ANALYSIS OF WORKING CONDITIONS OF ROLLING STOCK WASHERS-CLEANERS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Павел Андреевич Кузьмин
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Production Factors

Проведено исследование рабочего места мойщиков-уборщиков подвижного состава с целью определения основных профессиональных заболеваний и причин их возникновения. Рассмотрены технологические этапы ручной мойки пассажирских вагонов и установлен ряд вредных производственных факторов на рабочем месте мойщиков-уборщиков подвижного состава. Within the framework of the article, a study was made of the workplace of wheelchair washers for the purpose of determining the main occupational diseases and the causes of their occurrence. Within the framework of the article, the technological stages of manual washing of passenger carriages and a number of harmful production factors at the workplace of wheelchair washers are considered.

Assessment of professional risk of health of workers of the enterprise for repair of railway carriage

2020 ◽  
pp. 9-19
Author(s):  
O. Klepikov ◽  
A. Boreyko ◽  
G. Kurenkova
Keyword(s):  
Relative Risk ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Light Level ◽  
Occupational Risk ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Joint Stock Company ◽  
Stock Company ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
High Level

The aim of the study was to assess the professional risk of developing diseases in workers of the railway car repair enterprise. The Voronezh Car Repair Plant, a branch of Vagonremmash Joint-Stock Company, was chosen as the object of study. Methods: «The methodology for calculating individual occupational risk depending on the working conditions and the health status of the employee», developed by the Klin Institute for Protection and Working Conditions in conjunction with the Research Institute of Occupational Medicine (2013), the main professions; cohort study with the calculation of the relative risk of morbidity with temporary disability, the odds ratio, the etiological share of factors in the formation of morbidity (group size: 250 people, experimental group — workers of the main specialties, 95 people — comparison group). Results. According to the research results, the priority factors of occupational health risk include: chemical, noise, heating microclimate, low light level. For certain professions, the share of the contribution of priority factors to the risk profile (PV) reaches 40 %. The indicator of individual occupational risk is 0.12 to 0.26 units. The high level of professional risk (0.22 ÷ 0.26) is characterized by the working conditions of the mechanics for the repair of rolling stock, machine tools (woodworking), casters (metal), thermists, plastic casters. In professional groups with medium and high risk, the indicator of the relative risk of morbidity with temporary disability is higher than 1 (RR = 1.75 and 1.39, respectively), and the etiological share of production factors in the formation of diseases is from 27.95 (subgroup with secondary professional risk) up to 42.88 % (a subgroup with high professional risk), which indicates the professional condition of the disease. Discussion. In general, our data are consistent with the results of similar studies conducted earlier at the car building and car repair enterprises. In order to ensure hygienically safe working conditions and preserve the health of workers, it is necessary to reduce the level of exposure to production factors, including through the introduction of modern equipment and improvement of technological processes.

Comprehensive Assessment of Working Conditions and Occupational Disease Rates at Mining and Metallurgical Enterprises

2021 ◽  
pp. 114-119
Author(s):  
A.G. Chebotarev ◽  
D.D. Sementsova
Keyword(s):  
Ferrous Metallurgy ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Underground Mining ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Aluminum Production ◽  
Dump Truck ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
Aluminum Smelters

The paper presents the results of hygienic assessment of the working environment and work process factors at surface and underground ore mining operations, ferrous metallurgy plants and aluminum production facilities. It has been established that workers are affected by a complex of production factors (dust, toxic substances, noise, vibration, unfavorable micro climate, etc.), the level of which often exceeds the hygienic standards. The workplace conditions of the primary jobs at these enterprises in 60-80% of cases are classified as hazardous, i.e. Class 3 of various hazard degrees. The incidence of occupational diseases remains high, especially in underground mining and at aluminum production plants. The specific features of mining and metallurgical operations and the severity of unfavorable production factors determine the structure of occupational morbidity. Occupational respiratory diseases are most common among workers in the ferrous metallurgy industry and account for 70.3% in total. Vibration-induced pathologies are most frequently diagnosed among excavator, bulldozer and dump truck operators, and account for 52.9% of all the diagnosed occupational diseases. Hearing organ pathology in the form of neurosensory loss of hearing among workers of mining and metallurgical enterprises ranges from 10.2% (aluminum smelters) to 22.7% (ferrous metallurgy plants) in the occupational morbidity structure. Chronic intoxication with fluorine compounds at aluminum smelters was diagnosed in 68.1% of cases. The results obtained confirm the pressing need to improve the working conditions, introduce preventive measures based on the primary prevention principles, and reduce the risk factors of health problems among the workers.

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

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. 

scholarly journals DIRECTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSTITUTE OF OBLIGATORY STATE SOCIAL INSURANCE AGAINST ACCIDENTS AT WORK AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES

2020 ◽  
pp. 40-44
Author(s):  
O. Pohorielova
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Insurance Fund ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
Social Insurance Fund ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Contributions ◽  
Psychological Risks ◽  
Compulsory State

The article covers issues related to compulsory state social insurance, which is one of the mechanisms for ensuring health of employees in the course of their work. In his article the author states that accidents and occupational diseases are one of the biggest threats to the health of the working population of Ukraine. The author of the article emphasizes the need to reorient the institution of compulsory state social insurance to strengthen prevention of accidents and occupational diseases, which, accordingly, has lower economic costs than compensation for workers who have suffered any health damage. He also emphasizes the need to finance preventive measures by the Social Insurance Fund, which is not currently implemented. The article emphasizes importance of updating the list of occupational diseases that occur due to occurrence of modern harmful production factors that harm health of the employees. Currently the list of occupational diseases approved by Ukraine is missing the modern production factors related to digital technologies and psychological risks that are the causes of occupational diseases of the employees. The author also states establishment of the same number of social contributions without taking into account working conditions as another shortcoming of the legislation in the field of compulsory social insurance. The author emphasizes the need to establish occupational risk classes, according to which contributions to the compulsory state social insurance should be paid, which will depend on the occurrence of harmful and dangerous factors in the workplace, number of accidents and occupational diseases. In this regard, the author suggests providing a system of motivation of employers, which provides for the possibility of employers to pay lower contributions in connection with creation of favorable working conditions and reduce accidents and occupational diseases.

Adapting the Form of the sanitary and hygienic characteristics of working conditions to the new Sanitary Law

2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (12) ◽  
pp. 787-796
Author(s):  
Igor V. Bukhtiarov ◽  
Lyudmila V. Prokonenko ◽  
Alla V. Lagutina ◽  
Nikolay N. Courierov ◽  
Elena S. Pochtareva
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Occupational Disease ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Biological Factor ◽  
Single Digit ◽  
Current Form ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Special Assessment

Introduction. The current Form No. 362-1/y-2001 "The sanitary and hygienic characteristics for the working conditions of an employee having suspicion of an occupational disease (poisoning)" does not meet the requirements of Sanitary Law developed within the framework of the "regulatory guillotine". It complicates the investigation of occupational diseases and carrying out an objective examination of the connection between the disease and the profession. The study aims to analyze the Form for the sanitary and hygienic characteristics (SHC) of working conditions and substantiate proposals for its adaptation to the current regulatory legal acts to objectify the investigation of occupational diseases cases and the examination of the connection between the disease and the profession. Materials and methods. We carried out the expert-analytical study. We analyzed and compared data from Rospotrebnadzor (2001-2020) on occupational morbidity and Rosstat (2014-2020) on employment in harmful and (or) hazardous working conditions. We also studied the SHC (503) submitted for examination of the connection between disease and profession (including forensic medical examination). The structure of the Form for the completeness of the presentation of issues on various aspects of working conditions, the quality of the compilation and content of the SHS was determined in accordance with the current Sanitary Law. The authors evaluated the structure of the Form for the presentation of questions on various aspects of working conditions, determined the quality of the compilation and content of the SHC in accordance with the current Sanitary Law. Results. With a decrease in the number of newly registered cases of occupational diseases over 20 years by more than 3.7 times, the share of workers in harmful and(or) hazardous working conditions in the main types of economic activity decreased in 2020 relative to 2014 in 1,1 time (37.3%). A comparative assessment of the standardized indicators of harmful production factors specified in the SHC and the ones approved in SanPiN 1.2.3685-21 revealed their complete inconsistency. The results of in-depth analysis of 503 SGH allowed us to determine the most typical errors in assessing production factors at workplaces: incorrect assessment of standardized single-digit noise indicators (equivalent sound level A for an 8-hour working day), vibration (equivalent level corrected along the Z-, Y-, X-axes ); lack of data on dust load and the average value of air temperature - THC-index; assessment of the labour severity without considering the technological operations performed, etc. We noted the predominant assessment of working conditions by the main factor developing an occupational disease, without considering the accompanying risk factors that aggravate its effect. We also noted a significant underestimation of the levels when assessing the general transport, technological and technological vibration due to the differences between hygienic standards and the norms adopted in the Methodology for conducting a special assessment of working conditions. SCH contains no information on lighting, biological factor, labour intensity in 67.0-75.0% of cases. Conclusion. We substantiated proposals for improving Form No. 362-1/y-2001 of the SHC of working conditions, considering an electronic form of the document, revising the instructions for filling out the SHC.

To the question of occupational pathology developing under acceptable working conditions (on the example of workers of enterprises in the Russian Arctic)

2020 ◽  
pp. 6-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Syurin
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Length Of Service ◽  
Sick People ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Chemical Factors ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
Medical Examinations

The purpose of the study is to investigate occupational pathology that develops under acceptable levels of harmful production factors. Results. It has been found that 0.77% of all cases of occupational diseases in 2007-2018 developed under acceptable working conditions in the enterprises of the Arctic (66 out of 8609 diseases). Their features were: 1) shortened length of service of the sick people (20.2 ± 1.5 years); 2) younger age (47.8 ± 1.2 years); 3) larger proportion of women among the sick people; 4) greater role of chemical factors and severity of work in the development of health disorders; 5) more frequent development of diseases among workers of certain professions; 6) different structure of classes and nosological forms of occupational diseases; 7) increased proportion of acute industrial poisoning in the structure of occupational diseases. Exposure to harmful production factors with exposure levels not exceeding hygiene standards became possible more often due to design flaws in machines, mechanisms and other equipment (54.5%). Detection of most occupational diseases in people working in acceptable working conditions took place because they sought medical help themselves due to deterioration of health (in 66.7% of cases). 59.9-66.2% of diseases in people working in harmful and dangerous working conditions were diagnosed according to the results of periodic medical examinations. Conclusion. There is a need for a deeper understanding of the causes and preventive methods of occupational health disorders that develop under acceptable working conditions.

The frequency of different epithelial tumors of the skin in those working with industrial carcinogens

2020 ◽  
pp. 616-616
Author(s):  
A. V. Derevnina ◽  
N. I. Izmerova ◽  
I. Y. Chistova
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Skin Neoplasms ◽  
Diagnostic Methods ◽  
Epithelial Tumors ◽  
Production Factors

To identify tumors and assess the risks of malignancy of different epithelial skin neoplasms working with industrial carcinogens, not only the influence of production factors was considered, but also visual diagnostic methods (dermatoscopy) were used, according to the assessment of working conditions.

Actual issues of preservation of metallurgists’ health

2020 ◽  
pp. 801-801
Author(s):  
A. G. Chebotarev ◽  
O. V. Sokur
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular System ◽  
Ferrous Metallurgy ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
Grade 3

Metallurgy is exposed to a complex of production factors, the levels of which often exceed the hygienic standards. Working conditions are characterized by grade 3 (harmful) 2-4 degrees, which determine the level of occupational morbidity (PZ). The PP indicator at ferrous metallurgy plants in recent years has fluctuated from 11.9 to 20.2 cases per 10,000 employees that have passed their MEP. In the structure of PZ 59.5% of cases are respiratory diseases. A trend has been established in these enterprises to increase deaths in the workplace, mainly from diseases of the cardiovascular system.

Influence of negative aff ectivity, social suppression and anxiety on motivation for health and a healthy lifestyle in coal industry workers

2020 ◽  
pp. 354-358
Author(s):  
I. P. Danilov ◽  
N. I. Vlakh ◽  
V. I. Gugushvili ◽  
N. Ya. Paneva ◽  
T. D. Logunova
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Coal Industry ◽  
Type D ◽  
Situational Anxiety ◽  
Personal Anxiety ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Of Motivation ◽  
Social Suppression

Introduction. A healthy lifestyle is one of the most eff ective methods of preserving health and preventing non-infectious diseases. The mechanisms and factors that infl uence the formation of motivation for health and a healthy lifestyle in employees engaged in harmful working conditions have not been suffi ciently studied. The study of these mechanisms will allow us to more eff ectively shape health-saving behavior.The aim of the study is to study negative aff ectivity, social suppression and anxiety in the formation of motivation to maintain health and a healthy lifestyle in coal industry workers.Materials and methods. A survey was conducted of 75 employees of mines and sections in the South of Kuzbass with an established diagnosis of occupational diseases, as well as 54 people who do not work in harmful working conditions (engineering and technical workers). Surveys were conducted using the method “Index of motivation to health and a healthy lifestyle”, the presence of personality type D was conducted using the DS14 questionnaire, the level of personal and situational anxiety was assessed using the Spielberger — Hanin questionnaire.Results. Th e level of motivation for health and a healthy lifestyle among patients with occupational diseases is signifi cantly lower than the level of motivation for the health of engineering and technical workers. Th e infl uence of negative reaction and social suppression on the level of motivation for health and a healthy lifestyle was not found. Th e level of situational anxiety also has no eff ect on health motivation. A higher level of personal anxiety among people with a high level of motivation for a healthy lifestyle was determined.Conclusions. Personal anxiety aff ects the level of motivation for health and a healthy lifestyle in people with occupational diseases. 

Professional pathology in the production of aluminum in the Kola Arctic

2020 ◽  
pp. 767-767
Author(s):  
S. A. Syurin ◽  
S. A. Gorbanev
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Scientific Explanation ◽  
Marked Decrease ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Aluminium Production ◽  
First Time

In 2007-2017, 22 occupational diseases were diagnosed for the first time in 18 workers engaged in aluminium production in the Arctic. A marked decrease in occupational morbidity in 2010-2017 was found, which was not associated with changes in working conditions and therefore requires an appropriate scientific explanation.

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