Meditsina truda i promyshlennaia ekologiia
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Comparative Study
[Sanitary protection zones in major gas chemical enterprises].
Results of clinical and hygienic research in the area neighboring to Orenbourg and Astrakhan gas chemical enterprises proved that sanitary protection zones planned during construction of the enterprises are inadequate. The results helped to base individual zones of sanitary protection for Orenbourg and Astrakhan gas enterprises, to form clinical and hygienic recommendations for practical management.
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The article presents an original approach to evaluation of climate and weather according to their influence of human heat state. Use of the approach is accompanied by climate characteristics of some Transpolar cities, the authors discuss application of those characteristics to solution of hygienic problems.
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The article stresses that railway hygiene has accumulated vast experience in evaluation of working environment of railway construction workers in severe climate conditions, thorough hygienic characteristics cover the main construction occupations and the exploitation staffers. The research helped to elaborate variety of hygienic regulations on occupational hygiene and work schedules for railway construction workers, on hygienic basis of the workers' everyday life in severe climate conditions.
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Historical Article
[The 70th anniversary of the Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases].
The article reviews research activities of the Institute for 70 years. The main research spheres represent occupational hygiene, industrial toxicology, sanitary and industrial chemistry, occupational diseases. The Institute is reported to have scientific priority and merits in improving the work conditions and treating the workers engaged into nonferrous metallurgy, in production of polymer materials, in radio and electronic industry.