[A method for determining the thermal lesion in workers in the hot shops of the metallurgical industry].

Results of examinations obtained by means of an asthenia scale allow to evaluate the level of thermal lesions in workers of hot shops of the metallurgical industry. The method was employed in 601 workers of hot shops of the metallurgical enterprises including 18 professional groups. This method makes it possible to realize adequate mental hygiene and psychoprophylactic programs in metallurgists of hot shops.