[Psycho-emotional state of workers engaged into chlorine and soda production through electrolysis with mercury-pool cathode].

Workers engaged into the studied production are exposed to occupational factors complex as vapor, gas and aerosol mixture. Metallic mercury vapors and its compounds exceed MAC over 10 times in this mixture, noise level at the enterprise is 10 dB over the maximal allowable level, general vibration is 8 dB over the MAL, the occupational hazards also include unfavorable microclimate, work hardiness and intensity. Psychoemotional state of the workers demonstrate significantly disordered emotions and will, premorbid personality changes, lower memory and attention level, indisposition and mood changes, increased reactive and personal anxiety, decreased performance level. Informative parameter in occupational examination of workers is memory and attention level evaluation.