FORESTIST

AN İN VE S TIG ATI ON ON FOREST VVORKERS’ HEALTH IN ARTVİN REGIONAL FOREST

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K .T .Ü . Orm an Fakültesi Orman İnşaatı, Geodezi ve Fotogrametri Anabilin] Dalı

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İ.Ü . Orman Fakültesi Orm an İnşaatı ve Transportu Anabilim Dalı

FORESTIST 1999; 49: 25-40
DOI: 10.17099/jffiu.69796
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Activity of forestry and forest vvorking have a greater importance owing to the Eastern Black Sea Region has a rich forest area which is steep and broken forest ground. It has been discussed by evaluating the data obtained from inquiries made vvith total 118 workers who work in vvood produetion, forest machinery repair shop, afforestation and nursery vvorks in Artvin Regional Forest in this study. As a result, it has been determind the forest vvorkers have several health problems and these problems inerease more wlıen they get older. It has been seen many illnesses like psychological sickness, fatigue-weakness and teeth problems. These physical diseases have negatively affected the working produetivity. The degree of this effect can be reduced by initiating positive approach for improving the related conditions of vvorkers' health. 

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