title: [The establishing of a state sanitary-epidemiological supervision in occupational health: its goals and prospects].
abstract: The requirements are: improved legal basis for work safety and health care of workers; establishment of state sanitary and epidemiologic supervision, system for disclosure and account of occupational diseases in the country and regions; higher role of Research Centers and colleges in specifying scientific and medical documents to help practical medicine. The authors present parameters of occupational morbidity over 10 years (1991-2000) and stress that work conditions and workers' health state did not improve during the period, demonstrate high occurrence of accidents. The authors necessitate more attention to small business enterprises, sketch achievements of Research Centers with RAMSc and Health Ministry in specifying methods and principles to evaluate health risk under exposure to environmental and occupational factors, to set hygienic regulations (including those for complex exposure). The authors formulated main directions of State Sanitary and Epidemiologic Supervision activities: improvement of sanitary laws, scientific basis for sanitary and epidemiologic supervision, skill formation, management measures).
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authors: GG
authors: Onishchenko
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D012426:Russia; D013219:State Government