Evaluation of the influence of chemical factors of petroleum organic synthesis enterprises on the health status of their workers
Ledentsova, E.E.; Zaĭtseva, N.V.; Zemlianova, M.A.
Gigiena i Sanitariia 2004(1): 29-32
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-9900 PMID: 15017878 Document Number: 578581
Recent studies conducted by a number of authors have given a good idea of the toxic effects of petroleum and its products on man. The combined effects of chemical and physical factors are known to potentiate their toxic effects and to cause an increase in morbidity among the workers of oil-refining plants. The paper substantiates the basic health indices to reduce the risk of industrial influences of the chemical components of emissions from an oil-producing plant on its workers' health. The workers were examined in accordance with the developed algorithm of hygienic evaluation under the influence of a combination of chemical factors, which makes it possible to define health indicators to optimize monitoring and to evaluate the efficiency of therapeutic-and-prophylactic programs. The results of the study suggest that in the workers, the elevated blood level of organic compounds exerting a polytropic toxic effect on the vital organs and systems is a risk factor for diseases and requires a systemic monitoring. Thus, program-specific planning of therapeutic and prophylactic measures implemented at an oil-producing plant should be accomplished by taking into account the optimum complex of diagnostic studies to evaluate the workers' health status.