealed eight themes that represented opportunities and barriers to preventive work environment: consultative approach, systematic work environment management, workplaces visits, competence, marketing and communication, management, lack of coordination between professions in occupational health services and customer agreement.Conclusion: The occupational health service needs to take greater responsibility in preventive work environment and challenging client companies to advise them in good working solutions. Occupational health services also needs to be better at marketing their business to client companies to know what they can use OHS for. Feelgood are professional and have high competence in the individual conversations but can improve their professional skills at organizational level. The client companies demand field visits and they saw that OHS has a role in performing technical measurements and help in the process of job rotation. Preventive health services should be written into the agreement in order to be utilized to a greater extent.