ABSTRACT
Based on analysis of materials provided by occupational safety department PC "UZEMiK" and JSC "Kauchuk", the authors evaluate contemporary work conditions and occupational morbidity in workers engaged into rubber, mechanical rubber and tyre industries.
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Industry , Occupational Diseases , Occupational Health/standards , Rubber , Workplace/standards , Humans , Morbidity , Occupational Diseases/epidemiology , Occupational Diseases/etiology , RussiaABSTRACT
The article deals with the data on morbidity with temporary disability among workers producing rubber and mechanical rubber articles in petrochemical industry. The leading place in the structure of morbidity is taken by the diseases of nervous and cardiovascular systems, liver, gastrointestinal tract, respiratory system and thyroid gland.
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Chemical Industry , Disability Evaluation , Occupational Diseases/epidemiology , Adult , Bashkiria/epidemiology , Humans , Middle Aged , Morbidity/trends , Occupational Diseases/rehabilitation , Young AdultABSTRACT
The authors present results obtained in a study of how rubber and technical rubber products influence acid and osmotic resistance of RBC in workers engaged into petrochemical industry. Findings are that the rubber and technical rubber products sensitize the RBC to osmotic and acidic lysis.
Subject(s)
Acids , Chemical Industry/statistics & numerical data , Erythrocytes/physiology , Occupational Diseases/blood , Occupational Diseases/epidemiology , Petroleum , Rubber , Humans , Occupational Diseases/diagnosis , Osmotic Pressure , Time FactorsABSTRACT
The article covers evaluation of health state in workers of main petrochemical workshops. Leading place in structure of transitory disablement morbidity in workers is occupied by cardiovascular and nervous disorders, diseases of liver, gastrointestinal tract and respiratory system.
