Surveillance Programme of Work-related Diseases (WRD) in France.
- Author:
Madeleine VALENTY
1
;
Julie HOMERE
;
Maelaig MEVEL
;
Thomas DOURLAT
;
Loic GARRAS
;
Magdeleine BROM
;
Ellen IMBERNON
Author Information
1. French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, Saint Maurice, Strasbourg, France. m.valenty@invs.sante.fr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Surveillance programme;
Work related diseases;
Occupational physicians
- MeSH:
Compensation and Redress;
Employment;
France;
Mental Disorders;
Prevalence
- From:Safety and Health at Work
2012;3(1):67-70
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The surveillance programme of work-related diseases (WRD) is based on a network of occupational physicians who notify all WRD diagnosed during a two-week observation period. The aims are mainly to estimate the prevalence of non-compensated WRD in the working population according to socio economic factors; to determine new indicators of occupational health; to update the lists of compensable occupational diseases; to understand and assess under-compensation and under-notification. The participation rate for occupational physicians is around 33% in 2008. The main WRD are the musculoskeletal disorders, followed by the mental disorders. This 2-week protocol, repeated regularly, provides useful data on frequency of pathologies linked to employment as well as an estimate of unreported WRD subject to compensation or non-compensated WRDs, and the trends of WRDs over the time.
