Objective: Evaluate the perception of cement workers in Guinea on their physical working conditions. Materials and methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional survey of 112 workers occupying open offices (5 to 10m2), lasting 6 months from August 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022. The GABO questionnaire (Acoustic Discomfort in an Open Office) was used. Results: 112 workers responded to the survey. The male gender was the most represented with an M/F sex ratio of 10.2. Among respondents, 59% shared the workspace with 2 to 6 people; 8% worked alone. Nearly half were moderately satisfied with their workspace (average of 2.88 out of 5). The perception of the comfort of their workspace was good (average 3.17 out of 5). 68.75% felt that the noise in their workspace was high and annoying or even very annoying. The highest source of noise 68.75% and the most annoying 66.97% was the operation of machines. 78.43% felt moderately or even very tired at the end of the day, among them 70.50% had an average recovery capacity of two working days. Conclusion: The results of the study show that working conditions at Cement of Guinea are unsatisfactory. This study should therefore be extended to other companies to be able to improve working conditions in order to prevent the long-term consequences of the various factors that influence the working environment.

Objective: Our study aimed to determine the frequency of Kidney Disease among artisanal gold miners in the urban commune of Siguiri. Materials and methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study lasting six (6) months from July 11, 2020 to January 11, 2021. Our study focused on all artisanal gold miners of all ages, regardless of gender. nor from a country presenting an anomaly of the urinary sediment (hematuria, leukocyturia) and/or proteinuria, and/or a GFR ≤ 60ml/min. Results: During our study, of the 250 miners who were screened, 26 presented with chronic kidney disease, a frequency of 10% against 224 non-sick, i.e. a frequency of 90%. The median age of the sick miners was 35.50 years with age extremes of 15 to 80 years; the male sex was the most represented with a sex ratio M/F of 1.88. The main risk factors were nephrotoxic drugs (51.85%), urinary tract infections (27.63%), hypertension (22.22%), and obesity (14.81%). The clinical signs were dominated by headaches (76.80%), physical asthenia (52.80%). The majority of artisanal miners had a creatinine clearance ≥ 90ml/min, i.e. 69.23% according to the MDRD formula. Conclusion: early detection, appropriate care and a healthy lifestyle can reduce the occurrence of complications and the appearance of CKD in the final stage.

Objective: Given the importance in Guinea of ​​the informal economy with an estimated share of 43% of GDP and 96% of jobs. The profession of welder, like other professions in the informal sector, is not exercised without risk. Our study aimed to assess the occupational risks associated with welding in the workshops of the municipality of Matoto, Conakry. Method: This was a prospective descriptive study lasting one year from January 5, 2021 to December 31, 2021. Welders from the informal professional sector in the welding workshops of the municipality of Matoto, who were present and who agreed to participate in the study, were included. The data were analyzed using the Epi-info statistical software version 7.2.2.6. Result: We registered 212 male welders. The average age of the welders was 28.33 ± 12.46 years. The age group from 15 to 29 years old was the most represented at 59.3%. Common damage was arc flash 88.2%; followed by skin burns 84.4%, hand cuts/wounds 78.3. Only 0.5% of workshops had a fire extinguisher, 3.3% handling accessories. The occurrence of arc flash was significantly associated with exposure to UV/IR from the welding arc (p = 0.0000). Foreign body in the eye was associated with full-time work (p = 0.0024). Conclusion: The welder’s experienced significant eye and skin morbidity accentuated by the non-use of collective and individual protective measures. Factors such as level of education, income, seniority and full-time work were significantly associated with self-reported injuries and PPE use among welders (p ˂ 0.05).