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Agricultural Workers' Diseases
Diseases in persons engaged in cultivating and tilling soil, growing plants, harvesting crops, raising livestock, or otherwise engaged in husbandry and farming. The diseases are not restricted to farmers in the sense of those who perform conventional farm chores: the heading applies also to those engaged in the individual activities named above, as in those only gathering harvest or in those only dusting crops.
Pneumoconiosis
A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by inhalation of dust and by tissue reaction to their presence. These inorganic, organic, particulate, or vaporized matters usually are inhaled by workers in their occupational environment, leading to the various forms (ASBESTOSIS; BYSSINOSIS; and others). Similar air pollution can also have deleterious effects on the general population.
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Silicosis
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The collective designation of three organizations with common membership: the European Economic Community (Common Market), the European Coal and Steel Community, and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). It was known as the European Community until 1994. It is primarily an economic union with the principal objectives of free movement of goods, capital, and labor. Professional services, social, medical and paramedical, are subsumed under labor. The constituent countries are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. (The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1997, p842)
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Caustics
Strong alkaline chemicals that destroy soft body tissues resulting in a deep, penetrating type of burn, in contrast to corrosives, that result in a more superficial type of damage via chemical means or inflammation. Caustics are usually hydroxides of light metals. SODIUM HYDROXIDE and potassium hydroxide are the most widely used caustic agents in industry. Medically, they have been used externally to remove diseased or dead tissues and destroy warts and small tumors. The accidental ingestion of products (household and industrial) containing caustic ingredients results in thousands of injuries per year.
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Commerce
The interchange of goods or commodities, especially on a large scale, between different countries or between populations within the same country. It includes trade (the buying, selling, or exchanging of commodities, whether wholesale or retail) and business (the purchase and sale of goods to make a profit). (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, p411, p2005 & p283)
Electronic Mail
Messages between computer users via COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS. This feature duplicates most of the features of paper mail, such as forwarding, multiple copies, and attachments of images and other file types, but with a speed advantage. The term also refers to an individual message sent in this way.
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Traumatic vasospastic disease in chain-saw operators. (1/7118)
Raynaud's phenomenon is commonly induced in chain-saw operators by vibration; the hand guiding the tool is the more severely affected. The condition tends to persist after use of the chain-saw is stopped but compensation is rarely sought. Among 17 cases of Raynaud's phenomenon in lumberjacks the condition was found to be related to use of the chain-saw in 14, 10 of whom had to give up their work in colder weather because the disease was so disabling. Two criteria essential to establish the condition as vibration-induced Raynaud's phenomenon are the presence of symptoms for at least 2 years and a history of at least 1 year's constant use of the chain-saw. Careful physical examination and simple tests of vascular function will provide objective evidence of permanent damage by which the patients may be classified and compensated. (+info)Incidence and occupational pattern of leukaemias, lymphomas, and testicular tumours in western Ireland over an 11 year period. (2/7118)
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine incidence of the following malignancies, testicular tumours, all leukaemias and all lymphomas in the West of Ireland in an 11 year period. Secondly, to examine the relation between disease patterns and available occupational data in male subjects of working age. DESIGN: A census survey of all cases occurring in the three counties in the Western Health Board (WHB) area, Galway, Mayo and Roscommon, for the 11 year period 1980 to 1990 inclusive. Average annual age standardised incidence rates for the period were calculated using the 1986 census data. Rates for the area are compared with rates from the southern region of Ireland, which had a tumour registry. Trends over the time period are evaluated. All male subjects for whom occupational data were available were categorised using the Irish socioeconomic group classification and incidence rates by occupation were compared using the standardised incidence ratio method. In one of the counties, Galway, a detailed occupational history of selected cases and an age matched control group was also elicited through patients' general practitioners. SETTING: All available case records in the West of Ireland. RESULTS: There are no national incidence records for the period. Compared with data from the Southern Tumour Registry, the number of cases of women with myeloid leukaemias was significantly lower. Male leukaemia rates were significantly lower as a group (SIR 84 (95% CI 74, 95) but not when considered as individual categories. Regression analysis revealed an increasing trend in the number of new cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among both men (r = 0.47, p = 0.02) and women (r = 0.90, p = 0.0001) and of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in men (r = 0.77, p = 0.005) and women (r = 0.68 p = 0.02) in the WHB region over the last decade. Four hundred and fifty six male cases over the age of 15 years were identified and adequate occupational information was available for 74% of these. Standardised incidence ratios of testicular tumours 100, 938) and agriworkers other than farmers (SIR 377, 95% CI 103, 967). There were also significantly increased incidence ratios for both non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (SIR 169, 95% CI 124, 266) and three categories of leukaemias among farmers. Hodgkin's disease and acute myeloid leukaemias were significantly increased among semi-skilled people. Interview data with 90 cases and 54 controls of both sexes revealed that among farmers, cases (n = 31) were significantly less likely than controls (n = 20) to use tractor mounted spraying techniques (OR = 0.19 (95% CI 0.04, 0.80)) and less likely to wear protective masks (OR 0.22 (95% CI 0.05, 0.84)). CONCLUSIONS: Trends of increase in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and some leukaemias are consistent with studies elsewhere. The study provides further evidence of the relation between agricultural work and certain lymphoproliferative cancers. The possible carcinogenic role of chemicals used in agricultural industries must be considered as an explanation. (+info)Is hospital care involved in inequalities in coronary heart disease mortality? Results from the French WHO-MONICA Project in men aged 30-64. (3/7118)
OBJECTIVES: The goal of the study was to assess whether possible disparities in coronary heart disease (CHD) management between occupational categories (OC) in men might be observed and contribute to the increasing inequalities in CHD morbidity and mortality reported in France. METHODS: The data from the three registers of the French MONICA Collaborative Centres (MCC-Lille, MCC-Strasbourg, and MCC-Toulouse) were analysed during two period: 1985-87 and 1989-91. Acute myocardial infarctions and coronary deaths concerning men, aged 30-64 years, were included. Non-professionally active and retired men were excluded. Results were adjusted for age and MCC, using a logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: 605 and 695 events were analysed for 1985-87 and 1989-91, respectively. Out of hospital cardiac arrests, with or without cardiac resuscitation, and 28 day case fatality rates were lower among upper executives in both periods. A coronarography before the acute event had been performed more frequently in men of this category and the proportion of events that could be hospitalised was higher among them. In both periods, the management of acute myocardial infarctions in hospital and prescriptions on discharge were similar among occupational categories. CONCLUSIONS: For patients who could be admitted to hospital, the management was found to be similar among OCs, as was the 28 day case fatality rate among the hospitalised patients. In contrast, lower prognosis and higher probability of being hospitalised after the event among some categories suggest that pre-hospital care and the patient's conditions before the event are the primary factors involved. (+info)Socioeconomic inequalities in health in the working population: the contribution of working conditions. (4/7118)
BACKGROUND: The aim was to study the impact of different categories of working conditions on the association between occupational class and self-reported health in the working population. METHODS: Data were collected through a postal survey conducted in 1991 among inhabitants of 18 municipalities in the southeastern Netherlands. Data concerned 4521 working men and 2411 working women and included current occupational class (seven classes), working conditions (physical working conditions, job control, job demands, social support at work), perceived general health (very good or good versus less than good) and demographic confounders. Data were analysed with logistic regression techniques. RESULTS: For both men and women we observed a higher odds ratio for a less than good perceived general health in the lower occupational classes (adjusted for confounders). The odds of a less than good perceived general health was larger among people reporting more hazardous physical working conditions, lower job control, lower social support at work and among those in the highest category of job demands. Results were similar for men and women. Men and women in the lower occupational classes reported more hazardous physical working conditions and lower job control as compared to those in higher occupational classes. High job demands were more often reported in the higher occupational classes, while social support at work was not clearly related to occupational class. When physical working conditions and job control were added simultaneously to a model with occupational class and confounders, the odds ratios for occupational classes were reduced substantially. For men, the per cent change in the odds ratios for the occupational classes ranged between 35% and 83%, and for women between 35% and 46%. CONCLUSIONS: A substantial part of the association between occupational class and a less than good perceived general health in the working population could be attributed to a differential distribution of hazardous physical working conditions and a low job control across occupational classes. This suggests that interventions aimed at improving these working conditions might result in a reduction of socioeconomic inequalities in health in the working population. (+info)Socioeconomic inequalities and disability pension in middle-aged men. (5/7118)
BACKGROUND: The issue of inequalities in health has generated much discussion and socioeconomic status is considered an important variable in studies of health. It is frequently used in epidemiological studies, either as a possible risk factor or a confounder and the aim of this study was to analyse the relation between socioeconomic status and risk of disability pension. METHODS: Five complete birth year cohorts of middle-aged male residents in Malmo were invited to a health survey and 5782 with complete data constituted the cohort in this prospective study. Each subject was followed for approximately 11 years and nationwide Swedish data registers were used for surveillance. RESULTS: Among the 715 men (12%), granted disability pension during follow-up, three groups were distinguished. The cumulative incidence of disability pension among blue collar workers was 17% and among lower and higher level white collar workers, 11% and 6% respectively. With simultaneous adjustment for biological risk factors and job conditions, the relative risk for being granted a disability pension (using higher level white collar workers as reference) was 2.5 among blue collar workers and 1.6 among lower level white collar workers. CONCLUSIONS: Socioeconomic status, as defined by occupation, is a risk factor for being granted disability pension even after adjusting for work conditions and other risk factors for disease. (+info)Permanent work incapacity, mortality and survival without work incapacity among occupations and social classes: a cohort study of ageing men in Geneva. (6/7118)
BACKGROUND: The objective of this retrospective cohort study was to investigate the burden of disability and death in men, from middle age to age of retirement, among occupational groups and classes in Geneva. METHODS: Men were included if they resided in the Canton of Geneva, were 45 years of age in 1970-1972, and were not receiving a disability pension at the start of the follow-up. The cohort of 5137 men was followed up for 20 years and linked to national registers of disability pension allowance and of causes of death. RESULTS: There was a steep upward trend in incidence of permanent work incapacity with lower social class for all causes as well as for the seven causes of disability studied. Compared with professional occupations (social class I), the relative risk (RR) of permanent work incapacity was 11.4 for partly skilled and unskilled occupations (class IV+V) (95% confidence interval [CI]: 5.2-28.0). The social class gradient in mortality was in the same direction as that in work incapacity although much less steep (RR class IV+V to class I = 1.6, 95% CI : 1.1-2.2). Survival without work incapacity at the time of the 65th birthday ranged from only 57% in construction workers and labourers to 89% in science and related professionals. Unemployment in Geneva was below 1.5% during almost all the study period. CONCLUSIONS: Medically-ascertained permanent work incapacity and survival without work incapacity have shown considerably greater socioeconomic differentials than the mortality differentials. (+info)SWORD '97: surveillance of work-related and occupational respiratory disease in the UK. (7/7118)
SWORD is one of seven clinically based reporting schemes which together now provide almost comprehensive coverage of occupational diseases across the UK. Although SWORD is now in its tenth year, participation rates remain high. Of an estimated 3,903 new cases seen this year, 1,031 (26%) were of occupational asthma, 978 (25%) of mesothelioma, 794 (20%) of non-malignant pleural disease, 336 (9%) of pneumoconiosis and 233 (6%) of inhalation accidents. Incidence rates of occupational asthma were generally highest among workers in the manufacture of wood products, textiles and food (particularly grain products and crustaceans) and additionally, in the production of precious and non-ferrous metals, rubber goods, detergents and perfumes, and in mining. Health care workers were noted to have a surprisingly high incidence of inhalation accidents. Occupational asthma attributed to latex has increased dramatically; the highest rates are among laboratory technicians, shoe workers and health care workers. (+info)Post-traumatic epilepsy: its complications and impact on occupational rehabilitation--an epidemiological study from India. (8/7118)
The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of seizure disorder, neuropsychiatric disorders and reproductive outcome of employees with post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) and their effect on occupational rehabilitation. A case-comparison group study design was used to compare 30 subjects with PTE with (1) 129 non-PTE and (2) 55 non-PTE matched control employees. The 55 non-PTE matched controls were selected from the 129 non-PTE employees on the basis of age, age at onset of seizure, age at marriage and length of employment. The PTE group had a lower fertility rate than the controls and more neuropsychiatric disorders and seizure disability. PTE employees were more occupationally rehabilitated than non-PTE employees (p = 0.033). Of the 30 PTE subjects, thirteen who were rehabilitated by placement had more seizure disability (p = 0.007) and a higher fertility rate (p = 0.018). High prevalence of seizure disability and increased fertility rate among the placed PTE employees suggested that there might be some association between severity of seizures and increased production of live offspring and work placement. Work suitability or placement should not be judged on clinical assessment only but psychosocial seizure assessment, disability evaluation and other psychometric tests which are of equal importance. (+info)
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Coalworker's pneumoconiosis
"Occupational Lung Diseases". Johns Hopkins Medicine Health Library. Retrieved 2019-04-25. "Respiratory Diseases: Occupational ... More recently, however, rates of the disease have been on the rise. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ( ... Laney AS, Wolfe AL, Petsonk EL, Halldin CN (June 2012). "Pneumoconiosis and advanced occupational lung disease among surface ... A miner who has spent 25 years in underground coal mines has a 5-10% risk of contracting the disease. After the Federal Coal ...
Mesothelioma
Selikoff IJ (1986). "Occupational Respiratory Diseases". Public Health and Preventative Medicine (12th ed.). Appleton-Century- ... Burdorf A, Dahhan M, Swuste P (2003). "Occupational characteristics of cases with asbestos-related diseases in The Netherlands ... The disease was rare before the commercial use of asbestos. Symptoms or signs of mesothelioma may not appear until 20 to 50 ... Rates of disease have increased since the 1950s. Diagnosis typically occurs after the age of 65 and most deaths occur around 70 ...
Flock worker's lung
"Respiratory Diseases: Occupational Risks". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. 21 December 2012. Retrieved ... Flock worker's lung is an occupational lung disease caused by exposure to flock, small fibers that are glued to a backing in ... Interstitial lung disease in flock workers was first connected to flock fibers in 1991, though the disease now known as "flock ... The disease was initially described in 1998, when a group of workers at a flocking plant developed interstitial lung disease of ...
Hexane
An occupational disease of shoemakers". European Neurology. 19 (5): 308-15. doi:10.1159/000115166. PMID 6249607. n-Hexane, ... "Occupational Neurotoxic Diseases in Taiwan". Safety and Health at Work. 3 (4): 257-67. doi:10.5491/SHAW.2012.3.4.257. PMC ... Chronic occupational exposure to elevated levels of n-hexane has been demonstrated to be associated with peripheral neuropathy ... Occupational hexane poisoning has occurred with Japanese sandal workers, Italian shoe workers, Taiwan press proofing workers, ...
Kanger
Hueper, Wilhelm C. (1942). Occupational Tumors and Allied Diseases. C. C. Thomas. p. 293. OCLC 5639833. Mayer, Ishtiaq Ahmad ( ...
Bronchitis
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (2012). "Respiratory Diseases Input: Occupational Risks". NIOSH Program ... Craven, V; Everard, ML (January 2013). "Protracted bacterial bronchitis: reinventing an old disease". Archives of Disease in ... Acute bronchitis is one of the most common diseases. About 5% of adults are affected and about 6% of children have at least one ... Acute bronchitis is one of the most common diseases. About 5% of adults are affected, and about 6% of children have at least ...
Bronchitis
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (2012). "Respiratory Diseases Input: Occupational Risks". NIOSH Program ... occupational. lung disease. Pneumoconiosis Aluminosis. Asbestosis. Baritosis. Bauxite fibrosis. Berylliosis. Caplan's syndrome ... Craven, V; Everard, ML (January 2013). "Protracted bacterial bronchitis: reinventing an old disease". Archives of Disease in ... Lower RT/lung disease. (including LRTIs). Bronchial/. obstructive. acute. Acute bronchitis. chronic. COPD Chronic bronchitis. ...
Hexane
An occupational disease of shoemakers". European Neurology. 19 (5): 308-15. doi:10.1159/000115166. PMID 6249607.. ... "Occupational Neurotoxic Diseases in Taiwan". Safety and Health at Work. 3 (4): 257-67. doi:10.5491/SHAW.2012.3.4.257. PMC ... "National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).. *^ a b "n-Hexane". Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health ... National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).. *^ "C5 and C6 alkanes". A and B Scott Organic Chemistry. ...
Ptaeroxylon
"Toxic Woods and Occupational Lung Diseases." Fine Art Photography. Riparia, 1 May 2000. Web. 11 Mar. 2010. Roux, Dr. J.P. " ...
Ernest A. Watkinson
The 1949 Guide to the Diagnosis of Occupational Diseases received a favourable review in 1950 by the American Journal of Public ... "Guide to Diagnosis of Occupational Diseases". American Journal of Public Health. 40 (5): 622. doi:10.2105/ajph.40.5.622-a. PMC ... In 1955, Watkinson was appointed Chief of Occupational Health by Paul Martin, Minister of Health and father of Paul Martin (Jr ... In 1946, Watkinson took various positions with the Department of Occupational Health in Ottawa. During this period, Watkinson ...
Aluminium
Occupational Skin Disease. Grune & Stratton. 1983. ISBN 978-0-8089-1494-5. Galbraith, A; Bullock, S; Manias, E; Hunt, B; ... Santibáñez, Miguel; Bolumar, Francisco; García, Ana M (2007). "Occupational risk factors in Alzheimer's disease: a review ... Aluminium has been suspected of being a possible cause of Alzheimer's disease, but research into this for over 40 years has ... al-Masalkhi, A.; Walton, S.P. (1994). "Pulmonary fibrosis and occupational exposure to aluminum". The Journal of the Kentucky ...
Social security in France
A professional disease is a disease of occupational origin and included in a list indicating any occupational diseases, their ... The accident insurance and occupational diseases is a branch of social security often managed by the same agencies that the ... In these three cases, industrial accident, travel from home, and occupational disease, medical care and vocational ... and occupational disease. From an institutional point of view, French social security is made up of diverse organismes. The ...
Aluminium
Occupational Skin Disease. Grune & Stratton. 1983. ISBN 978-0-8089-1494-5. .. ... al-Masalkhi, A.; Walton, S.P. (1994). "Pulmonary fibrosis and occupational exposure to aluminum". The Journal of the Kentucky ... Toxic Substances Portal - Aluminum - from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, United States Department of ... Aluminium has been suspected of being a possible cause of Alzheimer's disease, but research into this for over 40 years has ...
Obliterative bronchiolitis
"Preventing lung disease in workers who make or use flavorings". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. 2004. ... NIOSH) Alert: Preventing lung disease in workers who make or use flavorings". National Institute for Occupational Safety and ... ISBN 978-0-7817-0217-1. Brown, Jay A. "Haz-Map; Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases". National ... Cite journal requires ,journal= (help) "Flavorings-Related Lung Disease". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ...
Progressive massive fibrosis
Occupational Interstitial Lung Disease. Clinics Chest Med, 2004;25:467-478. Pipavath S and Godwin JD. Imaging of Interstitial ... The disease arises firstly through the deposition of silica or coal dust (or other dust) within the lung, and then through the ... The most notable indications are the fact that the disease tends to develop in the upper lobe of the lung - especially on the ... Diseases Associated with Exposure to Silica and Nonfibrous Silicate Minerals. Arch Pathol Lab Med, 1988;112:673-720. Salynn ...
Social protection in France
It includes illness, disability, occupational accidents and diseases. In 2006, it accounted for 35% of benefits. The maternity ... accident at work and occupational disease), old age and family. Each of these four risks correspond to a branch. The system is ... "disease" is treated in the common system) Social Security administrations, established by the State in 1945, are managed by the ...
Peritoneal mesothelioma
Cai SX, Zhang CH, Zhang X, Morinaga K (April 2001). "Epidemiology of occupational asbestos-related diseases in China". Ind ... no visible disease), and epitheliod subtype pathology have all been shown to be predictors of both mortality and disease ... Age greater than 60 at surgery, more overall disease burden (defined as a PCI greater than 15), complete cytoreduction ( ... but detailed epidemiological investigation demonstrated that the substance causes the disease mostly in families with a genetic ...
Wang Aiping (physician)
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases; China Pharmacology Communications; Pharmaceutical Technology ...
Microwave auditory effect
Wagner, Gregory R.; Rest, Kathleen M. (2005). Levy, Barry S. (ed.). Preventing Occupational Disease and Injury. American Public ...
Barry S. Levy
Recognizing and Preventing Disease and Injury, a textbook in public health. Levy edited Preventing Occupational Disease and ... ISBN 0-7817-5551-4. Wagner, Gregory R.; Rest, Kathleen M. (2005). Levy, Barry S. (ed.). Preventing Occupational Disease and ... Levy, Barry S.; Wegman, David H.; Baron, Sherry L.; Sokas, Rosemary K. (2005-11-01). Occupational and Environmental Health: ... Levy is a coauthor of Occupational and Environmental Health: ... Recognizing and Preventing Disease and Injury. Lippincott ...
Berylliosis
... is an occupational lung disease. While there is no cure, symptoms can be treated. With single or prolonged exposure ... Berylliosis is an occupational disease. Relevant occupations are those where beryllium is mined, processed or converted into ... Berylliosis, or chronic beryllium disease (CBD), is a chronic allergic-type lung response and chronic lung disease caused by ... it is still considered to be an accepted approach to treatment in any stage of disease. People with early stages of disease, ...
Fecal-oral route
Jones, RM; Brosseau, L. M. (May 2015). "Aerosol transmission of infectious disease". Journal of Occupational and Environmental ... Related diseases groupings[edit]. Waterborne diseases are diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms that most commonly are ... Diseases[edit]. The list below shows the main diseases that can be passed via the fecal-oral route. They are grouped by the ... Neglected tropical diseases also contains many diseases transmitted via the fecal-oral route. ...
Ebola virus disease
Jones, RM; Brosseau, LM (May 2015). "Aerosol transmission of infectious disease". Journal of Occupational and Environmental ... Ebola virus disease at Curlie. *CDC: Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Special Pathogens ... Main articles: Ebola virus cases in the United States, Ebola virus disease in Spain, and Ebola virus disease in the United ... "Ebola virus disease - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Disease outbreak news: Update 6 June 2019". World Health Organization ...
ICD-11
... the WHO emphasized that the ICD-11 does not define burn-out as a mental disorder or a disease, but as an occupational ... Chute CG (May 2018). "The rendering of human phenotype and rare diseases in ICD-11". Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease. 41 ... "Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs" (chapter 3) and "Diseases of the immune system" (chapter 4). The other new ... "ICD-11: Classifying disease to map the way we live and die". who.int. 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. admin ...
Susan Michaelis
"ISABE 2019" (PDF). "AEROTOXIC SYNDROME: A NEW OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE?" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-12-20. "2021 Aircraft Cabin Air ... She is also a member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and the International Institute of Risk and ... She is a part of the University of Stirling's Occupational and Environmental Health Research group. Michaelis was born in ... Michaelis also holds National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) and COSHH qualifications in health ...
Lepidopterism
Katzenellenbogen, I. (1955). "Caterpillar Dermatitis as an Occupational Disease". Dermatologica. 111 (2): 99-106. doi:10.1159/ ...
Health
"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved 7 August 2012.. *^ "Occupational Safety and Health Administration". U.S. ... Main article: Occupational safety and health. In addition to safety risks, many jobs also present risks of disease, illness and ... National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Retrieved 7 August 2012.. *^ "The National Institute for Occupational ... disease including cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung disease (Shah, 2014). ...
Zoonosis
Veterinarians are exposed to unique occupational hazards and zoonotic diseases. In the US, studies have highlighted an ... Major modern diseases such as Ebola virus disease and salmonellosis are zoonoses. HIV was a zoonotic disease transmitted to ... Many modern diseases, even epidemic diseases, started out as zoonotic diseases. It is hard to establish with certainty which ... Most human diseases originated in animals; however, only diseases that routinely involve non-human to human transmission, such ...
Alex Sakula
Sakula was fascinated with lung cancer and occupational respiratory diseases. In 1961, he published a study linking ... It led to the use of protective clothing and the elimination of the disease. Other contributions included antitrypsin ... Sakula became competent in treating tropical diseases. At the end of the war, he assisted with the recovery of former prisoners ... deficiency in lung disease (psittacosis) and various aspects of bronchial carcinoma. Sakula wrote many medical biographies ...
Levomethamphetamine
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 44 (5): 435-450. doi:10.1097/00043764-200205000-00012. ISSN 1076-2752. PMID ... a therapeutic strategy for Parkinson's disease?". BioEssays. 26 (1): 80-90. doi:10.1002/bies.10378. PMID 14696044.. ... "Neuroprotection of MAO-B inhibitor and dopamine agonist in Parkinson disease". International Journal of Clinical and ...
Alternative medicine
"International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. 21 (4): 303-07. doi:10.1179/2049396715Y.0000000009. PMC 4727589 ... while imbalance results in disease. Such disease-inducing imbalances can be adjusted and balanced using traditional herbs, ... A belief that a substance that causes the symptoms of a disease in healthy people cures similar symptoms in sick people.[n 8] ... Treatments for severe diseases such as cancer and HIV infection have well-known, significant side-effects. Even low-risk ...
Marsh Arabs
Stewart, Rory (2006). The Prince of the Marshes: And Other Occupational Hazards of a Year in Iraq. Orlando, FL:: Harcourt Books ... The marsh environment meant that certain diseases, such as schistosomiasis and malaria, were endemic;[12] Maʻdānī agriculture ... also published under the title Occupational Hazards). ...
Muscle atrophy
... chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), renal failure, and severe burns; patients who have "cachexia" in these disease settings ... Minimizing such occurrences as soon as possible is a primary mission of occupational and physical therapists employed within ... There are many diseases and conditions which cause a decrease in muscle mass, known as atrophy, including activity, as seen ... Muscle atrophy results from a co-morbidity of several common diseases, including cancer, AIDS, congestive heart failure, COPD ( ...
Positron emission tomography
"Chapter 9 Occupational Exposure to Radiation]" (PDF). Radiation, People and the Environment. IAEA. pp. 39-42. Archived from the ... Infectious diseasesEdit. Imaging infections with molecular imaging technologies can improve diagnosis and treatment follow-up. ... Cardiology, atherosclerosis and vascular disease study: In clinical cardiology, FDG-PET can identify so-called "hibernating ... March 1999). "In vivo mapping of cerebral acetylcholinesterase activity in aging and Alzheimer's disease". Neurology. 52 (4): ...
Ebola
Jones RM, Brosseau LM (May 2015). "Aerosol transmission of infectious disease". Journal of Occupational and Environmental ... "Ebola Virus Disease". SRHD. Retrieved 15 September 2020.. *^ a b c d "Q&A on Transmission, Ebola". Centers for Disease Control ... "About Ebola Virus Disease". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. ... "Ebola (Ebola Virus Disease) Transmission". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 5 November 2014. Archived from the ...
Acne
This article is about a skin disease common during adolescence. For other acneiform skin diseases, see Acne (disambiguation). ... 2013). Handbook of Occupational Dermatology. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 231. ISBN 978-3-662-07677-4. . Archived from ... Disease Primers. 1: 15033. doi:10.1038/nrdp.2015.33. PMID 27227877.. *^ a b "Frequently Asked Questions: Acne" (PDF). U.S. ... Acne, also known as acne vulgaris, is a long-term skin disease that occurs when dead skin cells and oil from the skin clog hair ...
Medicine
listen)) is the science and practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.[4][5] The word "medicine" is ... Occupational medicine is the provision of health advice to organizations and individuals to ensure that the highest standards ... Preventive medicine is the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease. *Community health or public health is an ... Pathology as a medical specialty is the branch of medicine that deals with the study of diseases and the morphologic, ...
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizure
The symptom or deficit causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas ... a fluctuating course of disease severity, the eyes being closed during a seizure, and side to side head movements. Features ... the DSM-5 was updated to add emphasis to the positive physical signs inconsistent with recognized diseases. The requirement of ... they are considered a subtype of a larger category of psychiatric disease. ...
Cyanogen
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. ... "National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).. *^ Ringer, A. L.; Sherrill, C. D.; King, R. A.; Crawford, T. D ...
Smoking ban
... heart disease and other smoking related diseases") See also WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; First international ... Smoking bans, or smoke-free laws, are public policies, including criminal laws and occupational safety and health regulations, ... which include an increased risk of heart disease, cancer, emphysema, and other diseases. Laws implementing bans on indoor ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion, National Center for Chronic Disease ...
Ohio State University
... a research institute for cardiovascular disease. ... Occupational Therapy. 13 Pharmacy. 7 Physical Therapy. 9 ...
Lyme disease
Occupational exposure[edit]. Outdoor workers are at risk of Lyme disease if they work at sites with infected ticks. This ... "Lyme disease rashes and look-alikes". Lyme Disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 21 December 2018. Archived from ... "Lyme Disease Data and surveillance". Lyme Disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 5 February 2019. Archived from ... Treatment regimens for Lyme disease range from 14 days in early localized disease, to 14-21 days in early disseminated disease ...
Chiropractic
... subluxation is the sole cause of disease and manipulation is the cure for all diseases of the human race.[4][41] A 2003 ... Norris P (2001). "How 'we' are different from 'them': occupational boundary maintenance in the treatment of musculo-skeletal ... Palmer, a magnetic healer, hypothesized that manual manipulation of the spine could cure disease.[214] The first chiropractic ... A subluxated vertebra ... is the cause of 95 percent of all diseases ... The other five percent is caused by displaced joints ...
Radiography
Significant diseases. Cancer, bone fractures. Significant tests. screening tests, X-ray, CT, MRI, PET, bone scan, ...
Nephrology
... and systemic diseases that occur as a result of kidney disease, such as renal osteodystrophy and hypertension. A physician who ... the study of normal kidney function and kidney disease, the preservation of kidney health, and the treatment of kidney disease ... Many diseases affecting the kidney are systemic disorders not limited to the organ itself, and may require special treatment. ... Chronic kidney disease is typically managed with treatment of causative conditions (such as diabetes), avoidance of substances ...
Activated carbon
Niigata Minamata disease. *Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko. *Seveso disaster. *Consumption of Tide Pods ... Occupational toxicology. *Entomotoxicology. *Environmental toxicology. *Forensic toxicology. *Medical toxicology. *In vitro ...
Occupational health psychology
Cardiovascular disease[edit]. Main articles: Occupational stress and Cardiovascular disease. Research has identified health- ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Occupational Health Psychology (OHP). [1] *^ a b Everly, G.S., Jr. (1986). An ... a b c d e f g h i Schonfeld, I.S., & Chang, C.-H. (2017). Occupational health psychology: Work, stress, and health. New York, ... What is occupational health psychology [2] *^ a b Tetrick, L.E., & Quick, J.C. (2011). Overview of occupational health ...
ടോൺസിലൈറ്റിസ് - വിക്കിപീഡിയ
occupational. lung disease. Pneumoconiosis (Asbestosis, Baritosis, Bauxite fibrosis, Berylliosis, Caplan's syndrome, Chalicosis ... Pleural disease. Pleuritis/pleurisy Pneumothorax/Hemopneumothorax (Tension pneumothorax). Pleural effusion: Hemothorax · ... Viral · Bacterial (Pneumococcal, Klebsiella) / Atypical bacterial (Mycoplasma, Legionnaires' disease, Chlamydiae) · Fungal ( ...
Wheelchair
Garber, S.L. (1985) Wheelchair Cushions: A Historical Review. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy 39.7. pp.453-59. ... people with some muscle diseases, and people with limited range of motion in the hip or knee joints.[10] Tilting options are ...
Dermatology
"Global Burden of Disease". W.H.O. Global Burden of Disease/en/. Retrieved 7 October 2015.. ... skin disease constituted approximately 2% of total global disease disability [36] as measured in disability adjusted life years ... "Disease List - U of U School of Medicine - , University of Utah". medicine.utah.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-05.. ... Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin, nails, hair ( functions & structures ) and its diseases.[1][2] It ...
Hypervitaminosis A
Possible pregnancy, liver disease, high alcohol consumption, and smoking are indications for close monitoring and limitation of ... Rutkowski M, Grzegorczyk K (June 2012). "Adverse effects of antioxidative vitamins". International Journal of Occupational ... Gundermann KJ, Kuenker A, Kuntz E, Droździk M (2011). "Activity of essential phospholipids (EPL) from soybean in liver diseases ... hyena disease): a historical review of the human and veterinary literature". Pediatric Radiology. 37 (12): 1264-7. doi:10.1007/ ...
Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital
Contagious disease hospital[edit]. The contagious disease hospital comprised 8 two-story pavilions connected with a center ... The Daughters of the American Revolution provided a robust occupational therapy program[43] for immigrants detained at Ellis ... "Ellis Island, Contagious Disease Hospital Kitchen, New York Harbor, New York County, NY". www.loc.gov. Retrieved June 14, 2019. ... Contagious disease hospital on island 3[edit]. Hospital #1 was designed as a General Hospital. The PHS intended to have a ...
Music therapy
Heart diseaseEdit. According to a 2013 Cochrane review, listening to music may improve heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood ... Hellbrügge consulted psychologists, occupational therapists and other mental healthcare professionals whose knowledge and ... Aesculapius was said to cure diseases of the mind by using song and music, and music therapy was used in Egyptian temples. ... Stanley P, Ramsey D (November 15, 2012). "Music therapy in physical medicine and rehabilitation". Australian Occupational ...
Bioarchaeology
Markers of occupational stress, which include morphological changes to the skeleton and dentition as well as joint changes at ... Enamel hypoplasias generally form due to disease and/or poor nutrition. Linear furrows are commonly referred to as linear ... For example, bioarchaeologists have used caries in skeletons to correlate a diet of rice and agriculture with the disease. ... "What can bones tell about labour and occupation : the analysis of skeletal markers of occupational stress in the Identified ...
Aquarius Reef Base
Occupational. safety and. health. *Approaches to safety *Job safety analysis. *Risk assessment ... Diving Diseases Research Centre (DDRC). *Diving Medical Advisory Council (DMAC). *European Diving Technology Committee (EDTC) ...
Health professional
Occupational hazards[edit]. See also: Occupational hazards in dentistry and Nursing § Occupational hazards ... These drugs can cause cancer and other health conditions.[17] Healthcare workers are also at risk for diseases that are ... Occupational stress and occupational burnout are highly prevalent among health professionals.[12] Some studies suggest that ... A video describing the Occupational Health and Safety Network, a tool for monitoring occupational hazards to health care ...
Cyanotoxin
Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease.[3] There is also an interest in the military potential of biological neurotoxins ... "Recreational and occupational field exposure to freshwater cyanobacteria - a review of anecdotal and case reports, ... "Neurobiology of Disease. 25 (2): 360-366. doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2006.10.002. PMC 3959771. PMID 17098435.. ... Byth S (July 1980). "Palm Island mystery disease". The Medical Journal of Australia. 2 (1): 40, 42. PMID 7432268.. ...
Downwinders
The Hanford Thyroid Disease Study, an epidemiologic study of the relationship between estimated exposure doses to radioiodine ... Similarly, it is difficult to access the outdated medical and occupational documentation that the government required even ... Several severe adverse health effects, such as an increased incidence of cancers, thyroid diseases, CNS neoplasms, and possibly ... and who are able to show correlations between certain diseases and their personal exposure to nuclear radiation.[34] Miners' ...
Hand transplantation
... to patient and is affected by several factors including level of amputation and transplant and participation in occupational ... Graft-versus-host disease. *Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder. *Transplant rejection. Transplant networks. and ...
Workplace Safety and Health Topics - Diseases & Injuries | NIOSH | CDC
Bloodborne Infectious Diseases (HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B & C). *Cancer (Occupational). *Cardiovascular Disease and Occupational ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC twenty four seven. Saving Lives, Protecting People ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. ...
Occupational disease - Wikipedia
Main article: Occupational skin diseases. Occupational skin diseases are ranked among the top five occupational diseases in ... Lung diseases[edit]. Main article: Occupational lung disease. Occupational lung diseases include asbestosis among asbestos ... Occupational illnesses[1]. An occupational disease is any chronic ailment that occurs as a result of work or occupational ... Donald Hunter in his classic history of occupational diseases discusses many example of occupational diseases.[12] They include ...
Other Occupational Skin Diseases | SpringerLink
Other Occupational Skin Diseases. In: John S., Johansen J., Rustemeyer T., Elsner P., Maibach H. (eds) Kanervas Occupational ... "assessment of allergens in occupational skin disease (BK)= 5101" of the study group occupational and environmental dermatology ... Brans R, Hübner A, Gediga G, John SM (2015) Prevalence of foot eczema and associated occupational and non-occupational factors ... It is estimated that occupational contact psoriasis probably accounts for 1.2% of all occupational dermatoses. ...
Mandatory Reporting of Occupational Diseases by Clinicians
Reporting of occupational disease is hindered by deficiencies in recognition of occupational diseases, compliance, control, and ... The list of reportable occupational diseases and occupational disease-related conditions, as of September 1, 1988, for all US ... 3. Occupational Disease Data Collection: Fragmented, Unreliable and Seventy Years Behind Communicable Disease Surveillance. ... Industry is another source of occupational disease surveillance. Currently, the primary data source for occupational injuries ...
European Occupational Diseases Statistics (EODS) - Experimental statistics - Eurostat
European Occupational Diseases Statistics (EODS) European Occupational Diseases Statistics (EODS) - Experimental statistics. ... Why do we need the European Occupational Diseases Statistics (EODS)?. European Occupational Diseases Statistics (EODS) are ... produced a short list of occupational diseases also called the core-list of diseases. Their main characteristics are the ... the dissemination of European occupational diseases statistics is limited to the short list of diseases. ...
occupational disease | ScienceBlogs
Cost of work-related injury and disease higher than cost for heart disease, cancer. ... Individuals with chronic occupational exposure to lead have an 80 percent higher odds of developing Amyotrophic Lateral ... Those are the findings of a recently published meta-analysis of 13 studies of individuals with "Lou Gehrigs disease" (ALS). ... The number is staggering: $250 Billion, and its a figure on par with health conditions like cancer, coronary heart disease, ...
Register for occupational skin diseases. | The BMJ
ILO List of Occupational Diseases (revised 2010)
This list can serve as a model for the establishment, review and revision of national lists of occupational diseases. The ... This ILO list represents the latest worldwide consensus on diseases which are internationally accepted as caused by work. ... This new list of occupational diseases reflects the state-of-the-art development in the identification and recognition of ... occupational diseases in the world of today. It indicates clearly where prevention and protection should take place. ...
Occupational Diseases - The Canadian Encyclopedia
Occupational Diseases. Occupational diseases are disorders of health resulting from conditions related to the workplace. They ... Occupational Diseases. Occupational diseases are disorders of health resulting from conditions related to the workplace. They ... Breadth of Occupational Diseases. Certain occupational diseases occur exclusively in certain industries or occupations; these ... Canada has long been a leader in research on occupational diseases, particularly occupational lung diseases. Sir William OSLER ...
Radon: Tackling occupational disease
SCIplanet - Occupational Diseases
Occupational Overuse Syndrome. Occupational Overuse Syndrome (OOS) is among the most common occupational diseases. As the name ... and avoid occupational diseases.. The World Health Organization defines occupational diseases as those "contracted primarily as ... Let us investigate some of the most notorious occupational diseases in detail and find out how to avoid them. ... Health - Engineering - Sustainability - Diseases - Work - Training - Youth - Architecture - Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs ...
Recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases
... procedures and arrangements for the recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases, commuting accidents, ... Tags: ILO codes of practice, occupational safety and health, occupational accidents, occupational diseases ... Recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases .... Recording and notification of occupational accidents and ... Recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseasespdf - 0.4 MB * The code gives more prominence to the ...
Occupational lung diseases, Information about Occupational lung diseases
There are various occupational lung diseases. Among them are: Asbestosis, a chronic, progressive inflammation of the lung; it ... It is the oldest known occupational lung disease, and is caused by exposure to inhaled particles of silica, mostlyfrom quartz ... Black lung disease is the common name for coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP)or anthracosis, a lung disease of older workers in ... Silicosis is a preventable disease. Preventive occupational safety measures include:*Controls to minimize workplace exposure to ...
CISDOC - Accidents and Occupational Diseases (Notification) Act [Barbados]
... schedule of occupational diseases.. Descriptors (primary). Barbados; notification of accidents and diseases; schedule of ... are obliged to report cases of occupational accidents and suspected occupational diseases to the Chief Labour Officer. In annex ... Accidents and Occupational Diseases (Notification) Act [Barbados]. Bibliographic information. Government Printing Department, ... the latter when investigating a death suspected of being due to an occupational cause) ...
Occupational accidents and work-related diseases
An occupational injury report provides details about the injured person and the employer as well as the extent of the injury ... An occupational injury report provides details about the injured person and the employer as well as the extent of the injury ... Occupational accidents and work-related diseases Listen Occupational accidents and work-related diseases. Upcoming publishing: ...
Synonyms of occupational disease | Infoplease
Agricultural workers: Tackling occupational disease
Information on these and other initiatives is available by registering on the Occupational Disease Community site. ... Specific guidance for employers on reducing the incidence of respiratory disease is available on HSEs agriculture web pages. ... Activities that lead to exposures and therefore respiratory disease include:. *Grain workers - harvesting, drying, storage, ...
Respiratory disease - Occupational lung disease | Britannica
Respiratory disease - Occupational lung disease: Silica dust produces a distinctive reaction in the lung that eventually leads ... Occupational lung disease. Silicosis and black lung disease. Silica dust produces a distinctive reaction in the lung that ... led to a virtual epidemic of asbestos-related disease 20 years later. The first disease recognized to be caused by asbestos was ... The disease that results is known as byssinosis, or "brown lung." Workers in cotton plants in England used to complain of " ...
Death from occupational disease. | The BMJ
Occupational & Environmental Disease Service
Environmental Disease Service at Massachusetts General Hospital is focused on the diagnosis, management and prevention of ... diseases due to exposures from work, home and community. ... asthma;occupational-asthma;occupational-lung-diseases. medicine ... Occupational & Environmental Disease Service. The Occupational & Environmental Disease Service at Massachusetts General ... beryllium disease, occupational asthma, multiple chemical sensitivity and sick building syndrome. ...
Occupational Respiratory Disease - Lung Condition | familydoctor.org
Occupational respiratory disease is any lung condition you get at work. It occurs because of repeated exposure to certain ... What is occupational respiratory disease?. Occupational respiratory disease is any lung condition you get at work. It occurs ... How is occupational respiratory disease diagnosed?. Talk to your doctor if you think you have occupational respiratory disease ... Symptoms of occupational respiratory disease. The symptoms of occupational respiratory disease vary. They depend on your work ...
MoPH event creates awareness on lifestyle diseases, occupational hazards
They took the vital signs of the workers and made them aware of lifestyle diseases and occupational hazards. Some of the ... HMC as well as other stake holders for data regarding the type of injuries to the workers as well as occupational diseases. ... Public Health Departments Occupational Health Section head Dr Mohamed Ali Mohamed al-Hajjaj, Philippines ambassador Allan L ...
Report an occupational disease or injury | Mass.gov
Reporting occupational injuries and diseases is required by 105 CMR 300.180. You should report cases should within 10 days of ... How to report Report an occupational disease or injury. By phone. You may report an occupational disease or injury by calling ... The Details of Report an occupational disease or injury. the Contents of the Report an occupational disease or injury page. +. ... Report an occupational disease or injury. Reporting occupational injuries and diseases is required by 105 CMR 300.180. You ...
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Firefighters and Occupational Diseases - Legal Guides - Avvo
Heart/Vascular Disease. COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). In recognition of these workplace exposures, many states ... Common Firefighter Occupational Illnesses. Studies have shown that firefighters remain especially at risk for the following ... Michigan and Missouri have laws on the books which presume that certain diseases, including cancer, are job-related illnesses ... occupational illnesses:. Lung Cancer. Mesothelioma. Testicular Cancer. Leukemia. Non-Hodgkin*s Lymphoma. Multiple Myeloma. ...
Occupational Disease Initiative - WorkSafeBC
Occupational Disease Initiative. The Occupational Disease Initiative for 2019-2020 uses a risk-based approach to proactively ... The goals of the 2019-2020 Occupational Disease Initiative are to:. *Raise awareness of the risks, hazards, and controls ... While hearing loss has always been an important and debilitating issue in occupational disease, in recent years it has received ... and address the occupational diseases of greatest risk to workers across B.C. This two-year plan focuses on four categories of ...
communicable diseases | Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Oct 2020, 77 (10) 732-733; DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2020-106724 ... Occupational and Environmental Medicine Sep 2020, 77 (9) 587-588; DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2020-106801 ... Occupational and Environmental Medicine Aug 2020, oemed-2020-106676; DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2020-106676 ...
New statement highlights occupational burden of non-cancerous lung diseases
More than 1 in 10 people with a range of non-cancerous lung diseases may be sick as a result of inhaling vapors, gas, dust or ... "The role of occupational factors in most lung disease is under-recognized," said Paul D. Blanc, MD, MSPH, chief of the Division ... New statement highlights occupational burden of non-cancerous lung diseases. *Download PDF Copy ... In "The Occupational Burden of Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases: An Official American Thoracic Society and European ...
United Nations News Centre - Prevention key to tackling occupational diseases, says new UN report
Approximately 2 million people die each year due to work-related diseases while 160 million more are afflicted by non-fatal ... occupational illnesses, says a new report by the United Nations labour agency, which has called for an ... According to the report, entitled The Prevention of Occupational Diseases, work-related illnesses kill six times as many people ... Prevention key to tackling occupational diseases, says new UN report. ILO Director-General Guy Ryder. Photo: ILO/M. Crozet ...
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Asthma24
- Occupational asthma has a vast number of occupations at risk . (wikipedia.org)
- As part of Pulmonary Associates, the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Service sees patients in consultation for primary management of a variety of work-related or environmentally-related lung disorders such as asbestosis, beryllium disease, occupational asthma, multiple chemical sensitivity and sick building syndrome. (massgeneral.org)
- Occupational asthma is asthma that's caused by breathing in chemical fumes, gases, dust or other substances on the job. (drugs.com)
- Occupational asthma can result from exposure to a substance you're sensitive to - causing an allergic or immunological response - or to an irritating toxic substance. (drugs.com)
- Like other types of asthma, occupational asthma can cause chest tightness, wheezing and shortness of breath. (drugs.com)
- People with allergies or with a family history of allergies are more likely to develop occupational asthma. (drugs.com)
- Otherwise, treatment for occupational asthma is similar to treatment for other types of asthma and generally includes taking medications to reduce symptoms. (drugs.com)
- If it's not correctly diagnosed and you are not protected or able to avoid exposure, occupational asthma can cause permanent lung damage, disability or death. (drugs.com)
- Occupational asthma symptoms are similar to those caused by other types of asthma. (drugs.com)
- Occupational asthma symptoms depend on the substance you're exposed to, how long and how often you're exposed, and other factors. (drugs.com)
- More than 250 workplace substances have been identified as possible causes of occupational asthma. (drugs.com)
- With occupational asthma, lung inflammation may be triggered by an allergic response to a substance, which usually develops over time. (drugs.com)
- The intensity of your exposure increases your risk of developing occupational asthma. (drugs.com)
- The most common occupational allergic diseases with proven association of the disease and occupational exposure determining damage to function and/or morphology and confirming the disease by diagnostic workup are occupational allergic rhinitis, occupational asthma, allergic alveolitis and allergic contact dermatitis. (srce.hr)
- Relevant information from the literature published within the past year, either on general population samples or on workplaces, indicates that a substantial proportion of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases are work related. (nih.gov)
- The implications of this substantial occupational contribution to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease must be considered in research planning, in public policy decision-making, and in clinical practice. (nih.gov)
- No state looks at all diseases in this way, but those that collect data concentrate upon silicosis, occupational asthma, and adult lead poisoning. (encyclopedia.com)
- Maurice Blackburn has successfully gained compensation for clients who have suffered from lung diseases such as asbestosis, mesothelioma, black lung, pulmonary fibrosis, silicosis, occupational asthma, lung cancer and other debilitating illnesses. (mauriceblackburn.com.au)
- Having spent many years dealing with matters involving noise induced hearing loss, occupational asthma and hand arm vibration syndrome, he now also specialises in claims involving. (apil.org.uk)
- The second ORDIS activity was a pilot test in Northeast Minnesota for a system to track the occurrence of occupational respiratory diseases such as asthma, asbestosis, and silicosis in the current workers. (mn.us)
- Cases of lung cancer, obstructive lung disease (such as asthma) and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (such as bronchitis and emphysema), while not always work-related, are taking their toll on workers and employers. (ehstoday.com)
- Leigh says if you take the increasing prevalence of COPD and asthma and add in additional costs to account for inflation, you'll find the cost in 2001 for occupational lung disease to be roughly $8.5 billion. (ehstoday.com)
- Allergen specific immunoglobulin E may be of value in the assessment of some forms of occupational asthma especially animal house workers. (edu.au)
- See also Interstitial lung disease, Asthma. (edu.au)
Asbestosis5
- Occupational lung diseases include asbestosis among asbestos miners and those who work with friable asbestos insulation, as well as black lung ( coalworker's pneumoconiosis ) among coal miners , silicosis among miners and quarrying and tunnel operators and byssinosis among workers in parts of the cotton textile industry. (wikipedia.org)
- Occupational exposure is the most common cause of asbestosis, but the condition also strikes people who inhale asbestos fiber or who are exposed to wasteproducts from plants near their homes. (faqs.org)
- The first disease recognized to be caused by asbestos was asbestosis , which produces characteristic changes in the lungs that can be identified in chest X-rays and that can impair lung function at an early stage. (britannica.com)
- Asbestos chrysotile fibres are responsible for the lung diseases known as asbestosis and mesothelioma. (britannica.com)
- The only diseases for which reasonably good data exists are the pneumoconioses, such as asbestosis, coal-workers pneumoconiosis, and silicosis. (encyclopedia.com)
Illnesses16
- This is most likely an underestimate, especially for occupational illnesses (6). (cdc.gov)
- Despite the creation of these two agencies, surveillance efforts to document the magnitude and foci of occupational illnesses and hazards still lag far behind the successes achieved in the area of communicable diseases (3,6,13). (cdc.gov)
- The author, J. Paul Leigh, PhD, a professor of health economics at University of California Davis, assembled data from more than a dozen sources to estimate the annual economic burden of occupational injuries and illnesses. (scienceblogs.com)
- The new list includes a range of internationally recognized occupational diseases, from illnesses caused by chemical, physical and biological agents to respiratory and skin diseases, musculoskeletal disorders and occupational cancer. (ilo.org)
- In recognition of these workplace exposures, many states, including Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Missouri have laws on the books which presume that certain diseases, including cancer, are job-related illnesses stemming from firefighting. (avvo.com)
- 26 April 2013 Approximately 2 million people die each year due to work-related diseases while 160 million more are afflicted by non-fatal occupational illnesses, says a new report by the United Nations labour agency, which has called for an "urgent and vigorous" global campaign to tackle the growing problem. (un.org)
- According to the report, entitled The Prevention of Occupational Diseases , work-related illnesses kill six times as many people as on-the-job accidents but tend to attract less attention. (un.org)
- In particular, well-documented occupational diseases such as pneumoconioses and asbestos-related illnesses remain widespread. (un.org)
- The term "occupational disease" refers to those illnesses caused by exposures at the workplace. (encyclopedia.com)
- While it is relatively easy to count deaths due to occupational injuries, it is much more difficult for delayed illnesses. (encyclopedia.com)
- In the years for which data was available in the year 2000, almost 430,000 nonfatal occupational illnesses were recorded annually in the United States, with approximately 60 percent of these occurring in the manufacturing sector. (encyclopedia.com)
- Skin diseases represented about 13 percent (58,000 cases) of work related illnesses. (encyclopedia.com)
- According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), since 1970, 75,000 lives have been saved and millions of injuries and illnesses have been prevented through effective occupational safety and health management systems.1 But you don't need a statistician to know that safety is good for business. (ohsonline.com)
- A recent report by the American Association of Family Practitioners notes that occupational diseases account for 860,000 illnesses and more than 60,000 deaths each year. (ehstoday.com)
- Unfortunately, every year thousands of employees develop occupational or work related illnesses . (apil.org.uk)
- If you are an employer or safety professional who has noticed a growing number of workers' compensation claims related to respiratory illnesses, don't take it lying down, suggests Dorsett Smith, M.D., FCCP, who has a private practice in Everett, Wash., that focuses on occupational lung disease. (ehstoday.com)
Exposures6
- The Occupational & Environmental Disease Service at Massachusetts General Hospital is focused on the diagnosis, management and prevention of diseases due to exposures from work, home and community. (massgeneral.org)
- NIOSH recommends controlling exposures to those flavorings with assistance from occupational safety and health professionals and by following recommendations in their criteria document for diacetyl and 2,3-pentandione. (osha.gov)
- Although not all occupational exposures that cause illness lead to death, considerable numbers of deaths each year are associated with workplace exposures. (encyclopedia.com)
- We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs), controlled before-after studies (CBAs), interrupted time series (ITS) and econometric panel studies of firms or workplaces evaluating inspections, warnings or orders, citations or fines, prosecution or firm closure by governmental representatives and if the outcomes were injuries, diseases or exposures. (cochrane.org)
- The US Department of Labor, through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, maintains an annual "census of fatal occupational injuries" across a wide range of occupations and exposures as part of its injuries, illness, and fatalities program ( 12 ). (cdc.gov)
- They add, 'But dermal exposures in occupational settings are frequently overlooked. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
Hazards8
- Occupational hazards that are of a traumatic nature (such as falls by roofers) are not considered to be occupational diseases. (wikipedia.org)
- They took the vital signs of the workers and made them aware of lifestyle diseases and occupational hazards. (gulf-times.com)
- In "The Occupational Burden of Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases: An Official American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society Statement," 13 clinical and research experts from the two respiratory societies analyzed scores of studies of the connections between occupational hazards and lung disease. (news-medical.net)
- Provides resources for recognizing and controlling hazards related to flavorings-related lung disease. (osha.gov)
- The Measures on Reporting Projects with Potential Occupational Disease Hazards provide specific procedural and documentary requirements for reporting occupational disease hazards related to projects (eg, construction projects or other projects that may produce occupational disease hazards as listed in the catalogue promulgated by the state administration). (lexology.com)
- A) 'Occupational disease' means a disease arising out of and in the course of employment that is due to hazards in excess of those ordinarily incident to employment and is peculiar to the occupation in which the employee is engaged. (scstatehouse.gov)
- In a claim for an occupational disease, the employee shall establish that the occupational disease arose directly and naturally from exposure in this State to the hazards peculiar to the particular employment by a preponderance of the evidence. (scstatehouse.gov)
- As used in this chapter, 'disablement' means the event of an employee's becoming actually incapacitated, partially or totally, because of an occupational disease, from performing his work in the last occupation in which injuriously exposed to the hazards of such disease, 'partial disability' means the physical inability to continue work in such occupation only and 'total disability' means the physical inability to perform work in any occupation. (scstatehouse.gov)
20182
- The Canadian Encyclopedia http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/occupational-diseases/ (accessed March 25, 2018). (thecanadianencyclopedia.com)
- For this purpose our association has organised the first congress in 2017, the second congress at the beggining of the 2018 and third congress has been organised with international participation with the support of the General Directorate of Public Hospitals and the General Directorate of Occupational Health and Safety of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security in March 2019 and positive results and feedbacks were obtained. (beroepsziekten.nl)
Health53
- It is an aspect of occupational safety and health . (wikipedia.org)
- It has been reported as an occupational problem among the health care workers. (wikipedia.org)
- Occupational safety and health is one of 15 priority areas targeted in the US Public Health Service's 1990 Objectives for the Nation (8). (cdc.gov)
- Written statements from each state health department listing the reportable diseases were reviewed, and telephone contacts were made to states where discrepancies existed between current and known previous reporting requirements. (cdc.gov)
- Federal efforts to document and limit the burden of occupational injury and illness were catalyzed in 1970 by the establishment of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). (cdc.gov)
- In the United States, notification of diseases began in 1874 when the State Board of Health of Massachussets initiated weekly voluntary reporting of prevalent diseases. (cdc.gov)
- European Occupational Diseases Statistics (EODS) are essential elements in the European Commission's strategy to assess the efficiency of Community legislation on Health and Safety at Work. (europa.eu)
- The number is staggering: $250 Billion, and it's a figure on par with health conditions like cancer, coronary heart disease, and diabetes that attract much more attention and research funding. (scienceblogs.com)
- The Secretary's remarks in 1968 were part of congressional hearings on legislation that ultimately established the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). (scienceblogs.com)
- Occupational diseases are disorders of health resulting from conditions related to the workplace. (thecanadianencyclopedia.com)
- They depend on your work setting, type of disease, and state of health. (familydoctor.org)
- Completed occupational health history forms. (familydoctor.org)
- Public Health Department's Occupational Health Section head Dr Mohamed Ali Mohamed al-Hajjaj, Philippines ambassador Allan L Timbayan, Nepal ambassador Prof Ramesh Prasad Koirala and Indian embassy third secretary Dr Mohamed Aleem, representatives from various ministries and partners were present on the occasion. (gulf-times.com)
- You may report an occupational disease or injury by calling the Occupational Health Surveillance Program at (617) 624-5632. (mass.gov)
- In a statement marking the report's release issued in time for the World Day for Safety and Health at Work , the International Labour Organization ( ILO ) Director-General, Guy Ryder, warned that occupational diseases have a profound impact on the productivity of companies and the lives of workers and their families. (un.org)
- Along with the serious impact on personal health, occupational diseases also carry an enormous cost, resulting in an annual four per cent loss in global gross domestic product or an estimated $2.8 trillion, the UN agency reported. (un.org)
- This Guide is aimed primarily at workers and managers but should also be useful to occupational health and safety personnel and others. (safeworkaustralia.gov.au)
- Workplace health and safety compensation funds Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA), Federated Employer's Mutual Assurance Company and the Department of Labour Compensation Fund, as well as the Department of Mineral Resources, on Thursday launched the Occupational Disease Prevention Campaign, in Ekurhuleni. (miningweekly.com)
- 1 , 2 Public health officials contacted NIOSH because a cluster of former employees of the facility had developed a rare lung disease called bronchiolitis obliterans. (osha.gov)
- Describes the health effects of flavorings-related lung disease, diagnosis and treatment. (osha.gov)
- Many large companies invest in occupational safety and health programs and do ongoing workplace assessments. (encyclopedia.com)
- Reuters Health) - Workers exposed to pesticides and herbicides on the job may be more likely than other people to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchitis and other breathing problems, an Australian study suggests. (yahoo.com)
- The Regulations on the Administration of Occupational Health on Working Premises provide that companies may be required to appoint personnel or establish a structure to monitor occupational health issues on a full-time or part-time basis, depending on the level of occupational health risk and the number of employees. (lexology.com)
- The Administrative Measures on Employer Monitoring of Occupational Health clarify employers' requirements in relation to occupational health examinations, including the management of employees' occupational health monitoring files. (lexology.com)
- The different occupational health systems and legislations in the countries across Europe makes it difficult for one to sketch a detailed picture for the whole continent. (springer.com)
- Pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons who specialize in occupational and environmental lung health at the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) Lung Center provide comprehensive care for patients with occupational and environmental lung diseases. (brighamandwomens.org)
- Learn more about occupational and environmental lung diseases in our health library. (brighamandwomens.org)
- In most countries, government-related inspectors check if workplaces comply with regulation, such as WorkSafeBC in British Columbia in Canada, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) in the USA or the Labour Inspectorate in other countries. (cochrane.org)
- There is uncertainty as to whether and what extent occupational safety and health regulation and legislation enforcement activities, such as inspections, are effective and efficient to improve workers' health and safety. (cochrane.org)
- To assess the effects of occupational safety and health regulation enforcement tools for preventing occupational diseases and injuries. (cochrane.org)
- Considering published data and the role of occupational physicians in promoting Workers' Health, specific situations of exposure to BPA in workplace are described, and proposals for action to be taken are suggested. (mdpi.com)
- Project Firstline is a national collaborative led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide infection control training and education to frontline health care workers and public health personnel. (nursingworld.org)
- An occupational disease is a health problem caused by exposure to a workplace health hazard. (wsib.on.ca)
- Perhaps the most successful is the 1991 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) bloodborne pathogen standard, which contributed to reduction of hepatitis B among healthcare workers ( 11 ). (cdc.gov)
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), an occupational disease risk for healthcare workers, warrants an occupational health response, as clearly described by Esswein et al. (cdc.gov)
- 1 ). Occupational health professionals played a role in the assessment of healthcare facilities in Taiwan and many other countries. (cdc.gov)
- For example, occupational health professionals were invited to perform audits in at least 2 hospitals in Singapore during the height of the crisis ( 2 ), and to conduct follow-up discussions with the hospital management. (cdc.gov)
- The occupational health audits included site inspections and reviews of work processes of those areas where actual transmission of SARS had occurred and where triage of febrile patients was taking place. (cdc.gov)
- Occupational health physicians subsequently served on hospital SARS debriefing committees that reviewed institutional shortcomings and recommended new measures for future outbreaks. (cdc.gov)
- An occupational health service unit headed by a trained occupational health physician was formed in 1 hospital. (cdc.gov)
- Clearly, occupational health responses are needed in these occupational settings. (cdc.gov)
- Esswein EJ , Kiefer M , Wallingford K , Burr G , Lee LJH , Wang JD , Environmental and occupational health response to SARS, Taiwan, 2003. (cdc.gov)
- J. Paul Leigh, Ph.D., a professor of health economics in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine at the University of California-Davis School of Medicine, recently examined the direct and indirect costs of occupational lung disease. (ehstoday.com)
- Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are commonplace and are becoming an increasingly important part of occupational health. (baua.de)
- Against the backdrop of demographic change and longer working lives, these diseases are becoming increasingly important in the field of occupational health. (baua.de)
- A disease resulting from exposure during employment to conditions or substances that are detrimental to health (such as black lung disease contracted by miners). (thefreedictionary.com)
- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has estimated that workplace skin diseases account for 15 percent to 20 percent of all reported occupational diseases in the United States, with estimated total annual costs (including lost workdays and lost productivity) up to $1 billion. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
- Workers, managers, and occupational safety and health professionals need to be aware of the significance of dermal risks. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
- Occupational safety and health policy is shifting from an injury- and accident-centred approach to one that is increasingly focused on occupational diseases. (issa.int)
- The 4th International Occupational and Environmental Diseases Congress will be held by Biocidal Occupational and Environmental Health Association and International Commission of Occupational Health between 05-08 March 2020 in İstanbul. (beroepsziekten.nl)
- current issues, current developments, implementation models in the world, legal dimension, medical approach, public health principles, new model designs and new approaches in the detection of diseases were discussed. (beroepsziekten.nl)
- Safety, Government of Canada, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and. (wikipedia.org)
- Glove-related hand urticaria: an increasing occupational problem amongst health care workers. (wikipedia.org)
Silicosis4
- Silicosis is a progressive disease that belongs to a group of lung disorderscalled pneumoconioses. (faqs.org)
- There is no curative treatment for silicosis or black lung disease. (britannica.com)
- Durham, NC - Results of a study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine ( SCTM ) may point the way to a cure for a serious lung disease called silicosis that affects millions of workers worldwide. (eurekalert.org)
- This tells us that magnetic targeting may be a promising strategy for enhancing the beneficial effects of MSC-based cell therapies for silicosis and other chronic lung diseases," Dr. Rocco said. (eurekalert.org)
Workers40
- An occupational disease is typically identified when it is shown that it is more prevalent in a given body of workers than in the general population, or in other worker populations. (wikipedia.org)
- Under the law of workers' compensation in many jurisdictions, there is a presumption that specific disease are caused by the worker being in the work environment and the burden is on the employer or insurer to show that the disease came about from another cause. (wikipedia.org)
- Diseases compensated by national workers compensation authorities are often termed occupational diseases. (wikipedia.org)
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an incidence of occupational injury and illness for 1984 of 8.0 cases and 63.4 lost workdays per 100 full-time workers (5). (cdc.gov)
- It also provides valuable guidance for joint action by employers and workers and for activities carried out by governments, social security institutions and other organizations aimed at the overall prevention of occupational accidents and diseases. (ilo.org)
- Black lung disease is the common name for coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP)or anthracosis, a lung disease of older workers in the coal industry, causedby inhalation, over many years, of small amounts of coal dust. (faqs.org)
- the disease typically affects workers over age 50.Its common name comes from the fact that the inhalation of heavy deposits ofcoal dust makes miners lungs look black instead of a healthy pink. (faqs.org)
- Coal workers' pneumoconiosis, also known as Black Lung Disease. (familydoctor.org)
- We have approached HMC as well as other stake holders for data regarding the type of injuries to the workers as well as occupational diseases. (gulf-times.com)
- While hearing loss has always been an important and debilitating issue in occupational disease, in recent years it has received more attention due to the number of workers in B.C. exposed to noise. (worksafebc.com)
- According to the Workers' Compensation Act, an occupational disease is an illness that has likely been caused by primarily physical, chemical or biological factors at work. (valtiokonttori.fi)
- Preventing injuries and workplace diseases will improve the longevity of gainful employment and bolster workplace safety to provide decent work environments, as well as reduce the burden on injured workers' families and the cost of compensation throughout all sectors, RMA sales and marketing GM Nomfundo Metula said at the launch. (miningweekly.com)
- Workers older than sixty-five have the highest rates of occupational-injury deaths. (encyclopedia.com)
- These run the gamut and include everything from coal miners contracting black lung disease to assembly line workers in meat packing plants developing carpal tunnel syndrome. (ehstoday.com)
- An occupational disease is identified as any chronic ailment that occurs as a result of work or occupational activity, as long as the ailment is more prevalent in a given body of workers than in the general population, is not considered an "ordinary disease of life," was contracted during employment and is an exposure that is common to that occupation. (ehstoday.com)
- The most common are repetitive trauma (found among assembly line workers doing repetitive tasks), skin disorders (notable among farmers and those in the agriculture industry), toxic effects of chemicals (working around asbestos) and respiratory disorders (such as black lung disease). (ehstoday.com)
- Claims for occupational diseases differ from standard workers' compensation accident claims in many ways. (ehstoday.com)
- And before workers even connect it back to their job, they already are entrenched with the family practitioner, who probably is not versed in occupational medicine. (ehstoday.com)
- The dependents of workers who die due to work place accidents and diseases will now have an extended right to compensation beyond the age of 18 years, if their parents could reasonably have been expected to have assisted in their maintenance through their secondary and tertiary education. (cosatu.org.za)
- Workers will have a full right to claim compensation for any diseases arising out of the course and scope of their employment as compensation will not be limited to diseases resulting from exposure to substances at the workplace or due to particular workplace practices, as was originally proposed. (cosatu.org.za)
- Mechanisms must be put in place to increase the compensation to low wage earners who receive much lower compensation for the same injuries or diseases as higher paid workers. (cosatu.org.za)
- The new constitution provides a backdrop against which the compensation regime's removal of workers' rights to civil claims must be viewed, requiring that benefits for occupational disease and injury need to be increased. (cosatu.org.za)
- One of the first tasks of the reconstituted Workers' Compensation Advisory Council will be proposed changes in the Utah Occupational Disease Act. (deseretnews.com)
- Our dedicated industrial disease lawyers are experts in the field of workers' rights and compensation law, and they can guide you through every step of the claim process to help you get the compensation you deserve. (mauriceblackburn.com.au)
- Recent experiences with severe acute respiratory syndrome and the US smallpox vaccination program have demonstrated the vulnerability of healthcare workers to occupationally acquired infectious diseases. (cdc.gov)
- However, despite acknowledgment of risk, the occupational death rate for healthcare workers is unknown. (cdc.gov)
- With available information from federal sources and calculating the additional number of deaths from infection by using data on prevalence and natural history, we estimate the annual death rate for healthcare workers from occupational events, including infection, is 17-57 per 1 million workers. (cdc.gov)
- This premise carries an unstated consequence: an occupational risk to healthcare workers who respond to the needs of contagious patients. (cdc.gov)
- As often occurs when infectious disease outbreaks are caused by an emerging agent, healthcare workers were the group most affected. (cdc.gov)
- Of course, SARS is not the only infection that presents an occupational risk to healthcare workers. (cdc.gov)
- In this article, we examine occupational death rates for healthcare workers by using currently available US federal data sources. (cdc.gov)
- Other occupational groups, as well as healthcare workers, are also at potential risk. (cdc.gov)
- To establish a system for identifying, notifying, and preventing illness and death among workers who are at increased or high risk of occupational disease, and for other purposes. (govtrack.us)
- An individual suffering from an occupational disease can seek compensation for his or her condition under Workers' Compensation statutes or such federal legislation as the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972, 30 U.S.C.A. § 901 et seq. (thefreedictionary.com)
- For example: the structure of the provincial legislation and its enforcement, how federally-regulated workers are protected, employers' implied rights to provide a safe workplace, workers' compensation, occupational disease , criminally unsafe workplaces, how a worker can complain about a safety issue, and current regulatory initiatives. (thefreedictionary.com)
- MSD's affect nearly 60 million workers in 31 European countries, represent 53% of occupational diseases and they are the leading rails of causes of sick leaves (Valeckova, 2010). (thefreedictionary.com)
- The court said the law of occupational disease applied rather than the law of traumatic injury, so that the plaintiff--nurse Rebecca Hussey's father--did not have to prove when and where the needle stick occurred in order to collect her workers' compensation benefits. (thefreedictionary.com)
- Compensation system failures demoralise clients and medical practitioners, and transfer the costs of occupational disease to workers and public sector medical facilities. (thefreedictionary.com)
- Occupational diseases are posing an ever-increasing challenge to workers' compensation systems. (issa.int)
- He published De Morbis Artificum Diatriba in 1700 (Treatise on the Diseases of Workers). (slideserve.com)
Prevention22
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
- Prevention includes treatment of onychomycosis if present, treatment of associated diseases such as vesicular eczema and hyperhidrosis, and adequate hygiene of the feet. (springer.com)
- Occupational disease surveillance is a critical step in the prevention of work-related injury and illness (1). (cdc.gov)
- Beyond the occurrence of diseases, these data could provide useful information regarding causality (exposure and medical consequences), which are needed for the prevention and the evaluation of the impact of the problem. (europa.eu)
- The existence of different legal systems and procedures for the recognition of occupational diseases in Europe makes the comparative exercise difficult, noting that a low number of recognised cases of an occupational disease in a given country is neither a sign of the absence of such a disease nor necessarily a clear proof of successful prevention. (europa.eu)
- The code has been drawn up with the object of providing guidance to those who may be engaged in the framing of provisions and the setting up of systems, procedures and arrangements for the recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases, commuting accidents, dangerous occurrences and incidents, and their investigation and prevention. (ilo.org)
- Failure to appreciate the importance of work-related factors in such conditions impedes diagnosis, treatment and, most importantly of all, prevention of further disease. (news-medical.net)
- Dr. Blanc added that the authors hope that the statement will cause clinicians to consider not just the respiratory condition but also the patient's occupation and "will move policy makers to take seriously the prevention of such diseases among working women and men around the globe. (news-medical.net)
- Significantly reducing the incidence of occupational disease is not simple, it may not be easy and it will not happen overnight, but progress is certainly feasible," Mr. Ryder concluded, as he stressed the need in developing an effective prevention strategy. (un.org)
- On April 27 2012 the State Administration of Work Safety promulgated three new regulations to implement the recently revised Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Law. (lexology.com)
- The regulations provide more specific guidance on employers' obligations in terms of occupational disease prevention and control under the law. (lexology.com)
- According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), frequent and repeated use of hand hygiene products, including soaps and hand sanitizers, can lead to chronic occupational dermatitis. (cleanlink.com)
- While a good hand hygiene program is a must for any facility, particularly those in the healthcare or foodservice fields, the best offense to occupational dermatitis is prevention. (cleanlink.com)
- The Project Firstline program is a national training collaborative led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in partnership with ANA and the American Academy of Pediatrics, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity. (nursingworld.org)
- Learn PPE safety tips, infectious disease guidelines, how to speak to coworkers and patients about infection prevention, and more. (nursingworld.org)
- In response, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other organizations have promulgated guidelines for healthcare worker protection, recommending vaccination, early patient screening, isolation precautions, and use of personal protective equipment ( 10 ). (cdc.gov)
- Saving Lives, Protecting People Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
- Possibilities for prevention entail considering both non-occupational and occupational factors. (baua.de)
- Despite the relatively high incidence of contact dermatitis and other workplace skin diseases, the impact and risk of skin contact with chemicals and other hazardous agents are not well known, hampering the recognition and prevention of these disorders. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
- the prevention of unemployment through long-term sick leave of people who have suffered an occupational accident, by introducing rehabilitation and return to work measures. (issa.int)
- The limited evidence that does exist suggests that moisturizers used alone or in combination with a barrier cream can result in a clinically beneficial effect in the long or short-term primary prevention of occupational irritant hand dermatitis. (wikipedia.org)
Workplace7
- Although some infectious diseases, such as anthrax, brucellosis, and erysipeloid, are commonly associated with workplace exposure, they are not included in this summary, as they have been listed in the corresponding document for infectious diseases (9). (cdc.gov)
- Many substances found in the workplace can cause disease. (familydoctor.org)
- With any herbicide exposure at work, people were more than twice as likely to develop COPD by middle age, and workplace pesticide exposure was associated with 74 percent higher odds of the common lung disease, researchers report in Thorax. (yahoo.com)
- An occupational therapist can also advise how to adapt your home or workplace to improve easy movement or safety, for example by arranging the installation of extra hand rails by steps, stairs and perhaps in bathrooms. (eu.com)
- First, according to Smith, many cases of lung disease are incorrectly attributed to the workplace. (ehstoday.com)
- Information collected included a lifetime occupational history and details of specific workplace physical activities. (bmj.com)
- In reality, occupational skin diseases are among the most frequently reported workplace maladies, more so even than respiratory cases, both in the United States and Europe. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
Epidemiology2
- The scope of this review is to highlight important and interesting articles in the field of the epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and occupational exposure. (nih.gov)
- Diepgen TL, Coenraads PJ (1999) The epidemiology of occupational contact dermatitis. (springer.com)
Injuries and diseases3
- Reporting occupational injuries and diseases is required by 105 CMR 300.180. (mass.gov)
- Preventing work accidents, occupational injuries and diseases has more benefits than just reducing damages: it has also been shown to be a contributory factor in improving company performance. (europa.eu)
- COSATU applauds Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Labour for the amendments which it has made to the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases ("COIDA") Amendment Bill. (cosatu.org.za)
Musculoskeletal2
- However, many countries do not offer compensations for certain diseases like musculoskeletal disorders caused by work (e.g. in Norway). (wikipedia.org)
- Meanwhile, new diseases such as mental and musculoskeletal disorders are on the rise. (un.org)
Infectious diseases2
Definition of occupational disease2
- One of the most significant changes in the law is the definition of occupational disease. (deseretnews.com)
- Last year's proposal to modify the definition of occupational disease has been reintroduced this year and is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Commerce & Labor Committee next week. (awcnet.org)
Common occupational2
- Occupational Overuse Syndrome (OOS) is among the most common occupational diseases. (bibalex.org)
- The most common occupational diseases include hearing defects, dermatitis and pulmonary diseases. (valtiokonttori.fi)
Work25
- This ILO list represents the latest worldwide consensus on diseases which are internationally accepted as caused by work. (ilo.org)
- Therefore, the term work-related diseases is utilized to describe diseases of occupational origin. (wikipedia.org)
- Occupational skin diseases and conditions are generally caused by chemicals and having wet hands for long periods while at work. (wikipedia.org)
- Based on the work of two meetings of experts, the ILO Governing Body approved a new list of occupational diseases on 25 March 2010 during its 307th Session. (ilo.org)
- The open items allow the recognition of the occupational origin of diseases not specified in the list if a link is established between exposure to risk factors arising from work activities and the disorders contracted by the worker. (ilo.org)
- Both work owners and employees have to consider these factors to maintain a healthy working power, increase productivity, and avoid occupational diseases. (bibalex.org)
- Occupational respiratory disease is any lung condition you get at work. (familydoctor.org)
- Depending on your line of work, you might not be able to avoid occupational respiratory disease. (familydoctor.org)
- In some cases, the patient may be contacted for a telephone interview about the conditions at work that contributed to the disease or injury. (mass.gov)
- More than 1 in 10 people with a range of non-cancerous lung diseases may be sick as a result of inhaling vapors, gas, dust or fumes at work, according to a joint American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society statement published in the ATS's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. (news-medical.net)
- In addition, occupational diseases of subsidised employees in work trial or on-the-job coaching, as well as of uninsured contract fire department members, are compensated. (valtiokonttori.fi)
- One third of the participants were identified as having respiratory problems or diseases prior to being interviewed and two thirds of the participants were from dusty work environments. (cdc.gov)
- Adishesh A, Meyer JD, Cherry NM (2002) Prognosis and work absence due to occupational contact dermatitis. (springer.com)
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases are caused by the inhalation of chemical irritants, allergens or toxins in work or home environments. (brighamandwomens.org)
- While there is no cure for the majority of occupational and environmental lung diseases, our specialists will work with you to manage your symptoms and prevent further exposure. (brighamandwomens.org)
- The present explorative study aims at identifying the main problems with which patients affected by a Chronic Hematological Disease (CHD) deal when returning to everyday working life, factors associated with work reintegration and, finally, to understand the need for facilitators enhancing reintegration outcomes. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- An occupational or industrial disease is an illness caused by work, or any pre-existing diseases that were aggravated due to work commitments. (mauriceblackburn.com.au)
- Occupational lung diseases are lung problems that are made worse in certain work environments. (ahealthyme.com)
- Certain types of work put you at greater risk for occupational lung diseases than others. (ahealthyme.com)
- Delayed reactions or diseases that take a long time to develop, like lung cancer or loss of hearing, can be caused by long-term exposure to a substance or work activity. (wsib.on.ca)
- Although the term suggests that it relates to an occupation or work, occupational therapy can help with a much wider range of activities. (eu.com)
- Your occupational therapist will first assess your daily routines and often your home, work and leisure activities. (eu.com)
- n. an illness resulting from long-term employment in a particular type of work, such as black lung disease among miners, or cancer among asbestos installers. (thefreedictionary.com)
- The vast majority of all occupational claims are due to work-related diseases. (issa.int)
- If you or a loved one has been exposed to hazardous work conditions, been victim to occupational diseases, or feel entitled to occupational disease compensation, our attorneys at Carlson, Meissner, Hart & Hayslett are here to help. (carlsonmeissner.com)
OSHA2
Diagnosis3
- This paper describes diagnostic algorithms of differential diagnosis to confirm the diagnosis of occupational disease and to take measures for preserving functional capacity of the employees. (srce.hr)
- A practical and thorough guide to the early recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of occupational diseases. (who.int)
- Occupational lung diseases, like other lung diseases, usually require an initial chest X-ray for diagnosis. (ahealthyme.com)
Safety3
- By comparison, occupational injuries are mostly the immediate result of mechanical factors such as lifting or bending, or failures in safety measures resulting in accidents or fires. (thecanadianencyclopedia.com)
- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the safety of food additives for consumption, but it does not require safety testing of other routes relevant to occupational exposure, such as inhalation. (osha.gov)
- The occupational therapist can advise patients in home modifications when necessary, to increase the patient's independence and safety with mobility. (medscape.com)
Lawyers2
- If you have experienced this, Maurice Blackburn lawyers can assist you with industrial disease compensations to lessen your financial burden. (mauriceblackburn.com.au)
- Our occupational diseases lawyers are experienced in winning fair compensation for our clients on a no win, no fee basis. (mauriceblackburn.com.au)
Hypersensitivity1
- A case of occupational hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused fay an air conditioning unit is presented. (ovid.com)
Burden3
- They did not study cancer of the lung and pleura, the membrane surrounding the lungs, because the occupational burden for those conditions, which can be substantial, has already been reported. (news-medical.net)
- 2019) The Occupational Burden of Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases. (news-medical.net)
- Asbestos and respirable crystalline silica (RCS) are particularly substantial contributors to the burden of lung disease. (hse.gov.uk)
Dusts2
- In conclusion, occupational exposure to dusts, chemicals and gases will be considered an established, or supported by good evidence, risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (nih.gov)
- Although precipitins to avian, fungal, thermophilic actinomycetes may be present in asymptomatic individuals exposed to organic dusts, their presence may assist to confirm disease in symptomatic patients. (edu.au)
Parkinson's3
- An occupational therapist is often a member of the multidisciplinary team, that is, a group of professionals with different areas of expertise, who together will help you manage your Parkinson's. (eu.com)
- Researchers utilized several measurement scales for analyses, including the Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale (SOFAS), Scales for Outcomes for Parkinson's-Psychosocial (SCOPA-PS), professional fitness, Starkstein Apathy Scale , and Schwab and England Activities of Daily Living Scale . (ajmc.com)
- Deep brain stimulation impact on social and occupational functioning in Parkinson's disease with early motor complications. (ajmc.com)
Accidents and occupational diseases1
- Accidents and occupational diseases can give rise to heavy costs to the company, particularly small companies. (europa.eu)
Amyotrophic Lateral S2
- Individuals with chronic occupational exposure to lead have an 80 percent higher odds of developing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) than individuals who do not have the exposure. (scienceblogs.com)
- Proportionate mortality of Italian soccer players: is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis an occupational disease? (nih.gov)
COPD3
- Each ten-year increase in occupational exposure to pesticides carried a 12 percent increased risk of COPD and a 16 percent higher risk of developing chronic bronchitis. (yahoo.com)
- Others develop many years later, such as pneumoconiosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma - these are life-limiting and/or life-altering. (hse.gov.uk)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, claims the lives of 119,524 Americans annually. (ehstoday.com)
Silica1
- It is the oldest known occupational lung disease, and is caused by exposure to inhaled particles of silica, mostlyfrom quartz in rocks, sand, and similar substances. (faqs.org)
Dermatitis5
- Clinical manifestations of the contact dermatitis are also modified by external factors such as environmental factors (mechanical pressure, temperature, and humidity) and predisposing characteristics of the individual (age, sex, ethnic origin, preexisting skin disease, atopic skin diathesis, and anatomic region exposed. (wikipedia.org)
- Berndt U, Wigger-Alberti W, Gabard B, Elsner P (2000) Efficacy of a barrier cream and its vehicle as protective measures against occupational irritant contact dermatitis. (springer.com)
- Dickel H, Kuss O, Schmidt A, Kretz J, Diepgen TL (2002a) Importance of irritant dermatitis in occupational skin disease. (springer.com)
- Contact dermatitis is one of the most common types of occupational illness, with estimated medical costs at nearly $1.5 billion annually. (cleanlink.com)
- Interventions for preventing occupational irritant hand dermatitis. (wikipedia.org)
Skin disease6
- Another occupational skin disease is Glove related hand urticaria. (wikipedia.org)
- Dickel H, Kuss O, Schmidt A, Diepgen TL (2002b) Impact of preventive strategies on trend of occupational skin disease in hairdressers: population-based register study. (springer.com)
- Dickel H, Kuss O, Schmidt A, Diepgen TL (2002c) Occupational relevance of positive standard patch-test results in employed persons with an initial report of an occupational skin disease. (springer.com)
- Deb Group earned recognition for its "Fight Occupational Skin Disease" campaign. (ishn.com)
- Surveys have shown that more than 90% of physicians in private practice see patients with occupational diseases, about 45% to 55% of whom have a skin disease. (annals.org)
- Another occupational skin disease is glove-related hand urticaria, believed to be caused by repeated wearing and removal of the gloves. (wikipedia.org)
20011
- Dickel H, Kuss O, Blesius CR, Schmidt A, Diepgen TL (2001) Occupational skin diseases in Northern Bavaria between 1990 and 1999: a population based study. (springer.com)
Practice4
- The practical recommendations of this code of practice are intended for the use of all those who have responsibility for the reporting, recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases. (ilo.org)
- Only about 10,000 of some 800,000 American doctors practice in the field of occupational medicine, and only a small percentage of these have had training leading to certification as specialists in this field. (encyclopedia.com)
- Additionally, 400 physicians in private practice were asked to report on the extent and type of occupational disability. (scienceblog.com)
- Among patients with Parkinson disease (PD) aged 60 years and younger with early motor complications, deep brain stimulation (DBS) was found to provide significant improvements in social, occupational, and psychosocial function, according to study findings published in Movement Disorders Clinical Practice . (ajmc.com)
Worker's4
- According to Dennis Lloyd, attorney for the Worker's Compensation Fund of Utah, an ad hoc committee of the advisory council has spent considerable time revising the occupational disease code and has reduced the number of sections from 65 to 11. (deseretnews.com)
- Coal worker's pneumoconiosis or black lung disease. (ahealthyme.com)
- 1. You can fill out and submit a Worker's Report of Injury/Disease Form 6 online or over the phone by calling us Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 416-344-1000 or toll-free 1-800-387-0750 (TTY 1-800-387-0050). (wsib.on.ca)
- 2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, to be valid and compensable, claims for hearing loss due to occupational noise exposure must be filed within two years of the date of the worker's last injurious exposure to occupational noise in employment covered under this title or within one year of September 10, 2003, whichever is later. (wa.gov)
Workplaces1
- Certain workplaces lend themselves to disease. (familydoctor.org)
Allergic1
- This is an allergic lung disease caused by a lung inflammation that happens from breathing in many different substances including fungus spores, bacteria, animal or plant protein, or specific chemicals. (ahealthyme.com)
Exposure to pesticides1
- Occupational exposure to pesticides: time to nip it in the bud? (bmj.com)
Disability7
- The disease may advance, with increasing disability, for years after the person has stopped inhaling the dust. (britannica.com)
- At this stage there is little disability, but later the disease may progress to a more-generalized form, and in some instances large masses of fibrotic tissue form in the lung. (britannica.com)
- The draft says an employer's or physician's injury report filed with the commission, employer or insurance carriers or the payment of any medical or disability benefits by the employer or the employer's insurance carrier constitutes notification of an occupational disease. (deseretnews.com)
- D) No compensation shall be payable for any occupational disease unless the employee suffers a disability as described in Section 42-9-10, 42-9-20, or 42-9-30. (scstatehouse.gov)
- The disablement and disability of an employee from an occupational disease shall be determined as provided in this chapter. (scstatehouse.gov)
- provided, however, that the disease under this subdivision shall be deemed to have occurred on the date that disability or death shall occur by reason of such disease. (nc.gov)
- Occupational disease compensation may also be available for illness or disability associated with certain diseases, exposure to harmful substances or conditions and repetitive motion trauma. (carlsonmeissner.com)
Asbestos5
- The widespread use of asbestos as an insulating material during World War II , and later in flooring, ceiling tiles, brake linings, and as a fire protectant sprayed inside buildings, led to a virtual epidemic of asbestos-related disease 20 years later. (britannica.com)
- To know the difference between an occupational disease and an occupational hazard, think of a roofer putting asbestos shingles on a building. (ehstoday.com)
- For the past 17 years, I have specialised in representing individuals affected by mesothelioma and other asbestos diseases. (apil.org.uk)
- I have represented victims of asbestos related disease both in Scotland and England for the last 25 years. (apil.org.uk)
- I am a Partner and Head of the Asbestos Related Disease Team based in the Cambridge Office of Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, travelling extensively across the East Anglia Region visiting clients and their families at home. (apil.org.uk)
Chemicals3
- and certain types of what would normally be considered a disease, such as acute poisoning by chemicals discovered immediately, are counted as "injuries. (thecanadianencyclopedia.com)
- Occupational diseases may occur in varying time frames, from the instantaneous development of illness following exposure to toxic chemicals to decades between onset of exposure and the development of disease, as occurs with many occupationally related cancers. (encyclopedia.com)
- As a result, sampling methods have been developed, personal protective equipment has improved, and occupational exposure limits have been established for numerous chemicals. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
Environmental lung3
- Your physician will review your medical history and perform a physical exam to determine the cause of your occupational or environmental lung disease. (brighamandwomens.org)
- Occupational and environmental lung disease patients benefit from the wide range of specialists at The Lung Center, including thoracic surgeons, oncologists, pulmonologists and imaging experts. (brighamandwomens.org)
- Any recommended surgery or procedure will be performed by an experienced, board-certified surgeon, in collaboration with the treatment team including nurses and physician assistants, all of whom specialize in taking care of patients with occupational and environmental lung diseases. (brighamandwomens.org)
Dust4
- In the years since the federal government has regulated dust levels in coal mines, the number of cases of black lung disease has fallen sharply. (faqs.org)
- The introduction of regulatory agencies and enforcement of dust regulations has greatly decreased the prevalence of these diseases, but many people continue to suffer from lung diseases due to environmental factors. (brighamandwomens.org)
- In most cases, these diseases result from inorganic dust exposure during manufacturing, processing or mining ( pneumoconiosis ). (brighamandwomens.org)
- This disease is caused by inhaling coal dust. (ahealthyme.com)
20162
- Section 8.3.7.2 of NIOSH's Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and 2,3-Pentandione, (2016). (osha.gov)
- This 2016 WHO video features Erika Garcia, a Pandemic & Epidemic Diseases epidemiologist with WHO, answering questions about the Zika virus. (ohsonline.com)
Unsafe1
- A disease or injury contracted as a result of prolonged exposure to unsafe substances or conditions in the natural course of one's employment, where the risk of such condition or injury is greater than that prevalent in the general population. (yourdictionary.com)
Symptoms4
- 3 Because many of the cases have been associated with popcorn manufacturing plants, the term "popcorn lung" has often been used to describe the respiratory symptoms and fixed obstructive lung disease seen in these employees. (osha.gov)
- What are the symptoms of occupational lung diseases? (ahealthyme.com)
- The symptoms of occupational lung diseases may look like other medical conditions or problems. (ahealthyme.com)
- Treatment is focused on relieving symptoms and slowing down the progression of the disease, while the medical world searches for a permanent solution. (eurekalert.org)
List of occupational diseases6
- The ILO Governing Body approved a new list of occupational diseases in 2010, which replaces the preceding one in the annex of Recommendation No. 194. (ilo.org)
- The new list of occupational diseases reflects the state-of-the-art development in the identification and recognition of occupational diseases in the world of today. (ilo.org)
- In-line with the new list of occupational diseases, the Government of Indonesia is discussing a revision of the Presidential Decree 1993, No.22 on List of Occupational Diseases. (ilo.org)
- Based on the first wave of the EODS pilot data collection, Eurostat, with the support of the Task Force EODS, produced a short list of occupational diseases also called the 'core-list' of diseases . (europa.eu)
- The EU INDEX will be complemented by the national country profiles, which will show the national situation in relation to the 'core-list' of occupational diseases. (europa.eu)
- Would you have comments or suggestions regarding the 'core list' of occupational diseases and their groupings? (europa.eu)