Aluminum is considered one of the most commonly used materials and has a wide range of applications in various industries. However, the production of aluminum is associated with a significant negative impact on the health of workers engaged in technological operations to produce it. In this regard, the aim of the work was to assess the occupational risks of workers in aluminum production. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the technological process for producing aluminum has a complex of negative effects on the health of workers, which includes industrial noise, general and local vibration, gas and dust contamination of the air in the working area, exposure to electromagnetic fields and radiation, adverse microclimate parameters. The totality of dangerous and harmful factors in working conditions and negative indicators of injuries and occupational morbidity for aluminum production workers requires carrying out a procedure for assessing occupational risks. Of the whole set of methods, we selected the three most informative and easy to use methods, i.e. the method of scoring occupational risks, the method of assessing the IOR level and the Fine-Kinney method. The object of the study was RUSAL Bratsk Aluminum Smelter OJSC. Based on the results of the assessment, it was established that the general level of occupational risk in RUSAL Bratsk OJSC corresponded to the “medium” and “high” values of these methods, which is considered unacceptable. To reduce the risk, it is necessary, in particular, to implement additional or modernize existing labor protection measures.

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The metallurgical industry is an integral part of the Russian economy. Therefore, the improvement of technological processes at enterprises and the expansion of the raw material base by involving new deposits and production waste pose a significant threat to the environment. The city of Shelekhov is one of the most polluted cities not only in the Irkutsk Region, but also in Russia. Based on the results of a study of various literary sources, it has been found that Shelekhov is a city with a high level of air pollution and a high concentration of emissions per person per year, which makes the problem under consideration relevant. In our work, we used the methodology for calculating atmospheric air pollution, in which the duration of exposure to concentrations exceeding the established standards was used as a criterion for assessing atmospheric pollution. Based on the results of the calculations, it was confirmed that the concentration of pollutants in the form of aerosols in the atmospheric air for a long time exceeded the established average daily maximum allowable concentration. As a result of the calculations, we made a schematic map of the distribution of impurities from stationary sources in Shelekhov. This affects the general well-being of the city’s population, primarily among children and adolescents. Based on the studies concerning the disease incidence of the population, it was found that over time, the overall rate of illnesses in children only increases, and the most frequent diseases are respiratory ones.