Working conditions, health status, and occupational risks for various occupational groups of representatives (literature review)

The article provides data of the analysis of Russian and foreign literature publicizing occupational risks, working conditions, and their impact on the health in various occupational groups of representatives. The search for scientific publications on this topic was carried out in the databases eLibrary, PubMed and on the official websites of scientific journals, which contain thematic headings on the issues we study. The search depth is fifteen years (2009–2024). The ongoing harmful and dangerous factors of the working environment and the labor process and their impact on the health status of representatives from various occupational groups are written about. Research has shown the nature and specifics of working conditions to affect the structure of morbidity. The analysis of literary sources has shown that the largest number of studies of working conditions, health status and occupational risks have been conducted in relation to workers in the machine-building industry, the metallurgical industry, the petrochemical and oil refining industries, and railway transport. Regarding teachers, research devoted the study of the working conditions of the teaching staff (teaching staff) in medical universities prevails.

Contribution:
Kuchma V.R. – the conception and design of the study, editing;
Kiyok O.V. – the concept and design of the study, the collection of material and data processing, statistical processing, writing the text, editing;
Enina E.Yu. – the collection of material and data processing, statistical processing, writing the text, editing;
All authors are responsible for the integrity of all parts of the manuscript and approval of the manuscript final version.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Funding. The study had no sponsorship.

Received: February 2 , 2025 / Revised: March 5, 2025 / Accepted: June 26, 2025 / Published: July 31, 2025

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