OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES

Yzeiri Havziu, Drita and Ibrahimi, Senem and HAXHIU ZAIMI, Arlinda and Shabani, Arijeta and Bexheti, Dorentina and Alili Idrizi, Edita and DAUTI, Merita and Nuhii, Nexhibe and Alija, Gjylai and BALLAZHI, Lulzime and Ahmeti Lika, Sihana and Havziu Idrizi, Melisa (2024) OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES. ACTA MEDICA BALKANICA International Journal of Medical Sciences, 9 (17-18). pp. 122-128. ISSN 2545 - 4870

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Abstract

Occupational diseases continue to be one of the major health problems of the able-bodied population worldwide. The reasons for this are numerous, but the main one is of course the nature of these diseases which by definition are chronic, progressive and degenerative, and the period of latency in which the disease does not have to manifest clinically can last for decades. The factors that can contribute to the development of an occupational disease, ie disease, are numerous and range from chemical, physical and biological to psychosocial risks, so there is a need to find new ways to control long-known risks, to observations of the most common workplace pathologies in the last twenty years, such as recurrent traumatic illnesses, immunodeficiency transmitted as a result of biological injuries and violence, and psychological trauma in the workplace. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effect of noise as a function of its levels and the duration of workplace exposure on workers' health. This study was conducted with 10 workers from the metal factory "Zhelezara", Skopj which have been exposed to the noise the longest period. According to the results of the research, it can be noted that workers working in a noisy environment experience certain side effects from the noise, although they use different protective equipment for the entire duration of the working time. New knowledge in occupational health and safety practice is needed to respond to new challenges in this field.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	occupational diseases, occurrence, risk, factors.
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine
Depositing User:	Unnamed user with email zshi@unite.edu.mk
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2024 11:36
Last Modified:	01 Oct 2024 11:36
URI:	http://eprints.unite.edu.mk/id/eprint/1745

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