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Do you know how to act to prevent occupational diseases? During the pandemic, the number of occupational illnesses and accidents at work increased significantly. The last sample is from 2021 and, in this case, RSI/WMSD cases increased by 192% according to Rodrigo Pacheco, health manager and president of the Brazilian Association of Occupational Health and Safety Companies (ABESST). In addition, absences due to psychological and behavioral disorders totaled 200,000. In other words, it maintained the same proportion as in the 5 years before the pandemic. From this data alone, we can see how mental health is a structural problem. It is far from being a “corporate fad”, as many still think. Unfortunately. This high number of illnesses also generates other high numbers in relation to the company's expenses on sick employees, bureaucratic issues and even legal fines. In this article, you will understand more about the main occupational diseases and how to prevent them! Look: summary What are the main occupational diseases? What damage do occupational illnesses cause to the company? How can we act to prevent occupational diseases? What are the main occupational diseases? According to the Brazilian Journal of Occupational Health , the most common occupational diseases are musculoskeletal, mental and behavioral. 147 studies were analyzed and these three groups of illnesses were present in 50% of them. In total, there were 94,163 cases of RSI/tORD and 12,969 cases of work-related psychological disorders.
A survey by B2P , a consultancy specializing in absences for medical reasons, carried out in 2022, considered that the 10 main occupational diseases in Brazil are: Work accidents (injuries) RSI/Pain and connective tissue diseases Psychological and behavioral disorders Factors that influence health status (high blood pressure, smoking and alcoholism) Covid-19 Diseases of the digestive system Diseases of the Bahamas Mobile Number List circulatory system Respiratory system diseases Nervous system diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases It is also important to highlight that the work-related illnesses with the highest number of deaths, registered by the International Labor Organization, are: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) – 450,000 deaths Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) – 400 thousand deaths Ischemic heart disease (heart attack) – 350 thousand deaths Let’s now look a little more about the main occupational diseases: Musculoskeletal diseases According to an article published in the Brazilian Journal of Occupational Medicine, musculoskeletal disorders are the main cause of morbidity in workers. Among its symptoms are: Pain; Paresthesia; Fatigue; Limitation of movement. It is worth noting that these symptoms result from biomechanical factors, related to ergonomics and the employee's level of sedentary lifestyle, but also to psychological issues.
A toxic work environment, for example, generates stress, which can directly or indirectly increase all of these symptoms. As previously stated, musculoskeletal diseases affect 1 in 2 employees. And, according to the Brazilian Society for Pain Studies , 37% of people suffer from chronic pain. Unfortunately, it is still common for concerns about workers' health to focus on workplace accidents, which can be fatal. But musculoskeletal diseases can also be dangerous, as they are silent. When you start to feel pain in your arm, for example, tendonitis may already be present. It is clear that the severity of the symptoms and the disease itself will depend on many factors, that is, it requires an individualized look. And, in this sense, many cases can be difficult to treat even for doctors themselves in order to resolve the problem. In fact, in many cases, the persistence of symptoms leads to the interpretation that the disease is psychosomatic. Especially when the test results are not conclusive – and even more so when the patients are women. This means, for the company, long periods of absence and, for the employee, reduced production capacity, psychological and financial impacts, among many others. Therefore, they need to be treated more seriously! The main actions that the company must take are: Encourage regular physical activity; Specialized medical monitoring; Offering ergonomic work tools; Mental health monitoring.
A survey by B2P , a consultancy specializing in absences for medical reasons, carried out in 2022, considered that the 10 main occupational diseases in Brazil are: Work accidents (injuries) RSI/Pain and connective tissue diseases Psychological and behavioral disorders Factors that influence health status (high blood pressure, smoking and alcoholism) Covid-19 Diseases of the digestive system Diseases of the Bahamas Mobile Number List circulatory system Respiratory system diseases Nervous system diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases It is also important to highlight that the work-related illnesses with the highest number of deaths, registered by the International Labor Organization, are: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) – 450,000 deaths Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) – 400 thousand deaths Ischemic heart disease (heart attack) – 350 thousand deaths Let’s now look a little more about the main occupational diseases: Musculoskeletal diseases According to an article published in the Brazilian Journal of Occupational Medicine, musculoskeletal disorders are the main cause of morbidity in workers. Among its symptoms are: Pain; Paresthesia; Fatigue; Limitation of movement. It is worth noting that these symptoms result from biomechanical factors, related to ergonomics and the employee's level of sedentary lifestyle, but also to psychological issues.
A toxic work environment, for example, generates stress, which can directly or indirectly increase all of these symptoms. As previously stated, musculoskeletal diseases affect 1 in 2 employees. And, according to the Brazilian Society for Pain Studies , 37% of people suffer from chronic pain. Unfortunately, it is still common for concerns about workers' health to focus on workplace accidents, which can be fatal. But musculoskeletal diseases can also be dangerous, as they are silent. When you start to feel pain in your arm, for example, tendonitis may already be present. It is clear that the severity of the symptoms and the disease itself will depend on many factors, that is, it requires an individualized look. And, in this sense, many cases can be difficult to treat even for doctors themselves in order to resolve the problem. In fact, in many cases, the persistence of symptoms leads to the interpretation that the disease is psychosomatic. Especially when the test results are not conclusive – and even more so when the patients are women. This means, for the company, long periods of absence and, for the employee, reduced production capacity, psychological and financial impacts, among many others. Therefore, they need to be treated more seriously! The main actions that the company must take are: Encourage regular physical activity; Specialized medical monitoring; Offering ergonomic work tools; Mental health monitoring.