"having a worker"
Occupational diseases seem to be far away, but they're around us. From 25 april to 1 may 2023, the 21st occupational diseases prevention and control act was promoted. The theme of this year's event was “improving the working environment and conditions and protecting the physical and mental health of workers”。
Q: what is an occupational disease
A: occupational diseases are those caused by exposure to dust, radioactive substances and other toxic and harmful substances in the course of the work of workers in enterprises, enterprises and private economic organizations。
The country's legal occupational diseases are classified according to the classification and cataloguing of occupational diseases in 10 categories and 132 types:
I. Nineteen types of occupational dust pulmonary disease and other respiratory diseases
Ii. Nine types of occupational skin diseases (exposure of dermatitis, electrophotitis)
Three types of occupational eye disease (chemical eye burns, electro-optic eye disease)
Four types of occupational ear, nose and throat oral disease (noise deafness)
V. 60 types of occupational chemical poisoning (lead and its compounds poisoning)
Vi. Seven occupational diseases (highland diseases) due to physical factors
Vii. Eleven types of occupational radioactive disease (acute radiation exposure)
Viii. Five types of occupational infectious diseases (bruneccus disease, aids among health personnel and police)
Ix. 11 occupational neoplasms (pulmonary cancer, mesothelioma due to asbestos)
X. Three other types of occupational disease (metal smoke, underground workers' scrotumitis)。
Q: what if you suspect you have an occupational disease
A: if a worker suspects that he or she is suffering from an occupational disease, he or she may visit a medical institution with the capacity to perform occupational health examinations and make a preliminary determination as to whether his or her illness is related to the occupation in which he or she is employed。
If an occupational disease cannot be excluded, it is necessary to carry information such as the occupational history of the worker, the records of the occupational health examination and the results of the examination, the results of the detection of occupational hazards at the workplace, the diagnosis of occupational radioactive diseases, the files for personal measurements and other records relating to the diagnosis, and to request an occupational disease diagnosis from the occupational disease diagnostic institute, where the employer's place of residence or habitual residence is located。
Increased awareness and awareness of occupational diseases is an important component of the prevention and treatment of occupational diseases and an important means of preventing them. This will not only raise awareness among employers and workers of the importance of occupational disease prevention and treatment, increase self-awareness in the implementation of occupational disease prevention and treatment laws and regulations, but also provide workers with scientific knowledge and awareness of occupational disease protection。
