Occupational accident figures are also returning to Turkey. pre-pandemic levels. After the decrease in the number of accidents caused by the decrease in activity caused by the coronavirus, first months of this year I re-registered Figures similar to those before Covid. A particularly worrying development in the fatal accidentsonly by May who had already claimed their lives 13 workers from Alicante, According to the latest records of the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy.
Thus, in the first five months of the year, the number total work accident accounted in the province 7,158, 7% higher than the same period in 2021, a rate very similar to that recorded before the pandemic.
However, the increase in the last one year has been more in the considered accidents. seriousHe increase by 25% up to a total of 64 and especially those that result fatal. Thus, the number of workplace deaths increased between January and May after two years of decline. went from 5 to 13well multiplied by 2.5 In a single exercise, and if progress continues, the 32 deaths recorded in the whole of 2019 will be exceeded.
According to CC OO and UGT unions, a “worrying” situation is that the vast majority of occupational accidents “avoidable” and demands more effort in prevention measures and training of workers. “It’s true that more accidents can be recorded with more activity, but deep down the problem remains the same: no prevention culture. There are companies that haven’t even done a risk assessment, which is the most basic,” says the Head of Occupational Health, CC OO at l’Alacantí i les Marines. Javier Perez.
“Other issues are given priority and prevention is set aside”, insists l’Alacanti and the general secretary of the UGT in the Navy, yassel sanchezAt the very least, he believes that stabilizing the patterns required by job reform will help better train workers in such matters.
Both unions warn about this. increase in accidents due to excessive workload and stress The risks faced by many professionals post-pandemic, often unaccounted for. Therefore, although there is no data breakdown at the provincial level, it is estimated that of the 336 workplace deaths recorded at the national level up to May, approximately the third was due to heart attacks, strokes and other similar conditions25% more than the previous year.
Although some of the increase in the accident rate can be attributed to the increase in the number of employees, the target ” reduce accidents to zero and it is a shared task”, according to the head of this organization in Alicante, Joaquin Perez. In this sense, it emphasizes the importance of raising the youngest, so the employer carries out different information campaigns in EP institutions.
heat stroke
On the other hand, unions insist today that measures to prevent heatstroke need to be strengthened, given the temperatures reached on these dates. In this regard, CC OO’s Occupational Health Officer, one of the problems, lack of regulation because while some scales are set indoors – Offices the temperature must be between 17 and 27 degrees Y in the rest of the facilities, between 14 and 25– no maximum abroad. “It is only pointed out that appropriate measures should be taken, which is very vague,” complains Javier Pérez, who thinks that the agreements of agriculture and other sectors operating abroad should include certain conditions.
In any case, the expert points out that common sense measures such as the following can be taken. pre-planned programs work in the fields to avoid the hottest hours, shorter shifts in environments where it is not possible to lower the temperature or facilitate its use fresh clothes. “It’s a recurring problem in Alicante that companies already have to consider,” says the person in charge of CCOO. complaints according to the terms registered in some companies these days.
More paid and less self-employed
Regarding the types of accidents recorded in Alicante up to May, 6.185 occurred within business days, 4.6% more, others 977 was on its way -25.4% more during the commute. From the total number of workers affected, received a salary of 6,693While the number of damage suffered decreased with a 9% increase, Self-employed people increased from 544 to 465.
The vast majority of these accidents were minor, with 7,081 others, 64 serious, and 13 deaths were recorded.