Statistics Norway

Survey of level of living, working environment

2   Physical work environment for employees, by occupation, level 2. 2006. Per cent. Continuing
  All Customer services clercs Personal and protective services workers Models, salespersons and demonstrators Agriculture, forestry and fishery workers Extraction and building trades workers Metal, machinery and related trades workers Precision, handicraft, printing and related trades workers Other craft and related trades workers Stationary-plant and related operators Machine operators and assemblers Drivers and mobile-plant operators Service elementary occupations Agricultural, fishery and related labourers Labourers in construction and manufacturing Armed forces and unspecified
Climatic work environment                                
Employees who most of the time are exposed to                                
very high temperatures 4 1 6 4 0 6 7 10 8 22 9 5 7 : 12 :
very low temperatures 8 1 6 4 33 42 17 : 12 18 12 20 8 : 28 :
poor indoor climate 28 30 36 29 12 18 26 24 34 32 31 14 31 : 26 :
Polluted work environment                                
Employees who most of the time are exposed to                                
dust, gas or steam 8 3 5 4 22 26 25 12 36 41 25 8 10 : 23 :
skin-irritating substances 8 3 15 4 10 9 18 9 9 13 16 5 42 : 10 :
water on skin several times an hour 16 5 43 14 28 11 11 16 26 12 17 9 65 : 23 :
Indoor climate                                
Employees who most of the time are exposed to                                
inadequate lighting 5 5 4 5 4 8 11 5 2 7 4 8 4 : 2 :
passive smoking 3 : 3 1 6 10 7 : 6 4 4 5 2 : 6 :
Noise and vibrations                                
Employees who most of the time are exposed to                                
loud noise 6 1 5 1 9 13 17 9 20 40 29 6 5 : 24 :
vibrations 4 : 1 1 19 14 15 7 8 14 8 24 4 : 7 :
Ergonomic work environment                                
Employees who most of the time                                
work so hard that you have to breath heavy 7 1 7 6 24 29 14 5 10 9 9 8 18 : 23 :
must squat or kneal down 8 1 11 6 14 37 29 2 11 8 5 5 14 : 15 :
stands or walk 54 33 85 80 86 89 79 29 91 82 78 32 94 : 84 :
have a job that involves a lot of heavy lifting 7 5 12 8 12 17 11 5 11 14 11 8 13 : 20 :
worsk with arms lifted 8 6 9 9 12 38 24 9 17 5 13 7 14 : 23 :
works bent foreward withoout resting hands or arms 4 2 7 2 7 12 5 3 9 5 6 3 10 : 10 :
work with repeated or monotonous movements 38 60 25 37 34 46 34 64 45 39 51 57 58 : 42 :
works sitting 2 hours or more without opportunity to stand up 3 2 2 4 8 5 2 : : 2 4 14 2 : 2 :
Employees who lifts at least 20 kg at least 5 times a day 13 6 16 10 36 50 22 5 35 30 19 28 10 : 43 :
Employees who lifts at least 10 kg at least 5 times a day 20 10 24 18 47 62 30 7 43 41 35 38 18 : 52 :
Evaluation of work environment                                
Employees with high risk of                                
industrial accidents 6 2 9 1 25 12 11 : 11 18 3 21 4 : 5 :
strain injuries 21 18 35 16 44 44 27 28 38 21 27 29 35 : 23 :
other health problems 6 : 11 3 13 12 11 10 9 13 7 11 10 : 9 :
Number of respondents 9 810 89 1 386  640  220  379  472 43  108  124  189  329  299 2 42 21

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