Issues of occupational health of healthcare workers and pandemic COVID-19

An analysis of the documents WHO, ILO, European Union, etc., a review literature and essays on problem assessing professional risk healthcare workers in light COVID-19 pandemic, as well protection prevention measures. A pandemic is public health occupational medicine since are at forefront fight against epidemic for life population themselves extreme risk. On issues labor workers, most women, there lot works; ILO Nursing personnel Convention No. 149: Recognize their contribution, address needs (1977), ratified by Russia. The profession characterized exposure to biological agents, stress, physical loads, causing problems (including reproductive newborn health), disorders mental social well-being. weakening immunity towards end working day was observed among employees sanitary epidemiological surveillance services, maternity hospitals, ambulances burn centers. In general, conditions main professions assessed harmful (classes 3.2-3.3) according criteria Guidelines R 2.2.2006-05, an under increased use PPE other, can be very 3.4-4). official statistics morbidity mortality absent, although media note elevated rates. Among preventive measures, vaccination, regimen work rest, multivitamins, others recommended; workplaces ought organized avoid nearby opposite each other. It should borne mind that PPE, while protecting, simultaneously create new risks (ILO, 2001). Strengthening safety such emergencies already recognized Russia priority provided with protection.