Working Conditions and Occupational Health Risks of Workers in Open-Pit Ore Mines

A.G. Chebotarev, L.M. Leskina, N.P. Golovkova
Izmerov Research Institute of Occupational Health, Moscow, Russian Federation
Russian Mining Industry №5 / 2020 р. 115-119

Abstract: The paper presents the results of hygienic assessment of the working environment and process factors in surface ore mining operations. It analyzes morbidity patterns and levels of occupational diseases among employees engaged in open-pit mining of ores. Occupational risks due to the impact of harmful industrial factors on employees' health are assessed based on the results of a cross-sectional epidemiological study. It has been established that the working conditions of personnel in openpit mines, who are subjected to continuous and intensive exposure to harmful occupational factors in the course of their labour activities, contribute to higher incidence rates and risks concerned with chronic somatic diseases as compared to the intermittent exposure to the same harmful occupational factors.

Keywords: open-pit ore mines, working conditions, occupational diseases, occupational risks, health status

For citation: Chebotarev A.G., Leskina L.M., Golovkova N.P. Working Conditions and Occupational Health Risks of Workers in Open-Pit Ore Mines. Gornaya promyshlennost = Russian Mining Industry. 2020;(5):115–119. (In Russ.) DOI: 10.30686/1609-9192-2020-5-115-119.

Article info

Received: 05.09.2020

Revised: 15.09.2020

Accepted: 25.09.2020

Information about the author

Aleksandr G. Chebotarev – Doctor of Medicine, Leading Research Associate, Izmerov Research Institute of Occupational Health, Moscow, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Lyudmila M. Leskina – Doctor of Medicine, Leading Research Associate, Izmerov Research Institute of Occupational Health, Moscow, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Nina P. Golovkova – Doctor of Medicine, Leading Research Associate, Izmerov Research Institute of Occupational Health, Moscow, Russian Federation.

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