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The furniture sector is one of the most important economic sectors in the north of Portugal, comprising 5 798 companies and employing more than 32 000 workers (Eurostat, 2012). However, this is a sector with several economical and organizational constraints. For example, in these companies most of the workforce is unqualified, the professionalization in terms of their management, marketing and trade policies is reduced and the occupational accidents remain high (EGP, n.d.; Eurostat, 2012). The high number of accidents in this sector is the result of several factors, namely the sector’s risk, stakeholders’ low safety concerns, lack of machine maintenance and the lower qualifications of workers in the sector. Furthermore, the current economical situation in Portugal can also contribute to the small the sector. Furthermore, the current economical situation in Portugal can also contribute to the small Occupational, Safety & Health (OSH) domain (Loureiro et al ., 2014). Considering this scenario, it is important to know and characterize the hazards in this sector in order to identify the key risks of the sector, helping the competent authorities and the companies in the definition of a strategy of intervention in this crisis period.
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Keywords
Furniture sector Hazards
Citation
Rodrigues, M., Arezes, P., & Leão, C. P. (2014). Characterization of OSH hazards in the Portuguese furniture sector. ICEH14 /3rd International Congress of Environmental Health: Proceedings Book, 1, 192–193.
Publisher
Área Científica da Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Instituto Politécnico do Porto