Development of rehabilitation and preventive programs for employees of "dust-hazardous" professions

Introduction. The main tasks of the occupational pathology service are early diagnosis of occupational diseases, prevention of their formation, and in case of development, slowing down the progression. Due to the timely start of rehabilitation measures, it is possible to preserve employees' ability to work, and the employer — the labor potential of qualified personnel.

In modern enterprises, it is necessary to create programs to provide workers with medical care at the early stages of the formation of diseases, to prevent their progression, the development of complications and the preservation of professional ability to work.

The study aims are the scientific substantiation of methodological approaches to optimizing rehabilitation and preventive programs for employees of "dust−hazardous" professions.

Materials and methods. The scientists have examined 254 employees of KAMAZ PJSC: 164 employees of the Foundry and 90 employees of other divisions of the enterprise. The work uses a complex of hygienic, clinical and laboratory, instrumental, statistical research methods.

Results. The authors have established the features of the a priori and a posteriori risk of the formation of occupational pathology of the respiratory organs in the departments of a large machine-building enterprise. There is specificity of the development of respiratory pathology depending on the exposure characteristics and characteristics of the physico-chemical properties of industrial aerosols in workers of a machine-building enterprise. The researchers have developed and scientifically substantiated a methodological approach to the application of a set of measures aimed at reducing risk and preventing occupational pathology of the respiratory system in employees of a machine-building enterprise, based on a personalized assessment of harmful factors of the production environment, a differentiated approach to correcting modifiable risk factors.

Conclusions. The authors justified the use of various rehabilitation and preventive programs for interned employees of the enterprise who have a high risk of developing occupational pathology of the respiratory system, developed a differentiated approach to the use of various rehabilitation and preventive programs based on the analysis of the dynamics of clinical and functional indicators reflecting the course of respiratory pathology under the influence of industrial aerosols of various compositions (formation of obstructive-restrictive disorders, changes in exercise tolerance, the dynamics of morbidity with temporary disability).

Funding. The study had no funding.

Conflict of interests. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Received: 22.05.2023 / Accepted: 27.12.2023 / Published: 12.02.2024

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