Doko Jelinic Jagoda, Mustajbegovic Jadranka, Zuskin Eugenija, Lukic Jela, Cavar Velimir, Ivankovic Ante
Jagoda Doko Jelinic, Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, Zagreb University School of Medicine, Rockefellerova 4, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Croat Med J. 2005 Oct;46(5):838-47.
To assess the effect of modernization of the aluminium production on physical and chemical health hazards at work environment in the Aluminium Mostar factory. The modernization included introduction of automatic equipment, computerized management, and rationalized coke manipulation in Anoda, Electrolysis, and Cast House plants.
Periodical measurements of chemical (gas concentrations and aerosols) and physical (microclimatic factors, noise, and illumination) factors were performed at the same workplaces by the same methods of measurements before (1982-1988) and after the modernization (2004). The measured values were compared with the recommended Occupational Safety and Health Standards of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The number of workplaces with a high noise level was reduced from 65.0% (89/137) in 1982-1988 to 28.7% (51/178) in 2004. The best results were achieved in Cast House plant. The illumination of the workplace was partly improved. Values of microclimatic factors did not considerably change; they deviated from the recommended values at nearly all the workplaces in the factory. The concentrations of chemical agents were above the recommended standards in 56.3% (196/348) of the samples in 1982-1988, and in only 15.4% (99/645) of the samples tested in 2004. High concentrations of hydrogen fluoride have remained the primary pollutant in Electrolysis plant.
The modernization of the factory has considerably reduced the amount of harmful substances at work environment in the Aluminum Mostar. However, the exposure to unfavorable physical factors has been only partly reduced.
评估铝生产现代化对莫斯塔尔铝厂工作环境中物理和化学健康危害的影响。现代化措施包括在阳极、电解和铸造车间引入自动化设备、计算机化管理以及合理化的焦炭操作。
在现代化之前（1982 - 1988年）和之后（2004年），通过相同的测量方法在相同的工作场所定期测量化学因素（气体浓度和气溶胶）和物理因素（微气候因素、噪声和照明）。将测量值与波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那推荐的职业安全与健康标准进行比较。
高噪声水平工作场所的数量从1982 - 1988年的65.0%（89/137）降至2004年的28.7%（51/178）。铸造车间取得了最佳效果。工作场所的照明部分得到改善。微气候因素的值变化不大；几乎工厂所有工作场所的值都偏离了推荐值。1982 - 1988年，56.3%（196/348）的样品中化学剂浓度高于推荐标准，而在2004年测试的样品中这一比例仅为15.4%（99/645）。高浓度的氟化氢仍然是电解车间的主要污染物。
工厂的现代化大大减少了莫斯塔尔铝厂工作环境中的有害物质数量。然而，不利物理因素的暴露仅得到部分减少。
