Working conditions and occupational pathology of coal miners in the Arctic

Горбанев, С. А.; Сюрин, Сергей Алексеевич; Frolova, N. M.

doi:10.31089/1026-9428-2019-59-8-452-457

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

Syurin¹,

Ковшов²

2020

Health Risk Analysis

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“…Введение. Здоровье работающего населения является необходимым условием повышения производительности труда и экономического развития 1 , с одной стороны, и качества жизни самих работников -с другой. Время, проведенное на рабочем месте, занимает существенную часть временного бюджета современного человека.…”

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“…Данный факт обусловливает актуальность изуче ния отдельных факторов здоровья трудящегося населения на рабочем месте, важнейшими из которых являются условия и характер труда. Согласно Трудовому кодексу РФ, под услови ями труда понимают совокупность факторов производственной среды и трудового процесса, 1 Здоровье работающих: глобальный план действий: Шестидесятая сессия Всемирной ассамблеи здравоохранения. 23 мая 2007 года [Электронный ресурс] // Всемирная организация здравоохранения.…”

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“…Вредными производствен ными условиями считаются факторы среды и трудового процесса, воздействие которых на работника может вызвать профессиональную патологию (заболевание), временное или стой кое снижение трудоспособности, повысить частоту соматических и иных заболеваний, привести к нарушению здоровья потомства 4 . В ряде исследований установлено негативное воздействие вредных производственных условий на здоровье работников разных сфер трудовой деятельности, например, горнодобывающей [1], металлургической [2,3], химической [4,5] промышленности, машиностроения [6,7], сельского хозяйства [8], железнодорожного транспорта [9,10] и др. Влияние на здоровье работников оказывает и характер осуществляемого труда.…”

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“…195. 8 Критерии значимости: 1) критерий χ 2 = 16,037, p-уровень = 0,060, df = 9; 2) критерий χ 2 = 52,375, p-уровень = 0,000, df = 9; 3) критерий χ 2 = 44,838, p-уровень = 0,000, df = 9; 4) критерий χ 2 = 21,385, p-уровень = 0,011, df = 9 (связь не значима) / Tests of significance: Критерии значимости: критерий χ 2 = 107,291, p-уровень = 0,000, df = 28 / Tests of significance: χ 2 = 107.291, p = 0.000, df = 28 Заболеваемость по степени тяжести** / Disease severity** Легкие недомогания (головные боли, общая слабость, обострения хронических болезней, травм, ран), не снижающие в целом трудоспособности 1) / Mild ailments (headaches, general weakness, exacerbations of chronic diseases, injuries, wounds) not impairing the overall ability to work 1) 59,3 59,3…”

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Determinants of Health of the Working Population: Conditions and Nature of Work

Korolenko¹,

Kalachikova²

2020

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Introduction: Health of the working population is a prerequisite for successful general economic development and improvement of labor productivity and the quality of life of workers. According to the World Health Organization, most countries lose 4 to 6 % of their gross national product due to health problems related to poor working conditions. Our objective was to analyze the relationship between subjective characteristics of health of the working population (self-rated health status, the presence of chronic diseases, frequency and severity of diseases, and days lost due to sickness) and conditions and nature of their work (occupation, physical activity at work). Materials and methods: The study was based on data of a regular stage of sociological monitoring of physical health of the population in the Vologda Region carried out by the Vologda Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2018. The statistical significance of the relationships was estimated using descriptive statistics (a method of multivariate analysis) using tools of the SPSS software package. Results: We found that the best self-rated health status was reported by the respondents satisfied with their working conditions, having little physical activity or walking in the workplace. The worst self-rated health status was reported by those dissatisfied with their working conditions, engaged in unskilled physical labor or sedentary work. It is extremely important to introduce the system of monitoring employee assessments of working conditions and health status using questionnaire-based surveys, to apply and disseminate the most effective health-saving techniques in the workplace taking into account the importance of psychological comfort.

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Frequency of somatic pathology occurrence in workers of the main professions of coal pits in the South of Kuzbass

Ulanova¹,

Blazhina²,

Filimonov³

et al. 2022

Med. tr. prom. èkol.

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The problem of incidence rate among workers of the main professions of the coal mining industry is traditionally considered from the perspective of occupational pathologies. At the same time, the issues of the spread of production-related somatic diseases among this category of the employable population are undeservedly left without due attention. The objective of the study was assessing the frequency of somatic pathology occurrence in workers of coal pits in the South of Kuzbass. 489 workers of the main professions of coal pits in the South of the Kemerovo region were examined (men aged 22 to 55 years, who were randomized into 2 groups according to the level of exposure to a complex of unfavorable factors of the production environment). The first group with a higher level of exposure to harmful and hazardous production factors of class 3.3 and 3.4 included 196 people: machinists of mining and technological equipment, machinists of drilling rigs, explosives; the second group with the level of danger and harmfulness of class 3.1 and 3.2 consisted of 293 workers, namely, drivers of technological motor vehicles. The study of the frequency of somatic pathology was carried out depending on the length of work experience and the age of the subjects. Each group was divided into subgroups: by the age and work experience. In group 1, somatic pathologies were detected in 52.0% of the cases, in group 2 - in 44.4% (χ2=2.772, p=0.096). In the structure of somatic diseases in the group with a higher class of danger and harmfulness, diseases of the circulatory system (38.24%), diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (12.75%) and diseases of the nervous system (8.82%) prevailed; in the group with a lower hazard class there were also diseases of the circulatory system (33.85%), diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (14.62%), diseases of the nervous system (12.31%). The frequency of somatic diseases is recorded in a direct linear relationship with the work experience and age of coal pit workers. Limitations. This study is limited to a sample of workers in the main professions of coal pits undergoing periodic medical examinations at the Research Institute for Complex Problems of Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. Conclusion. In the structure of somatic diseases of workers of the main professions of coal pits in the South of Kuzbass, three nosological forms occupy a leading position: diseases of the circulatory system, diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, and the nervous system. Among the surveyed workers employed in coal pits with a higher level of exposure to harmful and hazardous production factors, a 100% incidence of somatic diseases was revealed among the respondents aged more than 41 years and with work experience over 21 years. These data should be taken into account when carrying out periodic medical examinations, preventive medical examinations, for the development and implementation of therapeutic and prophylactic measures and post-shift rehabilitation programs. Ethics. The study was conducted in compliance with the standards of the Bioethical Committee of the Research Institute for Complex Problems of Hygiene and Occupational Diseases, established in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration of the World Association "Ethical Principles for Conducting Human Scientific Medical Research" as amended in 2013 and the "Rules of Clinical Practice in the Russian Federation", approved by the Order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation No. 266 of 19.06.2003. All subjects signed an informed consent to participate in the study.

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Working conditions and occupational pathology of coal miners in the Arctic

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

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

Determinants of Health of the Working Population: Conditions and Nature of Work

Frequency of somatic pathology occurrence in workers of the main professions of coal pits in the South of Kuzbass

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