Occupational diseases from physical overload in the Republic of Tatarstan

This article presents data in the dynamics on industrial injuries and occupational morbidity in the mining industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The aim of this study is to analyze occupational injuries and occupational diseases between 2008 and 2018. An analysis of the number of victims of accidents, including those who died from accidents at work during the period, shows indicators of occupational injuries in the gender aspect, the outcome of accidents by degrees of severity and the material consequences of accidents. During the analyzed period, the overall level of occupational injuries and occupational morbidity in the country remains high. The material consequences of accidents, in addition to social damage, bring great material losses to the state.

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Notification of occupational diseases in the Republic of Croatia: the impact of COVID-19

SEER ◽

10.5771/1435-2869-2020-1-19 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 19-30

Author(s):

Cvetan Kovač ◽

Ivana Krišto ◽

Ana Šijaković

Keyword(s):

Occupational Health ◽

Occupational Diseases ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Current Health ◽

Special Knowledge ◽

The Republic ◽

The Impact ◽

Interdisciplinary Process ◽

Administrative Problem

Diagnosis of occupational diseases is an interdisciplinary process that requires special knowledge of medicine and other areas related to health and safety at work. So too is their diagnosis and treatment the responsibility of occupational health specialists. The recognition of occupational diseases in Croatia is regulated by the Law on the List of Occupational Diseases, while diagnosis is carried out according to modern occupational health criteria, which includes determining the clinical picture of the disease and the damage caused by the work process. The current health crisis caused by the pandemic of the new infectious disease COVID-19 points us to several challenges in the field of health and safety at work in the Republic of Croatia, including the administrative problem of reporting and recognising occupational diseases caused by COVID-19. At the beginning of April 2020, an amendment to the Regulation on Infectious Diseases completely removed all administrative barriers to the recognition of occupational diseases caused by COVID-19 infection.

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Medical and social significance of occupational respiratory diseases

Russian Journal of Occupational Health and Industrial Ecology ◽

10.31089/1026-9428-2019-59-9-639-640 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 639-639

Author(s):

O. A. Ishteryakova ◽

O. A. Pugacheva

Keyword(s):

Respiratory System ◽

Respiratory Function ◽

Occupational Diseases ◽

Respiratory Diseases ◽

Social Significance ◽

The Republic ◽

Persistent Disability

The analysis of occupational diseases of the respiratory system in the Republic of Tatarstan. The most common respiratory diseases are detected with experience of more than 20 years (81%). In 77% of cases, the first identified occupational diseases in 2018 were accompanied by persistent disability. Due to the formation of persistent violations of respiratory function in 30-40% of patients for a number of years there is no dynamics in the re-medical and social examination.

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Occupational pathology of respiratory organs in health care workers: issues of timely diagnosis

Russian Journal of Occupational Health and Industrial Ecology ◽

10.31089/1026-9428-2020-60-2-89-92 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 89-92

Author(s):

R. V. Garipova ◽

Z. M. Berkheeva

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Early Diagnosis ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Occupational Diseases ◽

Respiratory Diseases ◽

Care Workers ◽

Respiratory Pathology ◽

Analysis Of Cases ◽

The Republic ◽

Medical Examinations

Introduction. In the structure of occupational diseases of medical workers, respiratory pathology occupies a leading place, accounting for 60% in the Republic of Tatarstan. The most common are diseases from exposure to infectious agents in the form of various forms of respiratory tuberculosis. Most often, an infiltrative form is diagnosed, accompanied in 48.6% of cases by bacilli discharge.The aim of the study is to explore the structure of occupational respiratory diseases in workers of the healthcare industry of the Republic of Tatarstan, to identify factors that affect their early diagnosis during medical examinations.Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis of cases of occupational respiratory diseases in health care workers according to the office of Rospotrebnadzor of the Republic of Tatarstan and the register of patients of the Republican Center of Occupational Pathology.Results. In the structure of occupational diseases of the respiratory system, the leading place is occupied by pulmonary tuberculosis, amounting to 86%, followed by bronchial asthma–8%, chronic toxic bronchitis–4% and subatrophic rhinopharyngolaryngitis–2%. Analysis of cases of occupational respiratory pathology showed that only tuberculosis was detected during periodic medical examinations. Other respiratory diseases were diagnosed by applying for medical care, when there was a pronounced negative trend and when the disease was initially associated with the profession, we had to talk about sending it to the Bureau of medical and social expertise.Conclusions. Early diagnosis of occupational respiratory diseases of allergic etiology and toxic respiratory lesions in medical workers at periodic medical examinations can be achieved by the quality of a special assessment of working conditions due to the mandatory assessment of the chemical factor-contact with allergens, antitumor drugs, hormones, enzymes of microbial origin, narcotic analgesics, regardless of the concentration of harmful substances in the air of the working area. It is also necessary to take into account the presence of substances with an acute irritant effect.

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ANALYSIS OF EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR OCCURRENCE OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES FOR THE MOST DANGEROUS PROFESSIONS IN BELARUSIAN RAILWAY

10.31089/978-5-6042929-2-1-2021-1-336-339 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

V.V. Makeyev ◽

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T.M. Rybina ◽

M.V. Bliznets ◽

Keyword(s):

Occupational Diseases ◽

Systematic Approach ◽

Management Systems ◽

Contact Network ◽

Railway Transport ◽

Electric Locomotive ◽

Diesel Locomotive ◽

Production Factors ◽

Risk Management System ◽

The Republic

Abstract. The work examines the most dangerous, according to the results of certification of workplaces, professions of railway transport: driver (assistant) of an electric locomotive and a diesel locomotive, an attendant at a railway station, a track fitter, an electrician of a contact network. An analysis of the legislative acts in force in the Republic of Belarus, as well as local regulatory legal acts created on their basis, OSH management systems based on STB ISO 45001, the results of workplace certification showed the need to create a systematic approach to managing the risks of developing occupational diseases in the most dangerous professions on the railway. The work systematizes the factors that have the greatest influence on the risk of developing occupational diseases, based on the generalization and analysis of certification of workplaces, the leading production factors of the listed professions are highlighted.

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Occupational morbidity in the Republic of Bashkortostan for 2019

Sanitarnyj vrač (Sanitary Inspector) ◽

10.33920/med-08-2012-05 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 38-43

Author(s):

Elvira Timeryanovna Valeeva ◽

Elmira Radikovna Shaikhlislamova ◽

Akhat Barievich Bakirov

Keyword(s):

Working Conditions ◽

Occupational Diseases ◽

Morbidity Rate ◽

Physical Factors ◽

Republic Of Bashkortostan ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

The Republic ◽

Almost All ◽

Medical Examinations

In the Republic of Bashkortostan, in 2019, despite the deteriorating working conditions at workplaces in almost all industries, extremely low rates of occupational morbidity were observed. At the same time, almost every third employee of the surveyed types of economic activity is engaged in work with harmful and (or) dangerous working conditions. In total, 46 cases of occupational diseases were found in the Republic in 2019. The occupational morbidity rate was 0.42 per 10,000 employees (2018 — 0.32), which is significantly lower than in the Russian Federation (1.03 per 10,000 employees). The highest levels of occupational morbidity are registered in mining, manufacturing, healthcare, and agriculture. The structure of nosological forms of occupational diseases was dominated by diseases associated with physical overload and overstrain of individual organs and systems: sciatica of the lumbosacral level, polyneuropathy of the extremities and occupational diseases from the influence of physical factors: sensorineural hearing loss and vibration disease. Against the background of the continuing deterioration of working conditions in the Republic and the low quality of periodic medical examinations, extremely low rates of registered occupational diseases are observed.

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The influence of the level of illumination of workplaces on working conditions (on the example of the Republic of Kazakhstan)

XXI century Technosphere Safety ◽

10.21285/2500-1582-2021-2-189-200 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 189-200

Author(s):

R. B. Shirvanov

Keyword(s):

Working Conditions ◽

Occupational Diseases ◽

Machine Building ◽

Production Factors ◽

Artificial Illumination ◽

The Creation ◽

The Republic ◽

Questionnaire Method ◽

Industrial Injuries ◽

Efficiency And Productivity

The problem of industrial injuries and occupational diseases of workers is relevant for all countries, including the Republic of Kazakhstan, where more than 200 people die every year and more than 2,000 are injured at workplaces due to hazardous and harmful production factors, including insufficient natural or artificial illumination of workplaces. The aim of the work is to study the level of illumination of workplaces at enterprises of the Republic of Kazakhstan and to establish the influence of this factor on the working conditions. The object of the study is workplaces and employees of one of the largest machine-building plants, where 60 employees were interviewed, and instrumental measurements of illumination levels were performed in two workshops. The questionnaire method and methods for assessing workplaces by the level of illumination were used. The analysis showed that the largest number of surveyed workers (58.4%) were not satisfied with the level of illumination; according to the instrumental measurements of illumination, 40.9% and 46.6% of workplaces were harmful and dangerous. Employees working under harmful conditions are entitled to a number of benefits and compensations. Thus, the creation of rational working conditions, including illumination of workplaces, helps to minimize injuries and occupational diseases and increase the efficiency and productivity of labor.

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ON THE ISSUE OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES IN HEALTH WORKERS AND THEIR DETECTION IN PERIODICAL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS

Hygiene and Sanitation ◽

10.18821/0016-9900-2018-97-4-325-331 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 97 (4) ◽

pp. 325-331

Author(s):

Nina S. Kondrova ◽

E. R. Shaikhlislamova ◽

I. V. Sandakova ◽

N. I. Simonova ◽

N. N. Karpova

Keyword(s):

Occupational Diseases ◽

Health Workers ◽

Labor Process ◽

Morbidity Rate ◽

Physical Factors ◽

Production Environment ◽

Biological Factors ◽

Republic Of Bashkortostan ◽

The Republic ◽

The Impact

The retrospective analysis of the morbidity rate, the loss of the workability in health workers of the Republic of Bashkortostan with occupational diseases over the period from 1960 to 2015 was executed. The distribution of absolute and relative indices of the occupational morbidity rate by years is presented. The factors of the production environment and the labor process contributing to the development of occupational diseases are singled out. The leading place in the structure of the primary morbidity is held by occupational diseases associated with chemical (toxic-allergic) factors, the second - with diseases associated with the impact of physical factors; the third - diseases from the influence of biological factors.

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Occupational diseases of health care workers from exposure to infectious agents: the current state of the problem

Russian Journal of Occupational Health and Industrial Ecology ◽

10.31089/1026-9428-2021-61-1-13-17 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 61 (1) ◽

pp. 13-17

Author(s):

Railya V. Garipova ◽

Leonid A. Strizhakov ◽

Karina T. Umbetova ◽

Kadriya R. Safina

Keyword(s):

Infectious Disease ◽

Health Care ◽

Infectious Diseases ◽

Viral Hepatitis ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Occupational Diseases ◽

Biological Factor ◽

Care Workers ◽

Coronavirus Infection ◽

The Republic

Introduction. Infectious diseases occupy a leading place in the structure of occupational diseases (OD) of health care workers (HCW). If until 2020, the main OD from exposure to a biological factor were tuberculosis and viral hepatitis (VH), then in 2020 the world faced another infectious disease of professional etiology - infection of health workers with a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19). The aim of the study is to identify problematic issues in establishing the connection of an infectious disease with a profession in health care workers. Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis of cases of occupational diseases was applied according to the data of the Department of Rospotrebnadzor for the Republic of Tatarstan (RT) and the register of patients of the Republican Center of Occupational Pathology. Results. Among the health care workers of the Republic of Tatarstan, mainly occupational infectious diseases are diagnosed (88.9%). Tuberculosis is the most common occupational disease among health care workers of the Republic of Tatarstan, accounting for 68.4%, and viral hepatitis accounts for 20.5%. In 2020, the most common OD from biological factors in the health care workers of RT was infection COVID-19. Conclusions. Currently, the most common disease of infectious genesis in health care workers is a new coronavirus infection. For a high-quality examination of the connection of an infectious disease with a profession, the list of documents must include a card of epidemiological examination, which must be filled in by an epidemiologist not after establishing the connection of the disease with the profession, but in parallel with the preparation of a sanitary and hygienic characteristic (SGC) of working conditions.

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DYNAMICS AND FEATURES OF THE FORMATION OF REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL INCIDENCE

10.31089/978-5-6042929-2-1-2021-1-459-463 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

M.M. Sabitova ◽

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Z.M. Berkheeva ◽

A.V. Shulaev

Keyword(s):

Working Conditions ◽

Work Experience ◽

Occupational Diseases ◽

Working Population ◽

Ability To Work ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Structure Dynamics ◽

Working Age ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

The Republic

Abstract. Working conditions have a significant impact on the health of the working population. In the Republic of Tatarstan (RT), there are still industries where unsatisfactory working conditions lead to a high risk of developing occupational diseases. The aim of the work was to assess the occupational morbidity (DI) in the Republic of Tatarstan of the structure, dynamics, main reasons and factors affecting its formation. The aim of the work was to assess the occupational morbidity (DI) in the Republic of Tatarstan of the structure, dynamics, main reasons and factors affecting its formation. The analysis was carried out on the basis of data from the Office of Rospotrebnadzor in the Republic of Tatarstan, the Center for Occupational Pathology, and Tatarstanstat. Results: The proportion of workers employed in harmful and (or) hazardous working conditions in the Republic of Tatarstan amounted to 47.9% -50.8% of the payroll number of the working population. PP indicators in the Republic of Tatarstan over the past 10 years are 1.39 - 1.88 per 10 thousand employees. The highest levels of PZ are recorded among agricultural workers - from 5.22 to 10.12 and manufacturing - from 3.46 to 7.41 cases per 10 thousand. The leading places are occupied by diseases associated with exposure to noise and vibration. The main share of the identified occupational diseases was registered in workers of working age (50-59 years) with over 30 years of work experience. Conclusion. During the analyzed period, the PP indicators in the Republic of Tajikistan remained higher or at the level of the PP in the Russian Federation (RF). The main share of occupational diseases was registered at aircraft and mechanical engineering enterprises. We associate the observed increase in the proportion of diseases with the loss of professional ability to work with the untimely referral of patients for examination, as well as their late appeal to the center of occupational pathology.

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