Reducing the occurrence of occupational diseases in order to make the work of mining personnel more efficient

¹ University of Petrosani, Department of Social and Human Sciences, University Street 20, Petrosani, Romania
² University of Petrosani, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Transport Engineering, University Street 20, Petrosani, Romania

^* Corresponding author: lauramarica@upet.ro

Abstract

The objectives of the study focus on identifying the professional working conditions and the implementation of labor protection regulations in the mining field; identifying occupational diseases in the mining industry; identifying how these occupational diseases have been treated through various therapeutic forms. Through the questionnairebased survey, we collected both objective data (age, gender, marital status, etc.) and subjective data (opinions, aspirations, attitudes, beliefs, needs, etc.), considering this method appropriate for identifying and describing the aspects targeted by the research. The questionnaire was administered to a group of individuals with various levels of training (engineers, mining rescuers, miners, etc.) who work underground in harsh conditions, within mining enterprises in the Jiu Valley, Hunedoara County. It consisted of 22 questions structured around 4 important dimensions of analysis: professional data, conditions related to the workplace and the implementation of labor protection regulations, aspects related to occupational diseases in the mining industry, and personal data.The analyzed topic is important in the real world as the number of studies in this field is quite limited. The paper will also highlight and graphically present the results obtained from the subjects.