Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot143310.32687/0869-866X-2024-32-1-61-67НеопределенThe effect of industrial factors on health of crew members of bulk-oil fleetKonfinoK Vkseniya_konfino@mail.ruThe Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education “The Admiral F. F. Ushakov State Maritime University”, 353924, Novorossiysk, Russia110220243211904202519042025Copyright © 2025,2025<p>The negative effect of oil vapors and oil products on health of crew of tanker fleet is a large-scale problem of shipping since safety of life and health of seamen is declared as essential value in implementation of production activity. The inert gases emitted during handling and transportation of oil products, in view of their toxicity, may result not only in acute intoxication but also in development of chronic diseases when inhaling harmful substances in moderate concentrations. The article considers main professional industrial factors that affect crew members of bulk-oil fleet, symptomatology of intoxication and initial care of crew members, application of personal cover when working with this type of cargo. The special attention is paid to chronic diseases developing against the background of negative effect of oil products on health of seamen. The recommendations of prevention and timely detection of their development are proposed.</p>bulk-oil fleetchronic diseasesintoxicationinert gasescauserecommendationsнефтеналивной флотхронические заболеванияинтоксикацияинертные газыпричинырекомендации1.Rules of classification and construction of sea vessels: utv. Russian Maritime Register of Shipping 01.10.2021. Part I: classification. ND 2-020101-138. St. Petersburg; 2021. 116 p. (in Russian).2.International Convention on the Training, Certification and Watchkeeping of Seafarers, 1978. (STCW/STCW). Garant system. Available at: https://base.garant.ru/2540787/ (accessed 10.09.2023) (in Russian).3.Resolution A.741 (18) “International Code for the Management of the Safe Operation of Ships and the Prevention of Pollution (International Safety Management Code (ISM Code)”. Garant system. Available at: https://base.garant.ru/10108900/ (accessed 10.09.2023) (in Russian).4.Mosyagin I. G. On the state of marine medicine and conceptual approaches to its development in the Russian Federation. Morskaya meditsina = Marine medicine. 2016;2(4):7–19 (in Russian).5.Denisova E. S., Butorina N. V. Study of harmful production factors at the workplaces of the ship. Mezhdunarodnyy zhurnal prikladnykh i fundamental'nykh issledovaniy = International Journal of Applied and Fundamental Research. 2016;8(4):495–8 (in Russian).6.Orujov R. A., Jafarova R. E. Features of toxic action of oil hydrocarbons and human organism. Vestnik VGMU = Bulletin of VSMU. 2017;16(4):8–15 (in Russian).7.Smolyagin A. I. Experimental study of the effect of benzene and chromium on the immune system of the body. Immunologiya = Immunology. 2013;34(1):57–60 (in Russian).8.Aralov E. S. Influence of harmful factors on the human body in the oil and gas industry. Gradostroitel'stvo. Infrastruktura. Kommunikatsii = Urban development. Infrastructure. Communications. 2019;17(4):34–8 (in Russian).9.Convention 164 on health and medical care for seafarers. Electronic fund of legal and regulatory documents. Available at: https://docs.cntd.ru/document/1901837 (accessed 10.09.2023) (in Russian).10.Botnaryuk M. V., Timchenko T. N., Tonotnog V. V. Problematic aspects of medical assistance on board the ship to crew members. Problemy sotsial'noy gigiyeny, zdravookhraneniya i istorii meditsiny = Problems of social hygiene, health care and history of medicine. 2021;29(5):1125–31 (in Russian).11.Timchenko T. N., Tonkonog V. V., Pogarskaya A. S., Golovan T. V., Konfino K. B Problems of regulatory and legal provision with medications containing narcotic and psychotropic substances of ships abroad. Problemy sotsial'noy gigiyeny, zdravookhraneniya i istorii meditsiny = Problems of social hygiene, health care and history of medicine. 2021;29(S):808–12 (in Russian).12.Timchenko T. N., Boran-Keshyshyan A. L. Modern aspects of medical insurance of health and life of ship crews. Problemy sotsial'noy gigiyeny, zdravookhraneniya i istorii meditsiny = Problems of social hygiene, health care and history of medicine. 2022;30(3):428–33 (in Russian).13.Lanceva V. Yu., Migda N. S. Legal regulation and organization of health protection and medical care of sailors on merchant ships. Problemy sotsial'noy gigiyeny, zdravookhraneniya i istorii meditsiny = Problems of social hygiene, health and history of medicine. 2022;30(1):65–71 (in Russian).