Incidence Of Occupational Diseases Research Articles

Occupational prevalence rates in metallurgists in the Sverdlovsk Region

Introduction. The previous analysis conducted for 2003–2022 showed ferrous industry employing over twenty five thousand people to make the most contribution to occupational disease incidence rates in the Sverdlovsk Region since 68.6 % of its workers are affected by industrial exposures above occupational safety standards. The purpose of the study was the analysis of occupational disease incidence in workers of a ferrous metal processing plant of the Sverdlovsk Region and assessment of the impact of adverse factors of the work environment and industrial processes on its rates.
 Materials and methods. Long-term occupational disease incidence in workers of the ferrous metal processing plant has been analyzed by the causative agent, nosology, age, gender, and job. Data of the reporting form No. 1-T (working conditions) for the study period have been scrutinized; comparative data evaluation by working conditions and occupational disease incidence rates has been made.
 Results. High incidence rates of work-related diseases in the metallurgists indicate to a significant proportion (70 %) of them to be exposed to occupational hazards. The established 20-year rate at the enterprise was 5.6 and 1.6 times higher than the regional and Russian averages in this industry, respectively. Increased gas and dust levels in the workplace air remain the leading health risk factors in ferrous metallurgy.
 Limitations. The limitation of this study was the lack of annual data on workers by job preventing calculation of job-specific disease incidence rates per 10 thousand workers.
 Conclusion. Despite the substantial modernization of the metallurgical complex, metal processing technology still does not comply with safety standards, thus requiring the development and implementation of science-based preventive measures aimed at maintaining workers’ health.

Description of Occupational Contact Dermatitis Related to the Use of Personal Protective Equipment with a History of Atopy in Health Workers at Prof. DR. Chairuddin Panusunan Lubis Universitas Sumatera Utara and H. Adam Malik Hospital.

Coronavirus disease 2019 was declared a pandemic by WHO in March 2020. The Indonesian Ministry of Health has recommended many prevention strategies including the use of hand sanitizers (HSs) and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), especially for healthcare workers. Previous research reported that the increase in the use of HS and PPE is directly proportional to the increase in the incidence of occupational skin diseases. To find out the prevalence of work-related contact dermatitis patients related to the use of PPE in healthcare workers at Prof. DR. Chairuddin Panusunan Lubis Universitas Sumatera Utara and H. Adam Malik Hospital, Medan, with a history of atopy dermatitis. This was a descriptive study including 104 healthcare workers. The results of the study were analysed using prevalence and frequency data distribution. In this study, we found that the majority of occupational skin diseases in healthcare workers are female (n = 64; 62.5%), and the most common age group was 31-33 years old (44.2%). The incidence of contact dermatitis due to the use of PPE in healthcare workers at Prof. DR. Chairuddin Panusunan Lubis Universitas Sumatera Utara and H. Adam Malik Hospital, Medan, was found only in 15 subjects (14.4%), and only 5 (33.3%) of them had a history of suffering from atopy dermatitis. There is high prevalence of contact dermatitis due to PPE at Prof. DR. Chairuddin Panusunan Lubis Universitas Sumatera Utara and H. Adam Malik Hospital, Medan; in 104 research subjects, only 15 people (14.4%) suffered from work-related contact dermatitis with a history of atopy in 5 people (33.3%).

An Assessment of Occupational Accidents and Diseases Among Female Healthcare Personnel in Human Health Services

This study was designed as a cross-sectional descriptive investigation with the objective of referencing previous research by disclosing the incidence of occupational accidents and occupational diseases among female personnel employed in human health services in Turkey. The study analyzed data from the Social Security Institution of the Republic of Turkey spanning the years 2013 to 2020. The research findings indicate that female healthcare workers experience a greater incidence of occupational accidents and illnesses compared to their male counterparts. Nevertheless, male healthcare workers exhibit a higher mortality rate resulting from work-related accidents. In contemporary times, there has been a decline in work-related accidents and fatalities, as well as occupational illnesses, among women employed in various industries. However, there has been a notable rise in work-related accidents and fatalities, as well as occupational illnesses, among female healthcare professionals.

Analysis Of Occupational Safety And Health Risk Using The Hazard And Operational Study (Hazops) Method For Repairman

Knowledge of occupational safety and health is very important for every job, but in practice there are still violations of OHS committed by Repairman such as not using personal protective equipment which is a mandatory requirement to carry out when doing work. By not implementing the OHS program in the workshop, it will have a negative impact in the form of increased incidence of work accidents and occupational diseases. Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOPS) is an attempt to identify the hazards of a process if it deviates from what it should be, hazops is a very systematic, thorough, and complete technique. Based on the results of preliminary studies that have been carried out, it is found that Griya Motor 168 City Market South Tangerang has 6 workers, all workers do not use personal protective equipment, for this reason researchers are interested in examining risks using the HAZOPS method . The general purpose of this research is to analyze occupational safety and health risks using the Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOPS) method at the Griya Motor 168 Pondok Cabe Workshop in South Tangerang. This research is a qualitative research. The techniques used in data collection are field observations and interviews. Data analysis begins with identifying Occupational Safety and Health risks by determining study points (nodes), deviations, causes, consequences and actions. Based on the results of the study, 8 potential hazards were obtained with 2 high categories, 4 medium categories, and 2 low categories. With this research, it is hoped that the company will improve safety for workers to reduce the risk of work accidents, for PPE, it should be emphasized and controlled because there are still workers who are negligent in using PPE

Health statistics indicators as a factor in accounting for occupational morbidity

Introduction When analyzing the risk of the impact of harmful factors on the health of employees, some researchers explain the low incidence of occupational diseases in Russia by errors in their detection during preventive examinations, lack of interest of employers and employees in the detection and registration of these diseases, and other reasons. At the same time, we did not find any works in the literature devoted to errors in coding of diagnoses of occupational diseases and their registration.The purpose of the work is to identify the cause of poor accounting of occupational diseases in Russia.Materials and methods The work was carried out on the basis of the Industrial Register of persons with occupational diseases. The registry was developed by the A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical and Biological Center and has been in commercial operation since 2011. As of 31.12.2020, the register contains information about 2 300 patients with occupational diseases from among the employees of enterprises and organizations served by the health care institutions of FMBA of Russia. Directive documents on identification and registration of occupational diseases were analyzed.Results and discussion Analysis of the health of the working contingent and the subsequent creation of plans for medical and rehabilitation measures to reduce the incidence of occupational diseases among persons working at enterprises and organizations that are on dispensary registration in health care institutions of FMBA of Russia, requires knowledge of correct morbidity indicators about them. For this purpose, it is necessary to improve the registration of occupational diseases in Russia by switching to the diagnosis coding system adopted in the country’s sanitary statistics, and to make appropriate changes in policy documents.Conclusion One of the reasons for errors in recording occupational diseases is the violation of classification principles in the Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia No 417n.

Investigation and analysis of occupational hazard factors in different industries in Tongliao City

Objective: To investigate the occupational hazard factors of different industries in Tongliao City, and to provide scientific basis for the prevention and control of occupational disease in Tongliao City. Methods: In July 2021, the detection data of coal dust, silica dust, cement dust, benzene, noise and other occupational hazard factors, as well as the occupational health examination data of workers in various positions of 104 enterprises in different industries in Tongliao City were cllected and anylazed. χ(2) test was used to analyze the results of chest radiography of workers in different age groups. Results: A total of 104 enterprises were investigated, and the median time-weighted average concentration (C(TWA)) of coal dust, silic a dust, cement dust and benzene in contact with test posts were 0.94, 0.30, 0.70 and 0.95 mg/m(3), respectively. The median 8 h equivalent sound level (L(EX, 8 h)) of noise was 74.1 dB (A) . The over standard rates of silica dust, cement dust and noise contact positions were 10.83% (16/240) , 7.14% (2/28) and 0.48% (3/628) , respectively. The differences of chest X-ray examination of coal dust and silica dust workers in different working ages were statistically significant (χ(2)=218.50, 531.80, P<0.001) . The difference of hearing threshold of noise workers with different working age was statistically significant (χ(2)=1290.00, P<0.001) . The rates of leukopenia and neutropenia were 41.90% (44/105) and 20.95% (22/105) in benzene exposed workers. The positive rate of brucella exposure workers was 1.33% (1/75) for tiger red plate agglutination test and 3.23% (3/93) for tube agglutination test. Conclusion: Silica dust, cement dust and noise exceed the standard in some posts and places in the Tongliao City, and some workers are infected with Brucella. In the future, we can focus on monitoring noise-generating posts, strengthen supervision and implement prevention and control measures to reduce the incidence of occupational diseases.

The effect of financial performance indicators in financial statements on the incidence of occupational injuries and diseases in South Korea

The effect of financial performance indicators in financial statements on the incidence of occupational injuries and diseases in South Korea

Trends in Occupational Diseases in Italian Industry and Services From 2006 To 2019.

There is a paucity of data on occupational disease incidence in Italy, and we analyzed the trend on time as an incidence rate ratio (IRR). Occupational diseases reported to the Italian National Insurance for Occupational Diseases (INAIL) in industrial and services sectors from 2006 to 2019 were considered and analyzed. Annual case counts were analyzed using a Poisson regression model to estimate incidence trends. The incidence of occupational diseases in the industrial and services sectors in 2019 was 261 cases for 100,000 workers, with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) representing 65% of the total cases, their incidence being 169.5 cases per 100,000 workers. The incidence of ear diseases (ED) decreased to 20.8 cases for 100,000 workers. The annual change in incidence (IRR) was 1.08 (CI 95% 1.07-1.11) for MSDs, 1.08 (CI 95% 1.06-1.10) for cancers, and 1.04 (CI 95% 1.03-1.06) for respiratory diseases. The trend was significantly negative for ear diseases, 0.96 (CI 95% 0.96-0.97), and skin diseases 0.93 (CI 95% 0.92-0.93). No changes were found for asbestos and mental diseases. During the study period, occupational diseases increased in Italy, mainly for MSDs, due to a changeover in eligibility criteria from 2008. However, the overall incidence was lower than in other EU Countries. More efforts are needed to harmonize the legislation for joint action in the prevention and recognition of occupational diseases.

Choroby zawodowe rolników ubezpieczonych w KRUS Occupational diseases of farmers insured with the Agricultural Social Insurance Fund (KRUS)

The study deals with farmers’ occupational diseases that are covered by the Agricultural Social Insurance Fund (KRUS). It presents the quantitative and territorial structure of the types of occupational diseases of farmers insured with KRUS between 2012 and 2021. The effects of occupational diseases for farmers, based on health impairment suffered, were also examined. The incidence of occupational diseases by age of insured farmers was reviewed. The role of the prevention activities undertaken by KRUS to reduce the incidence of occupational diseases among farmers was also presented. The study draws on KRUS data and information material as well as literature. Descriptive analysis, tabular analysis and inference methods were used to achieve the objectives and verify the hypotheses.

Characterizing Occupational Skin Disease Incidence, 2017-2021.

Dermatitis®Ahead of Print LettersCharacterizing Occupational Skin Disease Incidence, 2017–2021Aneesh Agarwal and Nicholas GulatiAneesh Agarwalhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6614-3763Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.Search for more papers by this author and Nicholas GulatiDepartment of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA. Search for more papers by this authorEmail the corresponding author at nicholas.gulati@mssm.eduPublished Online:19 Jun 2023https://doi.org/10.1089/derm.2023.0090AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail View articleFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 0Issue 0 Information© 2023 American Contact Dermatitis Society. All Rights Reserved.To cite this article:Aneesh Agarwal and Nicholas Gulati.Characterizing Occupational Skin Disease Incidence, 2017–2021.Dermatitis®.ahead of printhttp://doi.org/10.1089/derm.2023.0090Online Ahead of Print:June 19, 2023PDF download

Investigation and analysis of late reporting and under-reporting of occupational diseases from 2018 to 2020 in China

Objective: To understand the late reporting and the under-reporting of occupational disease from 2018 to 2020 in China and analyze the causes, so as to provide scientific evidence for improving the quality of occupational disease reports in China, timely acquiring the incidence of occupational disease, and assessing the occupational hazards. Methods: From May to December 2021, A total of 320 occupational disease diagnostic institutions were selected for investigation. The original documents of occupational disease diagnosis cases from 2018 to 2020 were compared with the online reported cases, and late reported and under-reported cases of occupational disease were analyzed. Results: A total of 32207 diagnosed cases from 2018 to 2020 were investigated, including 28934 confirmed cases and 3273 cases without occupational disease. The overall late reported rate and under-reported rate of confirmed cases were 20.2% and 2.1%, respectively. There were significant differences in the rate of late reporting and under-reporting of occupational diseases in different regions and different types of diagnostic institutions (P<0.001). The southwest region had the highest rates of late reporting and under-reporting, 61.6% and 7.9% respectively. The late reported rate of all kinds of occupational diseases was about 15.0%, and the under-reported rate was from 1.5.0% to 5.0%. Conclusion: At present, the phenomenon of late reporting and under-reporting occupational diseases is still obvious. It is necessary to strengthen the inspection of occupational disease reporting, improve the quality of occupational disease reporting, and provide scientific basis for the formulation of occupational disease prevention and control policies.

Occupational Diseases in Workers Engaged in Hydrocarbon Extraction in the Arctic

Introduction: Literary sources present rather contradictory data on the health of oil and gas industry workers in the Russian Arctic, which requires additional research. Objective: To assess causes and circumstances, structure and number of occupational diseases among employees engaged in hydrocarbon extraction in the Arctic. Materials and methods: We studied data of the public health monitoring on working conditions and occupational diseases in the Russian Arctic and the registry of extracts from occupational disease records (Order 176 of the Russian Ministry of Health dated May 28, 2001). The retrieved data were analyzed in Microsoft Excel 2016 and Epi Info statistical software, version 6.04d. Results: We have revealed a pronounced contrast in working conditions and the number of occupational diseases between coal miners in the Komi Republic (city of Vorkuta) and Chukotka Autonomous Area, on the one hand, and oil and gas production workers of the Nenets and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Areas, on the other, in the years 2007–2021. We estimated that 85.1 % of miners and only 3.1 % of gas and oil workers were employed at facilities characterized by extreme sanitary and epidemiological ill-being. Miners were diagnosed with 98.2 % of all occupational diseases registered in workers employed in the extraction of hydrocarbon resources, and the occupational disease incidence in them (201.71 per 10,000 workers) was 492 times higher than that in oil and gas workers (0.41 per 10,000). The most prevalent occupational diseases in the miners were chronic bronchitis (21.3 %), radiculopathy (21.0 %), and mono- and polyneuropathy (10.3 %) while workers of oil and gas companies mainly suffered from sensorineural hearing loss (46.3 %), radiculopathy (18.5 %), and vibration disease (16.7 %). Conclusion: Our findings confirm good health of oil and gas workers and necessitate urgent priority measures aimed at improvement of working conditions and all types of prevention of occupational conditions in coal miners working in the Arctic.

Occupational Health Risks for Workers Engaged in Copper-Nickel Ore Processing

Introduction: Despite all preventive measures constantly taken, high incidence of occupational diseases is still registered in workers of copper-nickel enterprises. Objective: To obtain new knowledge about the conditions, timing, structure and frequency of occupational diseases in order to develop methods for their more effective prevention in workers involved in pyrometallurgical copper-nickel ore processing. Materials and methods: We have analyzed incidence rates of occupational diseases in a cohort of 664 workers who processed copper-nickel ore in 2007–2020. Results: Working conditions during pyrometallurgical processing of copper-nickel ore correspond to hazard classes 3.2–3.4 with the chemical exposure being of paramount importance in the development of health disorders (45.6 % of cases). In 2007, 664 workers were examined and 158 occupational diseases were diagnosed in 65 (9.8 %) of them in the years 2008–2020, respiratory and musculoskeletal diseases being the most prevalent categories (50.6 % and 29.1 %, respectively) and chronic bronchitis and sensorineural hearing loss – the most prevalent diseases (27.8 % and 17.1 %, respectively). We established non-occupational disorders (arthralgia, osteochondrosis, early signs of hearing impairment, etc.) contributing to further development of occupational diseases. Smoking history (&gt; 5 packs/year) was found to promote occupational diseases of the respiratory system (RR = 4.84; 95 % CI: 2.51–9.35). Crane operators (17.5 % of the workers) were found to be at highest risk of occupational diseases (366.1 cases per 10,000 workers). Conclusions: Based on data on previously registered occupational diseases, working conditions, length of service, occupation, and clinical conditions, criteria for five risk categories have been developed to predict occupational diseases by time, nosology, and severity of the course in metallurgists involved in copper-nickel ore processing.

Anestezi Sağlık Çalışanlarının İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Konusunda Algı, Bilgi ve Tutumlarının Değerlendirilmesi

Objective: Anesthesia healthcare workers work under more intense hazard, risk and excessive workload specific to their field, in addition to the problems of other healthcare workers. This study aims to identify perception of occupational risks in the working environment, knowledge about occupational health and safety (OHS), and the use of personal protective equipment in the working environment among the anesthesia healthcare workers. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 153 anesthesia healthcare workers. The healthcare workers participating in the study were divided into 2 groups according to their work: physicians and non-physician healthcare workers. The questionnaire included sociodemographic, knowledge about occupational risks and Occupational Health and Safety Law (OHSL), use of personal protective equipment and knowledge of OHS in the institution questions. Results: The frequencies of the working conditions and professional practice areas of the group of doctors being not ergonomically appropriate (p=0.005), insufficient lighting (p=0.001), insufficient heat (p&lt;0.015), chemical agent exposure (p=0.024), ionizing radiation exposure (p=0.003), exposure to biological agents (p=0.022), exposure to psychological risk factors (p=0.017) were found to be statistically significantly higher. In this study, it was found that the perception of working environment conditions and occupational risk factors was higher in doctors, and their knowledge of OHSL and OHS practices in the institution was higher in the non-physician group. Conclusion: The OHS trainings received by the health care workers were effective for the results. Increasing knowledge about occupational risks and preventive measures against them can reduce the incidence and consequences of possible occupational diseases. Keywords: Anesthesia, occupational health, occupational safety

Improving trends estimates for specific work-related ill-health conditions when excess zeros are present in a voluntary health reporting scheme

BackgroundTrends in occupational disease incidence are estimated in voluntary reporting schemes such as The Health and Occupational Reporting (THOR) Network in the UK. Voluntary reporting schemes request responses even if...

Factors Related to Occupational Diseases in Smelter Employees PT. Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry Site Morosi

Introduction: In Indonesia, the number of cases of disease events continues to increase every year, there is no increase in PT. Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry that is one of the largest industries in Southeast Sulawesi Province where the number of cases of occupational diseases also continues to increase.&#x0D; Method: Research using a cross-sectional research design. The research location is at PT. Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry Mega industrial area of Konawe district. The sample in this study was 100 employees who worked especially in the smelter unit. To find out the relationship between the dependent variable and the independent variable, it was carried out using the Chi-Square test with a significant level (α= 0.05).&#x0D; Result: This study shows that There is a significant relationship between working hours and the incidence of occupational diseases in employees of PT. Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry p-value = 0.000. There is a relationship between noise and the incidence of occupational diseases in employees of PT. Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry p-value=0.000.&#x0D; Conclusion: Working hours and noice have a relationship with the incidence of occupational diseases at PT. The Dragon of Virtue Nickel Industry.

Comparison of the risks of occupational diseases, avoidable hospitalization, and all-cause deaths between firefighters and non-firefighters: A cohort study using national health insurance claims data.

National Health Insurance claims data were used to compare the incidence of occupational diseases, avoidable hospitalization, and all-cause death standardized incidence ratio and hazard ratio between firefighters and non-firefighters. The observation period of the study was from 2006 to 2015 and a control group (general workers and national and regional government officers/public educational officers) and a firefighter group was established. The dependent variables were occupational diseases, avoidable hospitalization (AH), and all-cause death. The analysis was conducted in three stages. First, the standardized incidence ratios were calculated using the indirect standardization method to compare the prevalence of the disease between the groups (firefighter and non-firefighter groups). Second, propensity score matching was performed for each disease in the control group. Third, the Cox proportional hazards model was applied by matching the participants. The standardized incidence ratio and Cox regression analyses revealed higher rates of noise-induced hearing loss, ischemic heart disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, back pain, admission due to injury, mental illness, depression, and AH for firefighters than general workers. Similarly, the rates of noise-induced hearing loss, ischemic heart disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, back pain, admission due to injury, mental illness, depression, and AH were higher in the firefighter group than in the national and regional government officer/public educational officer group. The standardized incidence ratios and hazard ratios for most diseases were high for firefighters. Therefore, besides the prevention and management of diseases from a preventive medical perspective, management programs, including social support and social prescriptions in the health aspect, are needed.

Occupational diseases in the Republic of Srpska from 2011-2020

Background/Aim: The importance of occupational diseases is due to their influence on workers' quality of life and significant socioeconomic problems for the health sector, employers and the state. Occupational diseases are generally not curable but are preventable diseases, so it is extremely important to develop a good system of detection, registration and prevention. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the occupational incidence analysis. Aim of this study was to assess the incidence of occupational diseases in the Republic of Srpska. Methods: The research was conducted as a cross-sectional study based on the obtained data on occupational diseases in the Republic of Srpska for ten years (from 2011 to 2021). Results: In the observed period, 12 cases of occupational diseases were registered in the Republic of Srpska and the incidence was less than 1/100,000 per year. Occupational diseases were diagnosed in: - agriculture, forestry and fishing; - construction and - healthcare and social welfare. Conclusion: The study showed a low incidence of occupational disease and it was observed that certain industrial sectors were particularly undervalued. The current situation regarding occupational diseases in the Republic of Srpska requires an urgent response from the occupational medicine services and the state. It is necessary to initiate procedures as soon as possible to ensure uniformity in the criteria of diagnosis and records of occupational diseases and revision of the list of occupational diseases by the International Labour Organisation. In the future, it is necessary to conduct additional and more detailed research in the field of occupational diseases.

Mining dust as a health threat to employees of extraction departments of coal mines

Mining dust as a health threat to employees of extraction departments of coal mines

Occupational diseases arising in the area of the Ministry of Defence in the Czech Republic and their relationship to work categorization.

The article deals with occupational health protection and identification of health risks in the work environment of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Czech Republic (CR). It focuses on the assessment of the incidence of occupational diseases (OD) in high-risk and risk-free occupational categories in the years 2010-2019 and compares them with data from the civilian sector. It identifies the differences between military staff and civilian employees of the MoD. From the records of OD at the Department of Occupational Diseases of the Central Military Hospital in Prague, the data on acknowledged OD from the years 2010 to 2019 were obtained and then a retrospective analysis focusing on the classification of work at risk was performed. The obtained data were compared with the data from the Czech National Registry of Occupational Diseases (NROD), which are published annually by the National Institute of Public Health. In the years under review, 191 OD were confirmed at the area of MoD, 26% of all OD occurred in employees classified in the occupational risk category. Compared with the data in the NROD, where 50% of OD were found to have been caused by high-risk work, the incidence of OD caused by high-risk work in professional soldiers is lower. Only 1.6% of all OD occurred in professional soldiers whose work was classified as high-risk one. In civilian employees of MoD 24.6% of all OD were connected with high-risk work. On the contrary, the proportion of OD occurring in professional soldiers working in risk-free categories was 57.6%, in civilian employees of MoD was the ratio much lower - 16.2%. Work at the Ministry of Defence was not adequately categorized, therefore, in 2020 a new categorization of work was introduced, which together with preventive measures could contribute to reducing the incidence of OD at the Ministry of Defence.