Review article
Welders' occupational hazards
Branko Kesić
; Institut za higijenu rada Zagreb
Abstract
The problem of occupational hazards incurred by welders is presented on the basis of data from literature as well as from materials and experience collected at the Institute of Industrial Hygiene of the Yugoslav Academy in Zagreb. In the course of 1949 50 welders working in Croatian industries were examined and 353 in the course of 1950. It was established· that 33.1% of the welders suffered from conjunctivitas (while there were 6.2% in the control group), 37.7% suffered from cough (32.1% in the control group) and from headache 26.3% (15.4% in the control group). In 36.6% of the welders (Table 7) traces of burns were found (0.9% in the control group) distributed in Table 14 according to location. Examination of blood pressure did not show statistically important differences between welders and the control group (Tables 11-13) to the effect that the welders' blood pressure be lower. 50 are-welders who had spent more than 10 years in their occupation underwent detailed radiological examination. Only few cases of intensified lung markings were discovered, but no nodulations typical for siderosis. One case of a mortal poisoning with nitrous gases (edema of the lung) is described which had occurred during welding. The author also proposes measures for the protection of all workers directly connected with welding.
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Hrčak ID:
188206
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Publication date:
28.6.1951.
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