The Adverse Environmental Impact Factors Analysis on Fly-In-Fly-Out Personnel at Industrial Enterprises

Abstract

(1) Background: the research purpose is to identify and describe the general and different factors of adverse environmental impact on FIFO personnel at industrial enterprises at different levels of differential analysis of professional activity. (2) Methods: The research involved 359 employees of industrial enterprises with FIFO work organization. The study was carried out using a questionnaire, including a subjective assessment of the discomfort of three groups of negative environment impact factors to the FIFO personnel: climatic-geographical, industrial and social. (3) Results: The relationship between the increase in the degree of discomfort of production factors due to the in-fluence of climatic, geographical and social conditions has been established. With a various location of objects, the greatest discomfort is felt from the action of climatic and production factors; with varying degrees of group isolation and the shift period duration—all three groups, with the greatest influence of domestic and social; in various industries and enterprises—all three groups. (4) Conclusions: The differential analysis of the professional activities of FIFO personnel of industrial enterprises should be carried out at the following levels: the location of an industrial facility, the degree of group isolation, the duration of the shift period, the industry, the type of enterprise and the professional group.

Perspective: Dimensions of Environment and Health in Arctic Communities

“…In the Russian Arctic, the green transition exists on paper as attempts by Russian companies and regional governments to reduce localized pollution, especially in cities where existing factories and extractive industries exist (such as near hydrocarbon extraction locations in the Yamal Peninsula) and in/near fly in-fly out (FIFO) mining camps. However, localized pollution–largely related to industrial and construction chemicals–remains problematic for FIFO workers . Few attempts are made to address these concerns via environmental impact assessments and, as new industrial complexes in the Russian North continue to operate without international partners, and as Russia closes its borders to scholars and journalists from the West, less will become known about the overall environmental conditions and the green transition.…”

“…However, localized pollution−largely related to industrial and construction chemicals−remains problematic for FIFO workers. 56 Few attempts are made to address these concerns via environmental impact assessments and, as new industrial complexes in the Russian North continue to operate without international partners, and as Russia closes its borders to scholars and journalists from the West, less will become known about the overall environmental conditions and the green transition. If prior observations from the takeover of multinational-operated hydrocarbon development by stateowned Rosneft and Gazprom in the sub-Arctic are any indication, it may be likely that the future holds an overall brown, rather than green, transition.…”

The Functional States of the Participants of a Marine Arctic Expedition with Different Levels of Vitamin D in Blood

“…This fact can be explained by the extreme nature of Arctic climatic and geographical conditions, including low temperatures combined with intense winds and high humidity, sudden changes in barometric pressure, polar day and polar night, etc. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. These studies have gained particular relevance in the context of climate change in the Arctic and its consequences for humans and their health [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ].…”

The Job Performance of Fly-In-Fly-Out Workers in Industrial Enterprises (on the Example of Oil and Gas Production, Diamond Mining Production, and Construction)

“…The fly-in-fly-out method is used in other industries: construction, oil and gas production, diamond mining, logging, energy, metallurgy, etc. [9]. Most of these industries are harmful and potentially life-threatening in accordance.…”

“…4. With long-term FIFO work, there is a cumulative effect of adverse environmental factors, which enhances their impact [9]. What is expressed in the fact that with an increase in FIFO work experience and age, FIFO workers at industrial enterprises are characterized by job performance types with a high psychophysiological "cost of activity".…”