Occupational Health Diagnosis in construction work; a Case at Chihuahua City

Introduction
The construction industry is a basic link for the economic activities of the country. On it converges 37 of the 73 productive branches in Mexico, besides the fact in providing the infrastructure needed for the economic and social development. A 5,7% growth was achieved on respect to 2009, according to the Statistics, Geography and Information National Institute. It occupies more than 2,000,000 million people and is fundamental for creating jobs due to the handwork needed. The objective was to determine the labor risks and exigencies conditions in a construction site. First was necessary to know the whole productive process and analyze the dangerous parts of it.

Methods
Dr. J. G. Franco methodology was used: The ‘Verification, diagnosis and monitoring of Occupational Health at the Enterprises’ Model’ which consists of an a) General information certificate (overview of the company); and b) Verification document (a 10 chapters questionnaire with 644 questions), focus on the efficiency level evaluation and in the promotion of labor health.

Results
The preliminary verification result was a 44,4% considered a bad, low level (41 to 60% range; optimum highest, good level is 81 to 100% range): The chairmen level intervention was in a 12,7% of efficiency level; induction and training had a 6,98% efficiency level, because of the lack of programs around this point; The hygiene and safety chapter was the worst evaluated with only 1,14% efficiency level; the workers’ health had a 18,8%. The verification total results were considered null with only a 16,6% efficiency level.

Discussion
There are no occupational health programs, nor do politics and the chairmen level show no interest on fixing it at all. It is necessary to create conscience among all the chairmen staff and return the lack of health safety effects.