The Mental Health of the Workers of Pyroxylin Powder Industry, the Influence of Occupational Risk Factors
Year: 2019
Type: other
Abstract: Aim u2013 Industrial factors is included in the definition of u201cenvironmental healthu201d and could play the important role in mental health of workers. Evaluation of occupational environment in pyroxylin powder industry and its influence into mental health of workers u2013 is the arm of investigation. Material and methods. Hygienic assessment of the main occupational factors u2013 chemical, physical, the severity and intensity of the work processes, especially risk conditions for fire and explosion at the working place. Mental health examination was carried out for 95 workers during periodical medical examination on the mentioned conditions. Experience in the profession, psycho-hygienic assessment of occupational factors and personality features of workers were especially take into consideration. Influence of combination of occupational physical and volatile solvents of organic solutions (vapors of ethyl alcohol, diethyl ether, diphenylamine, acetic acid), constant emotional stress into workers physical and mental health were studied. Results: Maximum allowable concentration (MAC) of vapors of ethyl alcohol annually was exceed in 3 times, MAC of vapors of diethyl ether annually was exceed in 10 times, MAC of vapors of diphenylamine and acetic acid annually was exceed in 1,5-1,75 times. The combination of chemical agents were under MACs from 1,9 to 13 times. During medical examination of workers level of occupational disorder are depended of professional experience and increasing among workers with 6 and more working years. In the structure of disadaptation - depression (16%), conversation (16%) and vegetative (14,9%) symptoms were predominant among people with psychiatry symptoms. Also combination of anxiety (3,2%), asthenia (4,3%) and obsession (6,4%) symptoms were investigated. Group of workers had nonspecific mental syndromes which is not included into DSM. They depend of occupational conditions: long professional experience, general patterns of staged of mental health symptoms, common clinical signs, typical for occupational conditions.
Authors: Svetlana Kuzmina, Nikita Kuzmin
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4213077367