Gigiena i sanitariia
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Gigiena i sanitariia · Sep 1995
Comparative Study[Problems in improvement of work conditions in railroad transport].
Within a short period of time the temperature conditions have been improved at working places of locomotive drivers and their assistants, a new switchboard for locomotives developed, noise and vibration in cabins were reduced, etc. Hygienic problems associated with improvement of locomotives are supervised by the Ministry of Communications and by special commissions.
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Gigiena i sanitariia · Sep 1995
Comparative Study[State of the visual function in locomotive team personnel working in zones of radioactive pollution].
Professionally significant visual functions were examined in members of locomotive teams living and working in zones of radioactive pollution. Exposure to low-dose radiation was found to have an adverse effect on the status of visual analyzer, the degree of impairment being related to the level of radioactivity and age of the patient.
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Gigiena i sanitariia · Sep 1995
[Hygienic problems of protecting water reservoirs during washing of freight cars].
The authors analyze the hygienic problems related to utilizing the recirculation water supply for washing freight cars. Hygienic standards for water quality in open systems of technical water supply to railway enterprises, first developed in 1994, are presented. Measures aimed at prevention of discharge of the remainder of freight into waste water are proposed, including the collection and realization thereof.
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Gigiena i sanitariia · Sep 1995
[Hygienic aspects of work conditions of main occupations of passenger transport].
Characterizes working conditions for the main professions of railway transport. Labor conditions are hygienically unfavorable and involve intensive exercise and emotional strain. The authors propose prophylactic and sanitation measures to improve labor conditions for this population.
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Railway radiation hygiene is a modern trend of research. The main problems in this sphere are as follows: hygienic assessment of utilization of railway sources in railway objects; safe transportation of radioactive agents; prevention of accidents in railway transport; radiobiological examinations of workers, etc.