ABSTRACT
The paper discusses the present working conditions on railway transport, by using the results of employee rating, characterizes railway services showing the greatest magnitude of adverse and dangerous factors of working conditions. It also characterizes occupational morbidity in railway transport workers over 5 years (1999-2003) and by hazards problems of occupational morbidity and by basic services: locomotive, wagon, and track ones. The paper also presents the rates of disability due to occupational diseases, characterizes the priorities of prevention of occupational diseases on the railway transport.
Subject(s)
Occupational Diseases/epidemiology , Occupational Health , Railroads , Adult , Female , Humans , Incidence , Male , Retrospective Studies , Russia/epidemiologyABSTRACT
Occupational morbidity in railway transport is discussed. The rates of occupational morbidity are compared with that due to temporary working incapacity. There were no direct correlations between the incidence of major nosological entities of occupational diseases, the magnitude and rate of influence of industrial factors, which provides evidence for their further testing and correction.
Subject(s)
Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology , Gastrointestinal Diseases/epidemiology , Occupational Diseases/epidemiology , Occupational Health , Railroads , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Humans , Incidence , Occupations , Risk Factors , Russia/epidemiology , Time FactorsABSTRACT
Seven percent of all railway workers in Russia are occupationally exposed to adverse factors. A scientific validation of occupational diseases register is needed to be made, in order to improve disease control and prevention. Numerous measures aimed at improvement of the situation with health protection of railway workers are proposed.