definição e significado de Occupational_disease

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Occupational disease
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MeSH	D009784

An occupational is any chronic ailment that occurs as a result of work or occupational activity. It is an aspect of occupational safety and health. 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. The first such disease to be recognised, squamous-cell carcinoma of the scrotum was identified in chimney sweep boys by Sir Percival Pott in 1775. Occupational hazards that are of a traumatic nature (such as falls by roofers) are not considered to be occupational diseases.

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. Diseases compensated by national workers compensation authorities are often termed occupational diseases. However many countries do not offer compensations for certain diseases like musculoskeletal disorders caused by work (e.g. in Norway).Therefore the term work-related diseases is utilized to describe diseases of occupational origin. This term however would then include both compensable and non-compensable diseases that have occupational origins.

1 Examples
2 See also
3 References

Examples

Some well-known occupational diseases include:

Lung diseases

Main article: Occupational lung disease

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.

Occupational asthma has a vast number of occupations at risk.

Bad indoor air quality may predispose for diseases in the lungs as well as in other parts of the body.

Skin diseases

Occupational skin diseases and conditions are generally caused by chemicals and having wet hands for long periods while at work. Eczema is by far the most common, but urticaria, sunburn and skin cancer are also of concern.^[1]

High-risk occupations include:^[1]

Hairdressing
Catering
Healthcare
Printing
Metal machining
Motor vehicle repair
Construction

Other diseases of concern

Carpal tunnel syndrome among persons who work in the poultry industry and information technology.
Lead poisoning affecting workers in many industries that processed or employed lead or lead compounds

Historical

Donald Hunter in his classic history of occupational diseases discusses many example of occupational diseases.^[2] They include:

Phossy jaw among the London matchgirls
Radiation sickness among some persons who had been working in the nuclear industry.
Radium jaw among the Radium Girls
Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin of the scrotum among chimney sweeps (see Chimney_Sweeps'_carcinoma)

References

^ ^a ^b HSE (Health and Safety Executive of Great Britain) Skin at work Retrieved on June 20, 2009
^ Donald Hunter. Diseases of Occupations. Hodder Arnold; 8th rev. edition, 1994 ISBN 978-0-340-55173-8

Employment

See also Corporate titles Workplace

Classifications	Casual Contingent Full-time Part-time Self-employed Independent contractor Temporary Wage labour

Hiring	Application Background check Contract Cover letter Drug testing Employment counsellor Interview Job fraud Job hunting Labour brokering Probation Recruiter (Employment agency Executive search) Overqualification References Résumé Curriculum Vitæ (CV) Simultaneous recruiting of new graduates Underemployment Work-at-home scheme

Roles	Co-op Employee Employer Internship Job Numerary Permanent Permatemp Supernumerary Supervisor Volunteer

Worker class	Blue-collar worker Gold-collar worker Green-collar worker Grey-collar worker Pink-collar worker White-collar worker

Career and training	Apprenticeship Avocation Coaching Career assessment Career counseling Career development Creative class Education Continuing education Continuing professional development E-learning Employability Further education Graduate school Induction training Initial Professional Development Knowledge worker Licensure Lifelong learning Practice-based professional learning Professional association Professional certification Professional development Vocational education Reflective practice Vocational retraining Vocational school Vocational university Mentorship Profession Tradesman Vocation

Attendance	Break Career break Furlough Gap year Leave of absence Long service leave No call, no show Sabbatical Sick leave

Schedules	35-hour workweek Eight-hour day Flextime Four-day week Overtime Retroactive overtime Shift work Telecommuting Working time Workweek

Wages	Living wage Maximum wage Average wage World Europe Minimum wage Canada Hong Kong Europe USA Overtime rate Paid time off Performance-related pay Salary Salary cap Working poor Income bracket

Benefits	Annual leave Disability insurance Health insurance Life insurance Parental leave Sick leave Take-home vehicle

Safety and health	Epilepsy and employment Ergonomics Industrial noise Occupational disease Occupational exposure limit Occupational health psychology Occupational injury Sick building syndrome Work accident Occupational fatality Workers' compensation Work–life balance Workplace stress Workplace wellness

Equality	Affirmative action Equal pay for women

Infractions	Discrimination Employee handbook Evaluation Labour law Sexual harassment Sleeping while on duty Workplace bullying Workplace incivility Workplace surveillance

Willingness	Extreme careerism Civil conscription Conscription Dead-end job Full employment Job satisfaction McJob Slavery Bonded labor Human trafficking Labour camp Penal labour Peonage Truck system Unfree labour Wage slavery Refusal of work Work aversion Work ethic Workaholic

Termination	At-will employment Constructive dismissal Dismissal Layoff Letter of resignation Pink slip Recession-proof job Resignation Retirement Severance package Types of unemployment Unemployment Unemployment benefits Unemployment rates Wrongful dismissal

Aspects of occupations

Asthma Burnout Closure Crime Disease Fatality Health Hygiene Inequality Injury Licensing Lung disease Medicine Overuse syndrome Prestige Psychology Psychosis Rehabilitation Safety Segregation Sexism Science Stress Therapist Therapy Therapy in the United Kingdom Welfare

See also Aspects of corporations Aspects of organizations Aspects of workplaces Employment

Occupational safety and health

Issues	Environment, health and safety Ergonomics Health physics Industrial engineering Occupational hygiene Process safety management Public health Safety engineering

Occupations	Environmental health Occupational health nursing Occupational health psychology Occupational medicine

Organizations	European Agency for Safety and Health at Work Health and Safety Executive International Labour Organization Occupational Safety and Health Administration World Health Organization

→	occupational mortality
↗	occupational safety

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