Current State of Labour Conditions, Occupational Morbidity and Improvement of Medical and Preventive Care for Employees of Mining Operations

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2021-3-139-143

Chebotarev A.G., Pfaf V.F., Gibadulina I.Yu. Izmerov Research Institute of Occupational Health, Moscow, Russian Federation Russian Mining Industry №3 / 2021 р. 139–143

Abstract: The article describes the current state of labour conditions and occupational morbidity, as well as measures to improve medical examinations of employees of mining companies. Hygienic studies have shown that labour conditions at these operations were and remain harmful. A general assessment of the workplace conditions of the main jobs at these companies corresponds to the 3rd and 4th Subclasses of Hazard Class 3. The levels of occupational morbidity and its structure are presented. More than 70% of newly detected occupational diseases in both underground and open-pit mining were registered among persons whose workplaces were classified as Subclasses 3.3-3.4. The article provides recommendations on conducting preliminary and periodical examinations of workers in accordance with the provisions of Order No. 988n/1420n of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection and the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation dated December 31, 2020, and Order No. 29n of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation dated January 28, 2021, that were introduced on April 1, 2021.

Keywords: mining operations, labour conditions, occupational morbidity, medical examinations

For citation: Chebotarev A.G., Pfaf V.F., Gibadulina I.Yu. Current State of Labour Conditions, Occupational Morbidity and Improvement of Medical and Preventive Care for Employees of Mining Operations. Gornaya promyshlennost = Russian Mining Industry. 2021;(3):139–143. (In Russ.) DOI: 10.30686/1609-9192-2021-3-139-143

Article info

Received: 29.04.2021

Revised: 16.05.2021

Accepted: 21.05.2021

Information about the authors

Aleksandr G. Chebotarev – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Leading Research Scientist, 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..

Viktor F. Pfaf – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Chief Medical Officer of the FSBSI Izmerov Research Institute of Occupational Health, Honored Healthcare Worker of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation

Irina Yu. Gibadulina – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Chief Clinical Expert, Izmerov Research Institute of Occupational Health, Highest Category in Industrial Pathology and Therapeutics, Moscow, Russian Federation.

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