Environmental Conditions Affecting The Work of Forest Workers

Abstract

Forest workers are faced with many factors that may impair their health in their working environments. The most important of these are working conditions open to nature, pressure, humidity, gas, dust, noise, vibration, weather conditions, sudden warming and cooling. Forestry activities, which are mostly carried out in working conditions open to nature, cover a wide variety of works. Conditions such as the constant exposure of forest workers to excessive physical stress, extreme heat or cold weather conditions, and excessive noise create a much more serious and insidious health problem. Repeated or continuous exposure to adverse environmental conditions is the most important factor in the emergence of many occupational diseases. In this study, environmental conditions of forest nursery workers were evaluated. It has been determined that nursery workers do not think that it is suitable for their health, they are faced with many factors that may impair their health in their working environment, and that adequate personal protective measures are not taken while working with substances that threaten human health.Keywords: Nursery workers, environmental conditions, protective measures, working conditions, forest workers.