The value of aircraft noise the risk of development of occupational diseases in flying personnel of the air force

During professional activities of fl ying personnel of the air forces exposed to the combined effect of harmful factors. Noise is one of the leading harmful factors in the workplace of aviation professionals, as it has a wide range of adverse effects on humans. High acoustic load creates the risk of occupational diseases.
Purpose of the study was to assess the importance of aircraft noise in the risk of professional and professionally caused pathology on the basis of the study of working conditions and morbidity of the fl ight-lifting composition of the Air force.
To solve this goal, an assessment of the working conditions of the fl ight and lifting equipment, its morbidity according to accounting documentation and sanitary-hygienic method of risk assessment was carried out. The class of working conditions corresponds to harmful noise (class 3.3) and infrasound permissible (class 2). The analysis of morbidity showed that the structure of diseases is dominated by diseases of the musculoskeletal system, the organ of hearing and vision, which according to generally accepted criteria correspond to occupational diseases.
Based on the results of hygienic assessment of labour conditions, materials of periodic medical examinations and epidemiological data category of evidence of risk in fl ying personnel composition in accordance with the criteria for assessment of professional risk according to the degree of evidence necessary to be classifi ed as proved.
Aviation noise plays an important role in the formation of professional pathology of the fl ight-lifting structure and determines the professional risk of diseases, which requires measures to improve working conditions and optimize the acoustic load.

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