INTEGRAL ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS AFFECTING THE HEALTH OF EMPLOYEES OF A COPPER PRODUCTION MINING

Abstract

Objective: to study the state of health, lifestyle and working conditions of employees of copper mining enterprises, to identify risk factors leading to the development of general and occupational diseases, and to develop prognostic tables for their assessment. Materials and Methods: 330 workers of the Copper Processing Plant and the Copper Smelter working under direct exposure conditions (main group) and 350 workers working under conditions without direct exposure (control group) (questionnaire method). Results: The obtained 12 productions, socio-hygienic and biomedical factors ranged from 19.77 to 49.45 in the range of influence on morbidity rates associated with temporary disability. Thus, the larger the normative integration (prognostic) indicator, the higher the influence of complex factors, and, conversely, the lower the prognostic indicator, the lower the influence of factors.