[Relation between health status of female assemblers and the degree of occupational fatigue]

Fatigue, the functional status and morbidity of women-assemblers of the watches and shoes have been investigated. Assessment of fatigue was based on the subjective parameters. Reliable changes in morbidity were not observed in women of 20-30 years of age with a high degree of fatigue, while in the group of women of 31-40 years of age an increase in the frequency of diseases of cardio-vascular, bone-muscular and peripheral nervous systems were observed. Correlation coefficients of the degree of fatigue were 0.42 for the frequency, and 0.37 for the number of days of staying at home due to the loss of the working ability. In the group of women of 41-50 years of age this correlation is less expressed, though the morbidity level is high. The leading factors of fatigue and morbidity in these professional groups are as follows: volume and intensity of work, visual stress and low-mobility position.