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J Indulski

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PubMed1985

[Principles of preventing the adverse health effects of occupational exposure to asbestos].

In view of biological effects of asbestos and hygienic evaluation of working conditions in the plants processing and applying asbestos, the authors promote preventive measures aimed at the protection of asbestos-exposed populations health. Apart from recommendations to reduce occupational exposure by technological means, the authors define medical contraindications to work, frequency and range of preventive examinations, as well as the need to monitor working environment, verify hygienic standards and introduce regulations limiting the admissible duration of work in exposure.

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PubMed1984

[Occupational hazards of chemical carcinogens].

The paper presents current problems resulting from evaluation of occupational risk of chemical carcinogens in national economy. In addition, conditions and activities facilitating actual evaluation of exposure, i.e. one of indirect purposes of the control program of work-induced cancer, undertaken within the Government Program PR-6 "Cancer Control", the problem "Work Environment Cancerogenesis", have been indicated. The numbers of those occupationally exposed to specific carcinogens, estimated basing on the data from sanitary-epidemiological stations, demonstrated great differences in professional preparation and technological capabilities of regional supervision authorities in the field concerned.

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PubMed1983

[Dust and occupational diseases in brickyards].

Air dustiness and mineralogical composition of dust in 9 building ceramics plants producing red brick were tested. Also analysed were occupational diseases diagnosed in Poland during 1979-1980 in workers of this industry. Concentrations of total dust and respirable fraction at all workstations exceeded the present mandatory allowable values for dusts containing free crystalline silica. By X-ray diffraction, alpha-quartz and illite were found in raw materials (clays) and intermediate products (green brick). In burnt brick alpha-quartz and mullite were found. The content of free crystalline silica was: in clay--over 30%, in total dust--5.8-18.4%, in respirable fraction 3.7-6.1%. Analysis of occupational diseases diagnosed in Poland during 1979-1980 revealed not a single case of pneumoconiosis or any dust--induced respiratory tract disease in those producing red brick. Instead, two pneumoconiosis cases were found among workers of the plant producing thermallite firebrick of biologically aggressive siliceous earth from Piotrowice--as one of its component. Most frequently, workers of the building ceramics plant were afflicted with occupational dermatoses, mostly this relates to bricklayers exposed to cement mortar. Two cases of occupational dermatosis were those of workers exposed to ash.

Air Pollutants, Occupational↗
PubMed1981

[Sociological description of an occupational group of industrial physicians].

The paper presents the results of evaluating the socioprofessional position of industrial physicians all over the country. Those results were obtained from a postal questionnaire which was sent from the Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lódź, in 1979, to over 70% of physicians employed in occupational health service. The paper presents a description of one of the many items investigated, i.e. the description of socio-demographic features and selected features describing the qualifications. The general "sociologic" picture of the population concerned is as follows: on the whole the sex proportions of industrial physicians are almost equalized although women dominate (56%), yet the feminizing tendency in that category of specialists is increasing. Industrial physicians are mostly middle-aged people (mainly 40 years old) of nearly 20--years' employment as physicians. Although they have carried on their profession for a long time, the industrial physicians have I degree specialization (every third) or they have no formal specialization at all. Among those specialized the most numerous are specialists of internal diseases and industrial medicine--the latter comprising only 1.3 of the subjects.

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PubMed1978

[Occupational diseases in Poland in the years 1971--1977].

The authors present results of analysis of occupational diseases morbidity in Poland in the past 7 years. Data included in individual occupational disease card provided information source. The analysis, apart from general coefficients of occupational diseases prevalence involved: age, sex, duration of exposure to occupational hazard inducing a disease, type of the hazard, and distribution of diseases throughout the country according to voivodeships and branches of national economy. From the material presented, the following conclusions may be drawn: 1. Occupational diseases prevalence in Poland in the years 1971--1977 was slightly decreasing. 2. The greatest coefficients of occupational diseases morbidity resulted from: occupational hearing impairments, infectious and invasing diseases, intoxications, pneumoconioses, vibration disease and diseases of skin and mucous membranes. 3. Most occupational diseases found in Poland in the years 1971--1977 resulted from long-lasting occupational exposure to a hazard. 4. The greatest occupational diseases morbidity in Poland in the period concerned, was that of persons aged 40--59.

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