Speeding up research on key technologies for prevention and control of occupational high-altitude disease
- Author:
chen yun
;
zhang meibian
;
li tao
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Occupational high-altitude disease；High altitude operation；Influencing factor；Prevention and control；Key technology
- From:
China Occupational Medicine
2022;49(2):234-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Occupational high-altitude disease（OHAD）is the most common occupational disease in high altitude areas，which
seriously damage the health and working ability of workers. The influencing factors of OHAD are numerous and complex，
including natural environment factors（altitude，low pressure，hypoxia，low temperature，low humidity，strong solar radiation，
and variable climate），occupational factors（the way entering the plateau，labor intensity，physical factors，and chemical
factors）and individual factors（generation birthplace and long-term residence，gender，age，sleep，mental and psychological
factors，smoking，obesity，and illness）. The lack of proper scientific and technical support and corresponding occupational
health technical services for high altitude operation are also important influencing factors of OHAD. Effectively avoiding the
above factors is the key to prevent and control OHAD. By improving the degree of mechanization and automation of operations，
strengthening the research on pathogenesis，scientific oxygen supply technology，real-time occupational health monitoring
technology and dynamic monitoring technology of occupational harmful factors，would be helpful to comprehensively prevent and
control the occurrence of OHAD，and ensure the occupational health of workers who work at high altitude areas.
