December 8, 2011

These days in the capital of our country passes a major conference, which focuses on occupational diseases   workers in various spheres. Representatives from science, government, manufacturers of remedies, as well as journalists to discuss topical issues on the subject.

As one of the priorities of state policy - the preservation of the health of workers at work, spoke Deputy Health Minister Alexander Safonov. "Over 150 thousand people today suffer from occupational diseases, said Safonov - and each year this figure is only growing at anything in this statistic includes only those cases in which their own employees sought medical care."

Among the most common occupational diseases can be identified   diseases of the nervous system . eye , Chemical poisoning,   back problems . physical inactivity   and many others.

Create Pathology Services - Ministry of Health sees as a possible solution to this problem.

Nikolai measured, director of the Institute of Industrial Medicine, said the preventive approach to the problems of occupational diseases. He alleged that in Russia every year about 75 thousand people die because of such diseases, and it is with serious numbers. Academician also emphasized that Russia remains a crucial issue an increase in life expectancy of man, as well as revenue growth.

The representative of the Social Security Sergey Afanasiev, in turn, was able to please the good news: it was marked by a positive trend of protection against diseases and conditions. It was noted that state spending on personal protective equipment have increased significantly, and this, of course, impact on improving the performance and reducing the injuries   in the workplace.

During the three-day congress, the participants will discuss issues related to improving the regulatory and legal framework for the protection of the health of various sectors of the economy, the direction of development of new technologies and the prevention of disease and safety, as well as the exchange of experience.