THE INFLUENCE OF CHEMICAL FACTORS OF THE PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT ON THE HEALTH OF WORKERS IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

The article presents an analysis of the technological and chemical environment of the chemical processing industry and its impact on the health of workers. The purpose of the study was a hygienic assessment of working conditions at the main stages of the technological cycle, taking into account the characteristics of the technological environment and identifying the relationship between exposure to harmful chemical factors and staff morbidity. It has been established that technological processes are accompanied by intense dust formation and the release of toxic chemicals, the concentrations of which in some cases exceeded the maximum permissible levels. The structure of harmful factors was dominated by inorganic dust, including quartz-containing components, mineral fertilizer dust, slightly fibrogenic aerosols, as well as vapors and gases of inorganic compounds. Correlation analysis revealed a statistically significant relationship between the effects of these factors and the development of respiratory diseases, pneumoconiosis, and gastrointestinal pathologies. The results obtained confirm the adverse impact of the technological environment of the enterprise on the health of employees and substantiate the need to develop and implement comprehensive preventive measures aimed at improving working conditions, improving staff safety and introducing «green» technologies, which contributes to the transition to environmentally friendly processes and improving the quality of life of employees.

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