Meditsina truda i promyshlennaia ekologiia
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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.
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The article represents main occupational hazards and work conditions of such railway occupation as electromechanic and electromounter of shunting yards of railway stations. Complete hygienic evaluation of the occupational activities is given for individuals working at Moskovskaya, Oktjabrskaya and Sevemaya railroads. Health state of the workers was studied according to transitory disablement materials, the morbidity and its structure were analyzed. The authors outline some suggestions to improve the work conditions and decrease the morbidity.
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The article covers data on methodic approaches to evaluation and control of sanitary and epidemiologic supervision activities, systemizes terminology of the problem.
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The article covers main spheres of research on the topic "Children's and Adolescents' Hygiene" from the foundation of the laboratory till now, destinations for further research are set.