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Document ID (ISN)109540
CIS number 09-598
ISSN - Serial title 1455-8459 - Barents - Newsletter on Occupational Health and Safety
Year 2009
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Chashchin V., Solonin Y., Pancheva G., Bojko E., Vaktskjold A., Talykova L., Nieboer E., Syurin S., Burakova O., Skandfer M., Gudkov A., Ĝvrum A., Nikanov A., Junttila S., Vorne J., Rönkkö A.
Title Mining and metallurgy
Bibliographic information 2009, Vol.12, No.1, p.1-31 (whole issue). Illus. Bibl.ref.
Internet access http://www.ttl.fi/NR/rdonlyres/5EF2CFED-AA6E-47F1-B361-66383B6ED930/0/Barents12009_net.pdf [in English]
Abstract Collection of articles on occupational safety and health in mining and metallurgy of relevance to Nordic countries and Russia. Topics addressed: impact of the economic downturn on occupational health in the mining and metallurgic sectors in a region of Russia; work environment and health hazards in the coal industry in a region of Russia; studies in Russia of occupational nickel exposure and pregnancy outcome; risk factors and prevalence of bronchopulmonary disorders in mining and metallurgical workers in a region of Russia; psychological aspects of shift rotation in the oil and gas sector in Northern Russia; prevalence of vibration disease among miners exposed to hand-arm vibration in Northwest Russia; occupational safety in vocational mining education.
Descriptors (primary) occupational safety and health; mining industry; ore reduction; Russian Federation
Descriptors (secondary) nickel; hand-arm vibration; shift work; vibration disease; safety training in industry; psychology of work organization; risk factors; expectant mothers; coal mining; bronchopulmonary diseases
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceCanada; Finland; Norway; Russian Federation
Subject(s) Metal production and metalworking
Mines and quarries
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Smelting and refining operations
Mining and quarrying