Assessment of working conditions in medical facilities due to noise.

Factors related to the working environment (e.g. inadequate lighting, excessive noise, poor condition of premises) contribute to neglect in the work of medical personnel, while also causing health effects in their body.

[Determination of nickel and its compounds in a working environment].

Background: Nickel and its compounds have been classified as carcinogenic in a regulation of the European Parliament called the CLP Regulation (Classification, Labeling and Packaging). This substance is found in industry in the production of steel and alloys, and in the production of protective coatings. In Poland, the value of the maximum allowable concentration (MAC) for nickel and its compounds, amounting to 0.

[Assessment of hazards posed by metallo-organic compounds :' in industrial production and processing of polyvinyl chloride].

Background: In Poland, the production and processing of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are a significant part of industrial output. Yearly over 400 thousand tons of pure PVC are manufactured. Workers in the PVC industry are exposed to several organic compounds, including organic compounds of tin, barium, calcium, zinc and lead that are used as PVC stabilizers.

[Exposure to metal compounds in occupational galvanic processes].

Background: Occupational galvanic processes are provided in more than 600 small and medium enterprises in Poland. Workers who deal with galvanic coating are exposed to heavy metal compounds: tin, silver, copper and zinc. Some of them are carcinogenic, for example, hexavalent chromium compounds, nickel and cadmium compounds.