Peculiarities of morbidity and assessment of occupational health risks for workers who contact aerosols of man-made mineral fibers

Our research focused on health of workers who had contacts with aerosols of man-made mineral fibers. Our research goal was to determine peculiarities related to dynamics and structure of morbidity with temporary disability and to assess occupational health risks for workers who had contacts with aerosols of man-made mineral fibers. The paper dwells on the results obtained via in-depth interpretation analysis of morbidity with temporary disability among workers who were permanently involved in manufacturing heat insulating boards from mineral wool (the test group); morbidity was analyzed over a 5-year period taking into account workers’ sex, age, and working experience. Occupational conditionality of morbidity was assessed via comparative analysis as the test group was compared with the conditional reference group (workers employed at a workshop where cell concrete blocks were manufactured), overall morbidity parameters taken for the whole country, and morbidity parameters taken for construction materials manufacturing...