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Working conditions in the construction sector - heavy physical work persists despite technical progress

BIBB/BAuA-Factsheet 11

Employing around 2.5 million people and accounting for almost five per cent of overall gross value added in 2013, the construction industry is considered a key sector in Germany. For employees, work in construction professions is still characterised by high stresses. Compared to other sectors, therefore, the construction industry has to deal with a considerably higher number of accidents at work and occupational diseases. Many people working in construction are forced to give up their job as a result of illness before reaching retirement age. Under which conditions do employees in the construction sector work and what about their health status? This factsheet provides the answers.

Bibliographic information

Working conditions in the construction sector - heavy physical work persists despite technical progress. BIBB/BAuA-Factsheet 11
1. edition. Dortmund: Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin 2014. pages 2, PDF file

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