L26: Occupational Health Diseases

Question 1

According to the International Labor organization (ILO), 2019:

• About ….. workers die each year from occupational diseases and workplace accidents

Answer 1

2.78 million

Question 2

These numbers are expected to Increase in the future due to …..

Answer 2

• ineffective control measures
• production of more chemicals and technologies that expose workers to more dangers agents

Question 2

This lead to lost working days and money that consume …… of the world’s GDP (global Gross Domestic Product) each year.

Answer 2

4 to 6 %

Question 3

Def of Occupational health

Answer 3

• the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations (ILO-WHO).
• They are essentially preventable

Question 4

Def of Occupational diseases

Answer 4

Question 5

Def of Occupational accident

Answer 5

• it is an unexpected event that causes injury or death to a person while in their place of work or while performing an activity that is work-related

Question 6

Def of Occupational medicine

Answer 6

• It is the medical specialty devoted to the prevention & management of occupational and environmental injury, illness and disability, and promotion of health and productivity of workers, their families, and communities (ACOEM)

Question 7

Causes of Occupational disease

Answer 7

caused by workplace hazards such as:

• chemical
• physical
• biological
• mechanical
• ergonomic
• psychiatric and other agents

Question 8

Categories & types of Occupational Disease

• In terms of Agent

Answer 8

occupational diseases caused by:
❶ chemical
❷ physical
❸ biological
❹ mechanical and other agents

Question 9

Categories & types of Occupational Disease

• In terms of system affected

Answer 9

Occupational:
❶ Respiratory
❷ Dermatology
❸ Liver
❹ Renal
❺ Reproductive
❻ neuro-behavioral
❼ cardiovascular
❽ Musculo-skeletal and other diseases

Question 10

Occupational Cancer

Answer 10

• Each country has its Own list of compensable
  occupational diseases that if diagnosed in a worke

Question 11

Each country has its Own list of compensable occupational diseases that if diagnosed in a worker, he will receive certain rights such as …..

Answer 11

❶ Compensation

❷ work modifications or holidays (according to the
legislations of each country).

Question 12

The current Egyptian table of compensable occupational diseases include …. diseases

Answer 12

65

Question 13

Occupational Respiratory Diseases

Question 14

Occupational Respiratory Diseases

-

Question 15

Occupational Respiratory Diseases

• Inorganic Dust

Question 16

Occupational Respiratory Diseases

• Organic Dust

Question 17

Occupational Respiratory Diseases

• isocyanates

Question 18

Occupational Respiratory Diseases

• Nickel

Question 19

Occupational Skin Diseases

Question 20

Occupational Skin Diseases

• Detergents, Cleaning Agents

Question 21

Occupational Skin Diseases

• Turpentine, Plastics, Latex

Question 22

Occupational Skin Diseases

• UV Rays

Question 23

Occupational Kidney Diseases

Question 24

Occupational Kidney Diseases

• Mercury, Lead, Cadmium

Question 25

Occupational Kidney Diseases

• Carbon Tetrachloride Solvents

Question 26

Occupational Kidney Diseases

• Aniline Dyes

Question 27

Occupational Liver Diseases

Question 28

Occupational Liver Diseases

• Halogentaed Aromatics

Question 29

Occupational Liver Diseases

• Arsenic

Question 30

Occupational Liver Diseases

• Vinyl Chlorine

Question 31

Occupational Cardiovascular Diseases

Question 32

Occupational Cardiovascular Diseases

• Carbon Disulfide

Question 33

Occupational Cardiovascular Diseases

• CO

Question 34

Occupational Cardiovascular Diseases

• Solvents Painters

Question 35

Occupational Nervous System Disease

Question 36

Occupational Nervous System Disease

• Mercury, Manganese

Question 37

Occupational Nervous System Disease

• acrylamide, hexane (solvents)

Question 38

Musculo-skeletal Disorders

Question 39

Occupational Eye Disease

Question 40

Occupational Ear Disease

Question 41

Occupational Hand Disease

Question 42

Dx of Occupational Health Disease

Answer 42

• History taking
• Occupational and environmental History taking
• Examination
• Investigations

Decision on Work-relatedness

Question 43

Dx of Occupational Health Disease

• Hx

Answer 43

• Including complaint, present, past, family, smoking and other habits histories

Question 44

Dx of Occupational Health Disease

• Occupational and environmental History taking

Answer 44

❶ What is your job?

❷ What do you actually do at work?

❸ How long have you been doing this kind of work? Have you done any different kind of work in the past?

❹ Have you been told that anything you use at work may make you ill? Has anybody at work had the same symptoms?

❺ Do you have any hobbies, or gardening, which may bring you into contact with chemicals?

❻ Is there an occupational health doctor or nurse at your workplace who I could speak to?

Question 45

Dx of Occupational Health Disease

• Examination

Answer 45

• Examination of a worker with occupational disease is the same as examination of any patient with emphasis on the system which might be more affected by the type of the occupational exposure.

Question 46

Dx of Occupational Health Disease

• Investigations

Answer 46

Question 47

Def of Decision on Work relatedness

Answer 47

• It is the process of investigating the association between an occupational exposure(s) and a health effect(s) (occupational disease) to confirm the work-
  relatedness which will lead to proper diagnosis, prevention and compensation

Question 48

Method of Decision on Work-relatedness

Answer 48

Question 49

Prevention & Control of Occupational Disease

Answer 49