Surveillance of Work-Related Diseases by Occupational Physicians in the UK: OPRA 1996–1999

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• Personal Author:
  Chen Y ; Cherry NM ; Holt DL ; McDonald JC ; Meyer, J. D.
• Description:
  The Occupational Physicians' Reporting Activity (OPRA) surveillance scheme for occupational physicians has now been in place for 4 years. During this period, an estimated 43,764 new cases of work-related disease have been reported. Musculoskeletal conditions make up nearly half (49%) of all cases; mental ill-health and skin disease account for 20% each, with respiratory conditions (8%) and hearing loss (5%) seen in lower proportions. Overall, eight of 42 diagnoses made up four-fifths of the new cases reported by occupational physicians. These were hand and arm disorders (8052 estimated cases), contact dermatitis (7104), disorders of the lumbar spine (6000), anxiety and depression (4788), work-related stress (3336), hearing loss (2100), elbow disorders (2040), and asthma (1680). Dermatitis and hearing loss were most frequent in manufacturing industries, lower back complaints in health care, and upper limb disorders in automotive manufacture. Psychiatric illnesses presented a different pattern, mainly affecting those in health, education and social service. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Health Personnel Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Diseases Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure Occupational-health-services Physicians
• ISSN:
  0962-7480
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  496-503
• Volume:
  50
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029670
• Citation:
  Occup Med 2000 Sep; 50(7):496-503
• Contact Point Address:
  Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
• Email:
  ncherry@man.ac.uk
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Performing Organization:
  West Virginia University, School of Medicine, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19970701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Medicine
• End Date:
  20050630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:98c39221eac938149f5536ac7f9af9385383eeacba2180cfd18275e3397518588af1ca22ea7599b621c69f80db493f835d2892e46165c5d252fab46983e68653
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190602/cdc_190602_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 655.28 KB ]