Profesionalna izloženost otrovnim tvarima u Republici Hrvatskoj u razdoblju od 2010. do 2020. godine

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): Occupational exposure to toxic sustances in the Republic of Croatia in the period from 2010 to 2020
• Author: Lovro Zadrović
• Mentor: Tahir Sofilić (mentor)
• Committee member: Anita Begić Hadžipašić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tahir Sofilić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivana Ivanić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Metallurgy; Sisak
• Defense date and country: 2022-07-22, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: TECHNICAL SCIENCES; Interdisciplinary Technical Sciences

Abstract

Iako se čovjek naučio obraniti ili u krajnju ruku prilagoditi opasnostima koje vrebaju iz prirode, najveću prijetnju za njegovo zdravlje i sigurnost predstavljaju otrovi nastali iz antropogenih izvora odnosno onih koje je stvorio čovjek. Svjesni potencijalne opasnosti od brojnih otrova i rizika po zdravlje, čovjek ipak mnoge od otrova ne može jednostavno izbaciti, kako iz svakodnevnog života, tako ni iz radnog okruženja, upravo radi činjenice što su isti otrovi i nerijetko osnova raznih tehnoloških procesa. Otrovi se mogu susresti u mnogim djelatnostima od poljoprivrede, šumarstva, energetike, prerađivačke industrije, prehrambene industrije, farmaceutske industrije kao i mnogim drugim gospodarskim granama u kojima su ljudi u izravnom ili neizravnom kontaktu sa spomenutim štetnostima. Evidentno je kako izloženost otrovnim tvarima u radnom okolišu kroz dulje vremensko razdoblje, može dovesti do profesionalnih oboljenja uzrokovanih tim štetnostima, pa se i logično nameće pitanje – kako se zaštititi od posljedica djelovanja štetnosti u procesu rada?
S obzirom da su profesionalne bolesti najčešće uzrokovane nekim kemijskim, fizikalnim ili biološkim štetnostima na radnome mjestu i obično se pojavljuju nakon višegodišnje izloženosti toj štetnosti, u ovom radu su prikazani podaci o profesionalnoj izloženosti zaposlenika u Republici Hrvatskoj otrovnim tvarima i to u razdoblju od 2010. do 2020. godine. Na temelju podataka objavljenih u godišnjim izvješćima Centra za kontrolu otrovanja Instituta za medicinska istraživanja i medicinu rada, načinjena je analiza svih zabilježenih slučajeva profesionalnih otrovanja u promatranom razdoblju, a koja su uzrokovale otrovne tvari poput dimova od zavarivanja, kiselina i lužina, organskih otapala, pesticida, lijekova, metala, dezinficijensa, antiseptika i drugih.

Abstract (english)

Even though the man has learned to defend himself, or ultimately to adapt to various hazards lurking in the nature, the greatest threat to his health and safety lies in poisons from anthropogenic sources, i.e. those created by the man himself. In spite of being aware of the potentional dangers of many poisons and risks they represent to our health, we cannot simply dispose of all poisons, neither from everyday life, nor from the work environment, due to the fact that the very same poisons are frequently the basis of various tehnological processes. Poisons can be found in many industries – ranging from agriculture, forestry, producing energy, processing and food industry, pharmaceutical industry, to many other branches of economy in which people are in direct or indirect contact with these hazards. It is evident that the exposure to toxic substances in working environment over a longer period of time can lead to occupational diseases caused by these harmful influences. Therefore, the logical question that poses itself is how to protect oneself from the effects of toxic substances in the work process.
Considering the fact that occupational diseases are mostly caused by various chemical, physical or biological hazards in the workplace, and usually occur after many years of exposure, this paper presents data connected with occupational exposure to toxic substances in the Republic of Croatia from 2010 to 2020. Based on the data published in the annual reports of the Poison Control Center at the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, the analysis of all the recorded cases of occupational poisoning in the observed period has been made. Those cases were caused by toxic substances, such as welding fumes, acids and alkalis, organic solvents, pesticides, drugs, metals, disinfectants, antiseptics and others.

• Keywords: otrovi; otrovanje; profesionalna izloženost
• Keywords (english): poisons; poisoning; occupational exposure
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:115:846368
• Study programme: Title: Occupational safety, health and environment; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (bacclauresus/baccalaurea) inženjer/inženjerka sigurnosti, zdravlja na radu i radnog okoliša (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (bacclauresus/baccalaurea) inženjer/inženjerka sigurnosti, zdravlja na radu i radnog okoliša)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-08-30 09:58:05