RISK OF OCCUPATIONAL, WORK-RELATED, AND SOMATIC MORBIDITY AMONG METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES WORKERS

Abstract

Presently, occupational and work-related diseases make up a significant share of disability and mortality causes among the working-age population. However, to a greater extent, this is linked with the peculiarities of production rather than injuries at the workplace. In contemporary Russia, the significance of the problem is highlighted by the fact that up to 70% of metallurgical enterprises are the principal employer and mainstay of an entire town for the bulk of the employable population.