[A comparative study of morbidity with temporary disability and hygienic assessment of working conditions of workers engaged in major occupations at the Dneproshina tire-manufacturing plant].

Comparative study (1979-81, 1965-67) of temporary disability showed its upward trend in tire vulcanizers by 20%. This fact was associated with unfavourable working conditions, workers' stability and aging, elevated physical work load. In the disease structure there occurred some changes: the share of osteomuscular diseases showed a rise and that of nervous and digestive diseases declined. All the studied professional groups (assemblers, millers, vulcanizers) experienced a rise in osteomuscular morbidity and only vulcanizers had higher rates of respiratory, skin and subcutaneous diseases.