Occupational diseases in workers from a smelting and metal works in Varaždin

Abstract

Daje se pregled uvjeta rada u ljevaonici i tvornici armatura s posebnim osvrtom na izmjerenu buku pri obavljanju pojedinih poslova i izloženost prašini sa sadržajem slobodnog silicijeva dioksida. Nakon toga izloženi su podaci za 14 radnika u kojih je utvrđena pneumokonioza s osvrtom na poslove i zadatke koje su obavljali, subjektivne smetnje, spirometrijski nalaz, rendgenski nalaz pluća i ocjenu radne sposobnosti. Upozorava se na poteškoće u raspoređivanju radnika sa pneumokoniozom i preostalom radnom sposobnošću na druge odgovarajuće poslove.Working conditions in a smelting and metal works, particularly exposure to noise and to dusts containing free silica, are described. Medical histories of 14 workers suffering from pneumoconiosis are analysed and data are correlated with workplaces, signs and symptoms of the disease, and with spirometric and X-ray findings. The workers\u27 residual working capacity was assessed, and problems encountered in assigning the workers to suitable workplaces are stressed