WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
Abstract:
The aim of the present research is to highlight the negative outcome of alcohol consumption at the
workplace, which may lead to workplace accidents. The statistical data show that the number of victims
handling equipment under the influence of alcohol and cause accidents reaches the amount of 10%. High
blood alcohol level causes sudden changes of mood and conflictual temper and alcohol ingested reduces
both, coordination and the speed of reaction of the organism, and it also weakens the sight, the hearing, and
influences thinking and discerning capacity. In the present research we comprised 11234 toxicological
analysis reports performed in the Service of Forensic Medicine from Sibiu County, during 2005-2013, on
living persons. No case of alcohol testing was identified in surviving victims of workplace accidents, due to
lack of legislation rules regarding alcohol consumption at workplace. The blood alcohol content was
positive (higher than 0.8 g‰) in a third of the victims deceased in workplace accidents and negative in
almost two thirds of the victims.
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