Health Status of Female Workers in Dairy Processing Production

Abstract

In modern production of the milk processing industry, automatic and semi-automatic lines and installations are widely represented, which determines the nature of the work performed (automated or mechanized).

However, the qualitative and quantitative indicators of the lines and equipment used preserve the technological processes associated with the performance of mechanized and non-mechanized work with a high proportion of muscle loads. A comprehensive hygienic study of production allowed us to obtain a complete description of the worker’s condition and the factors affecting him. The hypothesis of a cause-and-effect relationship between exposure to harmful production factors and the risk of disease is confirmed by the results of a study of the health status of the working population of dairy processing enterprises.

An important aspect of the general problem of maintaining health among workers of dairy processing enterprises is maintaining the health of women, who make up 65-85% of the total number of workers.