WORKING CONDITIONS AND SPECIFIC FEATURES OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE NERVOUS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMS DISEASES IN WORKERS OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Abstract

Harmful factors of the work environment and work process of the manufacture of rubber and continuous optical fiber are related to increased prevalence of nervous and musculoskeletal diseases in chemical workers. The contact with solvents in glue workers contributes to a high prevalence of polyneuropathy of the upper extremities. Severity of the work process with Class 3.3 in spreading machine operators revealed increased prevalence of muscoloskeletal diseases (56,8 %). Raising arms over the shoulder girdle during the work shift causes the development of dorsophathies in almost one third of operators of the continuous optical fiber.