Norway Yearbook - 2003

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Work environment problems
Labour market
Percentage of employed persons exposed to various work environment
problems.1 2000
All
Males
Sex
Females
16-24
years
Percentage who for half of their working hours or more are
exposed to
Loud noise 8 10 5 11 8
Vibrations 6 9 2 9 6
Heat 4 5 4 8 4
Cold 8 11 3 12 8
Poor indoor climate 34 25 43 32 35
Inadequate lighting 6 7 5 7 5
Skin irritating substances 7 5 9 10 7
Age
25-44
years
45-66
years
6
4
2
5
32
6
5
Percentage who for half of their working hours or more can
see or smell
Dust, gas or steam 9 13 5 13 9
Tobacco smoke from others smoking 6 7 5 11 6
8
5
Percentage who for half of their working hours or more
Must squat or kneel when working 6 8 5 12 6 5
Work standing or walking 53 48 59 73 51 48
Work with hands at shoulder level or above 8 10 7 14 7 7
Work bent forward without leaning on their hands or arms 10 9 11 16 8 10
Work in other positions that place a permanent strain on the back 14 14 14 18 14 13
Work with repeated and monotonous movements 36 34 37 40 36 33
Percentage who at least 5 times a day have to lift at least 20kg . 15 21 9 20 16 13
1Based on a sample of 2 523 employed persons.
Source: Survey of living conditions, working environment, Statistics Norway. More information: http://wsw.ssb.no/arbmiljo_en/ -
Total7.4
Sickness absence man-days for employees in per cent of scheduled man-days,
250 by sex and industry. Yearly average
2001 2002
7.7
Males 6.1 6.4
Females 9.1 9.4
Primary and secondary industries, total 7.3 7.7
Males 6.9 7.3
Females 9.0 9.3
Service industries, total 7.4 7.7
Males 55 5.8
Females 9.1 9.5
Source: Sickness absence statistics, Statistics Norway. More information: http://vw.ssb.no/sykefratot_en/
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