title: [Changes in the psychophysiological status of operational workers resulting from the occupational load].
abstract: The authors studied psychophysiologic state of operators in coal industry and metallurgy, who were considered healthy and suitable for the work. Only 60% of the examined metallurgy operators and 21% of those engaged into coal industry appeared to meet the occupational medical requirements. By the end of the working shift 50% of the operators showed decrease of attention and 28-36%--depression of visual and hearing memory. Occupational overload induced compromised psychophysiologic parameters in 70% of the examinees. Heating combined with other hazards resulted in marked asymmetry of heating sensation, changed body heating, lower hearing sensation, worse attention, memory, decision making, emotional state.
authors.forename: O S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Goretskiĭ
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Maksimovich
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Mukhin
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Ostapenko
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Prokopets
mesh_terms: D003032:Coal Mining; D006801:Humans; D008669:Metallurgy; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010560:Personnel Selection; D011603:Psychophysiology; D012016:Reference Values; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D014455:Ukraine; D014937:Work / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*