Misją Instytutu jest dzialalność naukowo-badawcza prowadząca do nowych rozwiązań technicznych i organizacyjnych użytecznych w kształtowaniu warunków pracy zgodnych z zasadami bezpieczeństwa pracy i ergonomii oraz ustalanie podstaw naukowych do właściwego ukierunkowywania polityki społeczno-ekonomicznej państwa w tym zakresie.
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| BIOLOGICAL AGENT | RISK GROUP | EFFECTS ON HUMAN | PREVENTION |
| VIRUSES | |||
| Influenza virus (A, B, C)v | 2 | Flu, pneumonia | Vaccines (only for types A and B), isolation of high-risk groups, compliance with hygiene rules in the workplace |
| Newcastle disease virus | 2 | Conjunctiva | Personal protection, health education |
| Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses HPAIV (H5) | 3 | Severe flu, pneumonia, respiratory failure | Personal protection, disinfection, sterilization, isolation of farms in disease outbreaks, culling of infected birds |
| BACTERIA | |||
| Acinetobacter calcoaceticus | 2 | Allergic reactions, immunotoxic reactions caused by inhaled endotoxin, infections in immunocompromised people | Dust reduction, personal protection, health education |
| Alcaligenes faecalis | 2 | Alveolitis allergica and reactions caused by inhaled endotoxin, infections | Dust reduction, personal protection, health education, surface disinfection, compliance with cleanliness and hygiene rules in the workplace |
| Arthrobacter globiformis | 2 | Alveolitis allergica and other allergic diseases | Dust reduction, personal protection, health education |
| Brevibacterium linens | 2 | Alveolitis allergica | Dust reduction, personal protection, health education |
| Chlamydia psittaci | 2 | Interstitial pneumonia (ornithosis) | Disinfection of surfaces, culling of sick animals, dust reduction on farms, compliance with the rules of cleanliness and hygiene in the workplace, health education |
| Corynebacterium spp. | 2 | Boils, ear infections, allergic reactions | Personal protection, wound care, dust reduction, health education |
| Enterococcusspp. | 2 | Opportunistic inflammation of the urinary tract, gallbladder, endocardium, less often bacteraemia | Compliance with hygiene rules, hand washing, disinfection, sterilization, personal protection, dust reduction |
| Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (włoskowiec różycy) | 2 | Erysipelas - cutaneous form, less often complications such as arthritis and endocarditis | Personal protection, wound dressing, disinfection, dust reduction, health education, compliance with the rules of cleanliness and hygiene in the workplace, hand disinfection |
| Escherichia coli | 2 | Opportunistic enteritis, diarrhoea | Disinfection, sterilization, personal protection |
| Klebsiella oxytoca | 2 | Infections of the urinary tract and other organs, immunotoxic reactions caused by inhalation of endotoxin | Dust reduction, personal protection, surface disinfection, dust reduction on farms, compliance with the rules of cleanliness and hygiene in the workplace, health education |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 2 | Listeriosis - which may occur in the form of meningitis and encephalitis, angina with sepsis, inflammation of the skin, conjunctiva and nodes, and chronic inflammation of the reproductive organs | Personal protection, rodent control, disinfection, sterilization, protection of pregnant women, health education, compliance with the rules of cleanliness and hygiene in the workplace |
| Mycobacterium avium/intracellulare (prótek gruźlicy ptasiej) | 2 | Pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (bone and joints, lymph nodes, skin and meninges) | Dust reduction, personal protection, disinfection, health education |
| Pasteurella multocida Pasteurella spp. | 2 | Abscesses, less often pneumonia, sepsis | Personal protection, disinfection, health education |
| Salmonella spp. | 2 | Salmonellosis | Personal protection, disinfection and sterilization, compliance with the rules of cleanliness and hygiene in the workplace, hand disinfection |
| Staphylococcus aureus (gronkowiec złocisty) | 2 | Purulent infections, inflammation of the respiratory tract and other organs, foodborne illness, sepsis, skin allergy | Personal protection, disinfection, sterilization, compliance with the rules of cleanliness and hygiene in the workplace, health education, wound dressing, hand disinfection |
| Staphylococcus spp. | 1 | Allergic reactions | Dust reduction, personal protection (respirators), health education |
| Streptococcus spp. | 2 | Inflammation of the lungs, endocardium, oral cavity, urinary tract and other organs, dental caries | Personal protection, disinfection, sterilization, compliance with cleanliness and hygiene rules in the workplace, health education, wound dressing |
| Streptomyces spp. | 2 | Alveolitis allergica | Dust reduction, personal protection (respirators), health education |
| FUNGI | |||
| Aspergillus fumigatus/ kropidlak pospolity | 2 | Pulmonary aspergillosis, alveolitis allergica, asthma, allergic rhinitis, produces mycotoxins | Personal protection (respirators), dust reduction, improvement of ventilation, disinfection and sterilization of rooms |
| Candida albicans | 2 | Candidiasis of the skin, nails, oral cavity | The use of antifungal soaps and powders, improving ventilation, observing the rules of cleanliness and hygiene in the workplace, health education |
| Cryptococcus neoformans | 2 | Cryptococcosis, pneumonia | Personal protection, disinfection of surfaces, compliance with the rules of cleanliness and hygiene in the workplace, health education |
| Microsporum spp. | 2 | Skin infections (dermatophytosis), allergenic effect | Personal protection, disinfection of surfaces, compliance with the rules of cleanliness and hygiene in the workplace, health education |
| Penicillium spp. (pędzlak) | 1 | Alveolitis allergica, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis | Personal protection (respirators), dust reduction, improvement of ventilation |
| PARASITES | |||
| Cryptosporidium parvum i Cryptosporidium spp. | 2 | Cryptosporidiosis, gastroenteritis, diarrhoea | Sewage disposal of animal excrements, compliance with hygiene rules, disinfection, health education |