10.INTERNATIONAL GAP SUMMIT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CONGRESS
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS
Yazarlar:
Nilgun ULUTASDEMIR
The relationship between occupational diseases, work and health has been known since the early periods of the historical process and constitutes one of the important study subjects of the field of health sciences. In this context, occupational diseases, which have an important place among the health problems arising from working life, are also one of the priority and specific areas of interest of the public health discipline. In occupational diseases, there is a direct causal link between work and health problem, and occupational diseases are considered as “fully preventable diseases. Among the Occupational Diseases and Diagnosis Groups Detected in 4/a Group Employees Between 2007-2012; “A: Poisonings, B: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, C: Pneumoconioses and other respiratory system diseases, D: Some infectious and parasitic diseases, E: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, nervous system and sensory organs, and Unknown cause diseases”. In 2007-2009 and 2012, “silicosis and slikotuberculosis”, in 2010 “nitrous gases”, in 2011 “arsenic and its compounds”, in 2013 “coal worker pneumoconiosis”, in 2014-2018 “pneumoconiosis, other silica-containing dust-related” were the most detected occupational diseases. Occurrence of occupational diseases depends on the complex interaction of many variables arising from the characteristics of the exposure factor, the individual characteristics of the employee, the working environment and working conditions. Law No. 6331 is the first law on occupational health and safety in Turkey, and it is a law that prioritizes protection and prevention, especially for work accidents and occupational diseases. The employer is obliged to inform the Social Security Institution within three working days of learning about occupational diseases reported by health service providers or workplace physicians. Occurrence of an occupational disease in any workplace depends on the working environment conditions and the adequacy of occupational health and safety practices in the workplace, as well as on variables such as how long the workers continue to work in that workplace or the extent of their entry-exit mobility. Depending on the good and sufficient occupational health and safety practices, the detection of occupational diseases may increase. For this reason, the evaluations to be made on the size of the workplace should be interpreted carefully, and workplace-specific evaluations should be made when necessary. For these reasons, occupational diseases should be determined in the workplaces and their preliminary diagnoses should be collected, and records and notifications regarding occupational diseases should be increased.
