Analysis of occupational diseases at work in Ukraine

Abstract

The study of occupational and industrial diseases is one of the important tools for developing mechanisms for their prevention and injury avoidance. Occupational diseases are a significant part of the general morbidity rates of the population, the cause of large-scale social and economic losses. It includes categories of diseases that occurred on the basis of an individual’s professional activity and are mostly caused by the negative flow of production factors and specific types of work. Occupational diseases include diseases caused by the direct effect on people of harmful production factors and certain types of work. In addition, occupational diseases pose a great threat to workers in various fields, both in Ukraine and throughout the world. Thus, the purpose of the article is to study the level of occupational morbidity at work in various regions and branches of the economy of Ukrainian enterprises, to establish the reasons for the occurrence of acute occupational diseases (poisoning), as well as to recommend preventive measures for their prevention. The level of occupational disease at work by region and by economic sector of Ukrainian enterprises was analyzed. It was established that the number of victims of cases of chronic occupational disease (poisoning) at work during the last five years remains high. Most occupational diseases occurred in the extractive industry and quarrying. In 2020, the number of victims of acute occupational disease COVID-19 increased significantly, especially in the health care sector. The practical value of the work consists in establishing the causes of the appearance of occupational diseases, and, as a result, in helping to solve them, as well as providing recommendations on preventive measures that will help prevent the appearance of occupational diseases

Keywords

• production activity
• chronic occupational disease
• acute occupational disease
• branch of enterprise economy
• occupational safety