Clinical testing of hygienic criteria for assessing working conditions

Occupational morbidity in railway transport is discussed. The rates of occupational morbidity are compared with that due to temporary working incapacity. There were no direct correlations between the incidence of major nosological entities of occupational diseases, the magnitude and rate of influence of industrial factors, which provides evidence for their further testing and correction.     

The hygienic characteristics of the working conditions in the modern electroplating industry]

The contributors propose a set of newly performed hygienic studies in the widely developed technologies of electrotype, expound a complex of the hazardous occupational factors commonly encountered in modern galvanoplastics, contamination of the equipment, overalls and the skin with the metallic compounds contained in the galvanic electrolytes. Shops with non-isolated electrotype lines were characterized by the most unfavourable labour conditions.     

Sanitary and hygienic characteristics of working conditions during accumulator scrap recycling

An in-depth study of the working conditions of crushers engaged in different proceduresforpreparing the used storage batteries for melting permitted a comparative assessment of working conditions and evaluation of the impact of a production process on the tension of the cardiovascular system during a shift and a week.     

Physiological and hygienic characteristics of working conditions in the copper and nickel-processing industry]

Basing on complex physiological and hygienic studies, the contributors propose an assessment of the work load of those engaged in the major professions in copper and nickel metallurgy. The results of the study revealed a significant functional overstrain in workers, which resulted from manual labour overload, unfavourable microclimate conditions (hot in summer and cold in winter), along with a set of hazardous factors (dusts, toxic gases, etc). A set of health-related measures was proposed.     

Problems of hygienic assessment in the certification of work sites by the working conditions]

The rating of working places by labour conditions is an important first practical step of introducing state management by an occupational risk. To achieve the goals of rating stipulated in the guidelines requires the correction and specification of some rating provisions.