Professional paper
Medical Surveillance of Workers Exposed to Radiation Between 2005 and 2009
Marija Zavalić
; Hrvatski zavod za zaštitu zdravlja i sigurnost na radu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
This paper looks into occupational exposure to ionising radiation and causes of work disability in workers between 2005 and 2009. In that period, about 6000 workers were occupationally exposed to radiation. Of 26,508 examinations performed, the Croatian Institute for Health Protection and Safety at Work received data for 13,162. Sixty workers were found permanently disabled and the main cause was lens opacity followed by leucopoenia. Eleven workers were diagnosed occupational disease, including three breast cancers, two
leukaemias, one colon cancer, one lung cancer, one malignant tumour of blood-forming organs, and one thrombocytopaenia. In addition, two diagnosed cataracts were typical of radiation. These fi ndings urge for the use of eye protection at work.
Keywords
cataract; malignant tumour; work ability
Hrčak ID:
60302
URI
Publication date:
9.11.2010.
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