Temporary work incapacity in the workers of the heat-treatment shops of the metallurgical industry due to diseases of the digestive system
Karnaukh, N.G.; Koval'chuk, T.A.; Levina, E.V.
Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya (11-12): 15-16
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-9919 PMID: 1303388 Document Number: 402342
Transitory disablement in 5886 workers engaged for the whole year into heat treating metallurgy was compared during 5 years (1981-1985) with that in 291 workers engaged into repairing mechanical occupations so as to reveal metallurgical occupational factors influencing on gastrointestinal morbidity. Metallurgical occupational hazards harm the health status in workers engaged into heat-treating metallurgy, induce the gastrointestinal disorders, which are demonstrated by the elevated transitory disablement. The workers engaged into heat treating metallurgy showed higher gastrointestinal morbidity rate than those engaged into repairing mechanical work.