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This document discusses occupational diseases and their prevention. It begins by defining occupational diseases as diseases caused by work or the work environment. It then discusses some major categories of occupational illnesses by organ system, including musculoskeletal, respiratory, neurological, and skin disorders. The document also discusses the multifactorial nature of work-related diseases and how work conditions can aggravate pre-existing conditions. Finally, it discusses screening and prevention strategies for occupational diseases, including screening approaches, treatment options, and the goal of tertiary prevention to minimize consequences for those with occupational diseases.

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Mirpur University of Science and Technology (Must), Mirpur Deparment Computer Science Information Technology

This document discusses occupational diseases and their prevention. It begins by defining occupational diseases as diseases caused by work or the work environment. It then discusses some major categories of occupational illnesses by organ system, including musculoskeletal, respiratory, neurological, and skin disorders. The document also discusses the multifactorial nature of work-related diseases and how work conditions can aggravate pre-existing conditions. Finally, it discusses screening and prevention strategies for occupational diseases, including screening approaches, treatment options, and the goal of tertiary prevention to minimize consequences for those with occupational diseases.

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MIRPUR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MUST), MIRPUR

DEPARMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


Health, Safety & Environment
HSM-352

Lecture 5: Occupational Diseases

Engr. Iram Zahra

Department of Mechanical Engineering, MUST

Date: 28/12/2021
Occupational Diseases
• Occupational diseases are diseases caused by work or work environment.
• Work-related diseases are diseases initiated, hampered or easy to get by work.
• Occupational disease occur among workers exposed to specific hazards
• In some situations may also occur among the general community as a consequence of
contamination of the environment from the workplace. e.g lead, pesticides

• Occupational Disease occur as a result of exposure to physical, chemical, biological or


psychosocial factors in the workplace.
• These factors in the work environment are predominant and essential in the causation
of occupational disease exp. Lead in the workplace
• Essential for lead poisoning Silica, silicosis

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Occupational Diseases factors
Occupational diseases are adverse health conditions in the human being, the
occurrence or severity of which is related to exposure to factors on the job in the
work environment.

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Major categories of occupational illness by organ
system
• Musculoskeletal disorders
• Respiratory disorders
• Neurologic and psychiatric disorders
• Skin disorders
• Reproductive and development disorders
• Cardiovascular disorders
• Hematologic disorders
• Hepatic disorders
• Renal and urinary disorders

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Work Related Disease
• WHO categories work related diseases as “ multifactorial” in origin
• There are diseases in which workplace factors may be associated in their occurrence but need not be a risk
factor in each case.

• Work related diseases occur much more frequently than occupational disease.
• They are caused by interaction of several extrinsic risk fact
• Work condition can aggravate pre-existing disease
– Hepatic dysfunction can be aggravated by exposure to certain chlorinated hydrocarbons
– Bronchial asthma can be aggravated by dust exposure
– Renal disease can be aggravated by inorganic mercury, cadmium and certain solvents

• frequently seen in the general community.


- hypertension
- ischaemic heart disease
- psychosomatic illness
- musculoskeletal disorders
- chronic non-specific respiratory
disease/chronic bronchitis

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Occupational and Related Disease

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Screening for Occupational Disease
Screening Approach

1. History : questionnaire
2. Physical Examination
3. Tests :
1. Chest x-ray
2. Pulmonary Function Test
3. Biologic monitoring
4. Audiometry

TREATMENT
• Broncho dilators
• Oxygen therapy
• Respiratory physiotherapy
• Postural drainage
• Nebulization

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Prevention of occupational diseases

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Prevention of occupational diseases

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Prevention of Occupational Disease
Tertiary prevention aims to minimize the consequences in persons who already have disease

The goal is to limit symptoms or discomfort, minimize injury to the body and maximize functional
capacity

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THANKS

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