[Clinical and hygienic aspects of occupational neurosensory deafness in civil aviation flight personnel].

The article covers implementation of regulatory and legal concepts in prevention of risk caused by hazardous effects of noise in civil aviation flight personnel. The authors analyzed case histories of civil aviation flight personnel patients examined in occupational diseases clinic, with first diagnosed occupational neurosensory deafness.

[Occupational neurosensory deafness in civil aircraft crew members].

The article covers data on prevalence of neurosensory deafness among civil aircraft crew members. The study revealed high level of neurosensory deafness in civil aircraft crew members, averaging to 50.8% in neurosensory deafness structure among noise-related occupations.

[Novosibirsk Research Hygiene Institute - 85 years serving sanitary epidemiologic well-being of Siberia population].

The authors present review ot themes covered by Novosibirsk Research Hygiene Institute and the study results obtained over recent years. Evidences are that industrial Siberian centers demonstrate general positive changes in environmental pollution decrease and better health state of children and adolescents, but the situation remains warning about medical and sanitary care for workers engaged into hazardous work conditions, about lower diagnostic coverage of occupational diseases in periodic medical examinations. Facts are that qualified early diagnosis of primary signs of workers' disablement and opportune rehabilitation and preventive treatment enable to stop occupational diseases formation.

[Implementation mechanisms in prevention of occupational diseases in workers exposed to occupational hazards in Far North].

The article covers analysis of work conditions and occupational diseases in diamond mining industry of Far North. Safe length of sevice under exposure to noise is set. The authors specified recommendations on primary and secondary prophylaxis of occupational diseases in workers.