Hygienic characteristics of teaching staff labor conditions in different universities of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the professional activities characteristics of university teachers, the possible risk factors that affect the state of teacher’s health in the course of his work are considered, solutions for protecting the health of the teaching staff and the increase in the labor efficiency of teachers of higher educational institutions are proposed. It was revealed that the actual time costs of teaching staff exceed the established standards of the teacher’s working time; however, the teacher’s work does not have clear regulation (except for scheduled classes); all types of work performed take up 95% of the working time and are integral elements of the teacher’s activities. A general assessment of working conditions by the tension level, the harmfulness and danger degree, performed in accordance with SanPiN 0141-03, considering the most significant factors (the labor process intensity), allows to classify the labor of university professors in our republic as class 3 (harmful), 3 degrees of harmfulness.