<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Service on a submarine is the most stressful and psychologically challenging form of military service. It is characterised by specific living and sanitaryepidemiological conditions which are far from typical. This work is based on the analyses of reports formulated from research conducted by a working environment laboratory, and on the control protocols of the sanitary supervision and control team (WOMP) Gdynia, from the Kobben submersible vessels in the years 2014 and 2015. Military Centres of Preventive Medicine hold supervision over Military Units pursuant to generally applicable regulations in the civil environment and standardised NATO norms. Measurements concern the level of noise, mechanical vibrations, chemical agents, electromagnetic radiation, physiochemical and biological water and kitchenware tests. The objective of the research is to evaluate the service conditions on a submersible vessel with regard to sanitary-epidemiological aspects such as exposure to infectious and occupational diseases. In selected stations, the conducted measurements indicate an increased level of noise, electromagnetic radiation and excess quantities of bacteria colonies on kitchenware.</p></abstract>

Service on a submarine is the most stressful and psychologically challenging form of military service. It is characterised by specific living and sanitaryepidemiological conditions which are far from typical. This work is based on the analyses of reports formulated from research conducted by a working environment laboratory, and on the control protocols of the sanitary supervision and control team (WOMP) Gdynia, from the Kobben submersible vessels in the years 2014 and 2015. Military Centres of Preventive Medicine hold supervision over Military Units pursuant to generally applicable regulations in the civil environment and standardised NATO norms. Measurements concern the level of noise, mechanical vibrations, chemical agents, electromagnetic radiation, physiochemical and biological water and kitchenware tests. The objective of the research is to evaluate the service conditions on a submersible vessel with regard to sanitary-epidemiological aspects such as exposure to infectious and occupational diseases. In selected stations, the conducted measurements indicate an increased level of noise, electromagnetic radiation and excess quantities of bacteria colonies on kitchenware.

The Evaluation of Sanitary-Epidemiological Service Conditions On a Submarine

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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Service on a submarine is the most stressful and psychologically challenging form of military service. It is characterised by specific living and...

The Evaluation of Sanitary-Epidemiological Service Conditions On a Submarine

Published Online: Jul 14, 2017

Page range: 29 - 36

Received: Jun 12, 2016

Accepted: Feb 27, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2017-0031

Keywords
working environment, submarine, electromagnetic radiation, noise, vibrations, chemical agents

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Evaluation of Sanitary-Epidemiological Service Conditions On a Submarine

Published Online: Jul 14, 2017

Page range: 29 - 36

Received: Jun 12, 2016

Accepted: Feb 27, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2017-0031

Keywordsworking environment, submarine, electromagnetic radiation, noise, vibrations, chemical agents

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
working environment, submarine, electromagnetic radiation, noise, vibrations, chemical agents