Occupational diseases reported in the Czech Republic in 2014

Česká verzia

Authors: Z. Fenclová ^1,2; P. Urban ^1,2; D. Pelclová ²; M. Voříšková ¹; D. Havlová ¹
Authors place of work: Státní zdravotní ústav, Praha Centrum hygieny práce a pracovního lékařství Vedoucí: MUDr. Michael Vít, Ph. D. ¹; Klinika pracovního lékařství 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha Přednosta: prof. MUDr. Daniela Pelclová, CSc. ²
Published in the journal: Prakt. Lék. 2015; 95(3): 115-122
Category: Of different specialties

Summary

A total of 1,250 cases of occupation-related diseases in 1,065 workers were reported in the Czech Republic in 2014. Of these, 1,214 were occupational diseases and 36 cases were given the status of “endangerment by an occupational disease”. The incidence of occupational diseases was 28.3 cases per 100,000 health insured employees in the public sector. Most of the occupational diseases occurred in the Moravian-Silesian region (397 cases, i.e. 31.8%). Most of the recognized cases occurred in the “mining and quarrying” economic sector (246 cases, i.e. 19.7%). Carpal tunnel syndrome (310 cases, i.e. 25.5%) and contact allergic dermatitis (147 cases, i.e. 12.1%) were the most frequently reported occupational diseases. Among the cases reported as endangerment by an occupational disease, the carpal tunnel syndrome predominated (24 cases, i.e. 66.7%).

Keywords:
occupational diseases – endangerment by occupational disease – incidence – trends by occupational disease