Labor Conditions and Risk of Occupational Pathology at the Enterprises of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation

Syurin, S. A.; Алексеевич, Сюрин Сергей; Ковшов, А. А.; Александрович, Ковшов Александр

doi:10.33396/1728-0869-2019-10-15-23

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“…It includes legal, social, economic, organisational, technical, medical, preventive, sanitary, hygienic, rehabilitative, and other activities [8,12]. The SLI in the Kurgan region regularly performs state supervision of the implementation of labour law and other regulations, containing the norms of labour law including those related to work safety [5,13].…”

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The Activities of the State Labour Inspectorate in the Kurgan Region

Roznina¹,

Karpova²,

Соколов³

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the International Conference on Policies and Economics Measures for Agricultural Development (AgroDevEco 2020)

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The work describes the legislative acts in the sphere of labour which form the basis for the activities of the State Labour Inspectorate (SLI) in the Kurgan region. The article also describes the performance of SLI in the region between 2015 and 2019. We consider the number of inspections carried out by the SLI in all economic entities, the sums of administrative fines imposed and collected for abusing employment and labour laws, the change in the numbers of investigated work accidents. We also studied the types of work accidents that are common in the Kurgan region and carried out the analysis that showed the causes leading to work accidents of different severity.

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The Activities of the State Labour Inspectorate in the Kurgan Region

Roznina¹,

Karpova²,

Соколов³

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the International Conference on Policies and Economics Measures for Agricultural Development (AgroDevEco 2020)

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“…Basic economic activities in ChAA are mining (black and brown coal, gold, and silver), construction, energy production and distribution [1,2]. It is well known that workers employed in mining, a leading branch in ChAA, are among those occupational groups that run elevated risks of occupational pathology occurrence [3][4][5]. Arctic climatic conditions make an additional contribution into probability of health disorders [6,7].…”

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“…The present work quite logically revealed that more than 80 % occupational pathology cases were detected among miners. Occupational pathologies were similarly distributed as per economic activities in other Arctic regions with developed mining industry such as Murmansk region, polar zones in Krasnoyarsk region, and Komi Republic [5,14,15]. It is well-known that it is prohibited to employ women at mining enterprises or mines or their labor is strictly limited at such industrial objects 4 .…”

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“…It is well-known that it is prohibited to employ women at mining enterprises or mines or their labor is strictly limited at such industrial objects 4 . Very few cases of occupational diseases among women in ChAA can be explained with mining industry prevailing in ChAA as their share is only 0.6 % whereas it amounts to 14.24 % 2 in Russia as a whole and is rather high in such regions as Samara region (29.1 %) 5 , Leningrad region (43.2 %) 6 , and Buryatia (21.6 %) [16].…”

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“…Available at: http://base.garant.ru/181761/#ixzz5xKb7aV8d (11.09 2019) (in Russian). 5 Occupational diseases: facts and figures. «Healthy lifestyle» information system.…”

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Working conditions and work-related pathologies at enterprises located in chukotka autonomous area

Syurin¹,

Ковшов²

2020

Health Risk Analysis

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For many years, morbidity with work-related diseases has been higher in Chukotka Autonomous Area (ChAA) than on average in Russia. Our research objects were working conditions and morbidity with work-related diseases. Our research goal was to examine reasons for work-related pathology occurrence, its structure, and prevalence in ChAA in 2008–2018. We examined data obtained via social-hygienic monitoring in 2008–2018 in Chukotka, paying close attention to a section entitled «Working conditions and work-related pathology». We established that noise (17.4%) and cooling microclimate (11.8%) were the most widely spread hazardous occupational factors in ChAA. 20.1% workers were exposed to a combination of hazardous factors. 13.5% workers were employed at industrial objects that belonged to the 1st surveillance group (the highest risks); 31.9% worked at economic entities from the 3rd surveillance group (average risks). In 2008–2018 216 work-related diseases were first diagnosed in Chukotka, mostly among workers employed at mining enterprises (81.5%). Sensorineural hearing loss / noise effects in the internal ear (35.2%) and respiratory diseases (31.9%) prevailed in their structure. 73.6% diseases were detected due to patients applying for medical aid themselves. In 2008–2015 there was a steady growth in work-related morbidity (from 1.94 to 13.5 per 10,000 workers), but there was a decrease in it in 2016–2018 (down to 5.11 per 10,000 workers) with considerable fluctuations in numbers of first diagnosed diseases. Risks of work-related pathology occurrence were higher in Chukotka in 2018 than in 2008: OR=2.37; CI 1.82–3.09; χ2=43.8; р<0.001. To prevent work-related pathology in Chukotka, it is necessary to continue activities aimed at working conditions improvement, in particular, reducing exposure to noise and aerosols with predominantly fibrogenic effects in mining industry in the region.

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Retrospective assessment of occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners

Syurin

Ковшов

Odland

et al. 2022

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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For many years in Russia, apatite ore mining has been associated with high levels of occupational morbidity. The aim of the study was to retrospectively assess occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners. We analysed data from routine health screening of 2 649 underground apatite miners in 2007 and data of social-hygienic monitoring “Working conditions and occupational morbidity” in 2008–2020. In 2007, according to the results of routine health screening, 6 778 chronic diseases were diagnosed in 2 649 miners, the most prevalent being musculoskeletal (34.4%) and eye (16.0%) diseases. In the next 13 years, 572 occupational diseases were first diagnosed in 300 (11.3%) miners, most prevalent being musculoskeletal diseases (47.2%). The risk of developing occupational diseases in tunnellers exceeded that in all other miners, including timber-men (RR = 1.56; CI 1.06–2.30), vibration-loading machine operators (RR = 1.67; CI 0.99–2.80), drillers (RR = 1.51; CI 1.08–2.11) and blasters (RR = 2.12; CI 1.55–2.84). We conclude that ongoing modernisation of ore mining processes and medical preventive measures should include more effective health-improving interventions for underground apatite miners. Findings from the analysis of data can be used by health professionals and policy makers to address these problems.

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Labor Conditions and Risk of Occupational Pathology at the Enterprises of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation

Cited by 32 publications

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The Activities of the State Labour Inspectorate in the Kurgan Region

The Activities of the State Labour Inspectorate in the Kurgan Region

Working conditions and work-related pathologies at enterprises located in chukotka autonomous area

Retrospective assessment of occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners

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