Quality of life in highway construction workers

Abstract

Background: With millions of workers, the construction sector in India is the second-largest and fastest-growing industry. They do, however, confront significant risks at work. Their physical and mental health are seriously jeopardized by extended exposure to toxic materials, long workdays, and unsuitable working conditions. Workers are susceptible to emotional distress, skin conditions, respiratory problems, and musculoskeletal illnesses. Health hazards are increased as a result of the industry's expansion, which puts productivity ahead of worker safety. To protect construction workers' health and foster a safer, healthier workplace, these issues must be addressed. Aim: To study about quality of life and awareness of hazards in highway construction workers.
Materials and method: A 6 months period was used for this observational study design. 100 highway construction workers participated in this study. Responses of these individuals were recorded through a standardised questionnaire called SF36.
Result: Out of 100 participants, 27% workers have better health than 1 year ago, 12% workers have somewhat better health than 1 year ago, 45% workers have about same heath, 10% workers have somewhat worse heath now than 1 year ago, 6% workers have much worse heath than 1 year ago.
Conclusion: The study explains about the quality of life in highway construction workers, which is workers having better heath are more than the workers who have much worse health.