Morbidity features of employees of hot workshops in metallurgical production

The aim of the study: Analysis and study of the specifics of the employees’ morbidity of hot workshops in metallurgical production. Research materials and methods: The workers’ state of health analysis of hot workshops was carried out using a retrospective analysis of morbidity based on the data of incapacity letters for work and reporting forms on the causes of morbidity with temporary loss of working capacity. We calculated intensive indicators of the number of cases and days of incapacity for work per 100 employees, the duration of cases of morbidity with temporary loss of working capacity. The results: The level of morbidity during the studied period at the metallurgical enterprise, both in terms of cases and days of incapacity for work, is characterized as very high. In the structure of morbidity among employees, respiratory diseases, injuries and poisoning, diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue took the first places, among the workers of the control group, diseases of the circulatory system took the second place. The dynamics of morbidity in all workshops had a tendency to decrease cases, but for the category «other diseases» the trend line in all workshops has showed a positive trend towards a significant increase in cases in this category. Depending on the age, workers aged 30-39 years old were most often sick, depending on the length of work experience is workers with 6-9 years of work experience in the sintering and blast furnace workshop, among the workers of the open hearth shop is workers with up to 5 years of work experience. Conclusions: High levels of morbidity among the workers in hot workshops confirm the need to improve the system of its registration in order to implement effective measures to reduce the levels of occupational risks.