Profesinė sveikata yra visuomenės sveikatos dalis, apimanti darbuotojų socialinę, dvasinę bei fizinę gerovę. Darbuotojų sveikatos priežiūra yra sudėtinė profesinės saugos ir sveikatos dalis, už kurios įgyvendinimą Lietuvoje atsako dvi ministerijos ( Socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerija, Sveikatos apsaugos ministerija). Darbdavių ir profesinių sąjungų organizacijos iškelia vis daugiau tokios situacijos trūkumų, tačiau yra mažai atlikta mokslinių tyrimų, kurie atspindėtų darbuotojų saugos ir sveikatos tarnybų veiklą, jų prevencinį veiksmingumą. Todėl šiuo tyrimu bus siekiama įvertinti Lietuvos profesinės sveikatos sistemos ir tarnybų veiklą bei žmogiškuosius išteklius. Darbo tikslas – įvertinti Lietuvos įmonių darbuotojų saugos ir sveikatos tarnybų veiklą ir žmogiškuosius išteklius. Uždaviniai: 1. Ištirti Lietuvos įmonių DSS tarnybų veiklą bei atliekamas funkcijas; 2. Įvertinti DSS tarnybų žmogiškuosius išteklius profesinės sveikatos priežiūros srityje. Duomenys buvo surinkti, atliekant anketinę apklausą elektroniniu paštu, panaudojant Higienos instituto anketą (1 priedas), aprobuotą VU magistro darbe „Darbuotojų saugos ir sveikatos tarnybų veiklos vertinimas Lietuvos energetikos sektoriaus įmonėse“. Anketą sudaro 39 klausimai. Atlikus tyrimą galima teigti, kad Lietuvos įmonių darbuotojų saugos ir sveikatos tarnybų veikla tik iš dalies atitinka Tarptautinės darbo organizacijos (TDO) Konvencijoje Nr. 161 nurodomas funkcijas. Tokios funkcijos kaip sveikos gyvensenos bei... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The professional health is a part of public health, and includes social, spiritual and physical welfare of the employees. The health maintenance of the employees is an integral part of professional safety and health, and there're two ministries in Lithuania, which are responsible for the implementation of it (Ministry of Social Safety and Work, Ministry of Health Care). The organizations of the employers and trade unions raises more and more disadvantages of such system, but there are not much scientific researches made, which could reflect the work and preventive activity of the Service of Occupational health and safety (OHS). That's why within the present study it will be sought to appraise the Professional health system of Lithuania, the activity of Services and human resources. The intent of this study is to appraise the work of the Services Occupational of health and safety and human resources in the Lithuanian companies. Targets: To investigate the activity and functions of the OHS Services in the Lithuanian companies; to appraise the human resources of the OHS in the sphere of professional health-care. The statistical data was collected by the method of questionnaire, which was send to the companies by e-mail (Questionnaire of the Institute of Hygiene (1 appendix), approved by the VU Master Paper. There're 39 questions in the questionnaire. After the research was made it could be said that the work of the Services of OHS in the Lithuanian companies only partly... [to full text]

Occupational diseases are a significant issue worldwide. These diseases cause major economic and social problems and influence statistics representing sick-leave periods, disabilities, and even deaths. In the developed countries, work within the health care system is considered among the jobs that are associated with highest risk of developing occupational skin diseases, diseases caused by biological materials as well as illnesses of musculoskeletal systems. In the European Union, approximately 15% of the employees state that they spend over a half of their working day in the environment that is polluted with toxic materials. Within the health care system and the social care sector, 17% of the employees manage or are exposed to toxic materials and products, while 12% work in the environment where, in the air that they breathe, there are aerosols, dust, and biological materials. Between 4.0% and 13.0% of the European Union employees think that their immediate work environment is directly related with health problems. Up to 13% of the personnel working in the health care system and the social care sector are convinced that chemical materials present in the work environment serve as causes of skin problems that they experience. In the United States, up to 14% of the health care personnel develop bronchial asthma, an illness that is caused by working conditions. Moreover, 43% of nurses and 29% of doctors experience micro-traumas (pricking – in the majority of cases). As a... [to full text]