Gigiena i sanitariia
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Gigiena i sanitariia · Sep 1995
[Hygienic aspects of work conditions of main occupations of passenger transport].
Characterizes working conditions for the main professions of railway transport. Labor conditions are hygienically unfavorable and involve intensive exercise and emotional strain. The authors propose prophylactic and sanitation measures to improve labor conditions for this population.
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Gigiena i sanitariia · Sep 1995
[Hygienic problems of protecting water reservoirs during washing of freight cars].
The authors analyze the hygienic problems related to utilizing the recirculation water supply for washing freight cars. Hygienic standards for water quality in open systems of technical water supply to railway enterprises, first developed in 1994, are presented. Measures aimed at prevention of discharge of the remainder of freight into waste water are proposed, including the collection and realization thereof.
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Research in the sphere of railway hygiene helped develop sanitary regulations for railway stations, centers for preparation of passenger cars for exploitation, train restaurants, etc. The authors demonstrate the advances in prophylactic disinfection of stations and cars, in assessment of the hygienic hazards of polymeric materials used in car making and of the microclimate in the cars, etc. Trends for investigation in railway transport hygiene are outlined.
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Seven percent of all railway workers in Russia are occupationally exposed to adverse factors. A scientific validation of occupational diseases register is needed to be made, in order to improve disease control and prevention. Numerous measures aimed at improvement of the situation with health protection of railway workers are proposed.