OCCUPATIONA

L DISEASE
Susilo budi pratama
08995919840
susilobudipratama@unimus.ac.id
overview 01 Consept and definition

02 Diagnose and aplication

Introduction
U.S more than 2 million permanent/temporary
disability (worker) from various causes is not known
because the difficulty of diagnosis.

Estimation for each year

400.000 new cases disabling occupational illness
100.000 death from occupational disease
10 million occupational disease cases occur each year
worldwide

In developing countries, occupational injury and

illness rates are much higher than in the US
Each day in US an estimated
140 workers die from work related diseases
Occupational injuries and diseases
Definition ILO
• Any disease contracted as a result of an exposure to
risk factors arising from work activities
• Causal relationship & disease frequency
WHO
• Occupational Disease : any disease contracted primarily
as a result of an exposure to risk factors arising from work
activity
• Work Related Disease : multiple causes, where factors in
the work environment may play a role, together with other
risk factors, in the development of such diseases
Definition
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 (PAK) Work related disease (PAHK)

(occurs mainly among working (occurs largely in the community)

population)

Spesific Multifactorial in origin

Exposure in workplace is essential Exposure in workplace may be a factor

(notifiable and compensable) (maybe notifiable and maybe

compensable)
Recognizing Occupational DiseaseThe identification of
work-related medical problems depend most importantly on
the occupational history

The Occupational History

1. Description of all jobs
2. Work exposures,
3. Timing symptoms,
4. Epidemiology of symptoms or illness among other
workers
5. Non-work exposures andother factors
The component of an occupational history

1. Job description/nature of job

2. Hours of work/shift work
3. Types of hazards
4. Past occupation
5. Other jobs
6. Domestic exposures
7. Hobbies
7. Do other workers have a similar illness ?
8. Relationship of illness to period away from work
 Preventing Occupational Disease
• Measures Applied to the Process or Workplace
• Substitution of a Non hazardous Substance for
Hazardous One
• Installation of Engineering Controls and Devices
• Job Redesign,Work Organization Changes and Work
Practice Alternatives
• Measures Primarily Directed Toward Worker
• Education and Advice
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Organizational Measures
To prevent occupational disease effectively, health
professionals must know how to anticipate and recognize
conditions in those who present with symptoms and those
who are presymptomatic
Prevention of Occupational Disease
• Primary Prevention
• Secondary Prevention
• Control of new hazards Screening
• Control of known hazards
• Environmental monitoring
• Biological monitoring
• Identification of vulnerable workers (pre employment
medical examination) Periodic medical examination
• Substitution
• Engineering controls to minimise exposure
• Personal Protective Devices