Abstract

MOREIRA BASURTO, Fabián Eudoro. DAMAGE TO WORKERS ‘HEALTH BY EXPOSURE TO HOT ASPHALT. Revista San Gregorio [online]. 2019, vol.1, n.31, pp.130-137. ISSN 2528-7907.

The present work intends to make a systematic review about the literature related to occupational exposure to hot asphalt and the damage it causes. The objective is to determine the impact on workers’ health due to exposure to asphalt heat. This purpose linked to the will of man in an ethical and professional manner leads to valuable information for society, to be aware of leading figures that demonstrate the effects of asphalt at high temperatures, causes the dissemination of knowledge as a key tool in the prevention and mitigation of harmful effects on human health. The search was addressed in bibliographic databases such as Latindex, Redib, Medline, Embase, Redalyc, Elsevier, Scielo; the title, credibility and experience of the author, the suitability of the summary and the applicability of the results were considered. Through the intervention of different analysis methodologies applied to paving workers, the existence of various effects such as irritation in eyes, throat, respiratory tract and skin is demonstrated. Asphalt mixed with coal tar has a higher risk of exposure; the smoke examined in atmospheric particles demonstrates association with anticipated liver, kidney and hemotological damage, among the most representative findings

Keywords : hot asphalt; health damage; occupational exposure.

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