Common Industrial Diseases |
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Industrial Related Neuropathies & Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI's) |
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Industrial Lung Diseases |
Example Cause / Job |
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Tuberculosis. TB infection. |
e.g. Health workers |
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Extrinsic allergic alveolitis or Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis- including Farmer’s Lung, Mushroom Workers Lung |
Exposure to moulds or fungal spores e.g. Agriculture |
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Emphysema, Chronic Bronchitis, Asthma and Primary Carcinoma of the bronchus or lung. Including Mesothelioma & Benign Plural Thickening. |
Exposure to fumes, dust or vapour inc arsenic & asbestos exposure. Exposure to Coal Dust e.g. Mining |
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Pneumoconiosis - Including: Silicosis, Asbestosis and Coal Miners Pneumoconiosis or Black Lung |
Group of lung diseases caused by the inhalation and retention of dusts in the lungs. The mining, quarrying or working of silica rock; exposure to asbestos. |
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Byssinosis. A respiratory condition |
Factory workers - processing of raw cotton. |
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Lung / Pulmonary Fibrosis inc. Asbestosis, Silicosis, Farmers Lung, Mushroom Workers lung |
Exposure to allergens such as Mould or Fungal Spores. Exposure to dust inc. Asbestos, Beryllium E.g. Agricultural & Factory workers. |
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Caplan Syndrome (Rheumatoid Pneumoconiosis) |
Sufferers of Rheumatoid Arthritis exposed to mining dust, such as coal, silica, or asbestos. |
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Industrial Skin Diseases |
Example Cause / Job |
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Contact Vitiligo (Lightening of the skin) or Chemical Leukoderma. |
Exposure to chemicals such as 4-tertbutylphenol, hydroquinone etc. |
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Dermatitis (Contact, UV or Allergic) |
Inflammation of the skin due to Allergic or immune response to a chemical or antigen. Exposure to Industrial Chemicals. |
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Subcutaneous Cellulitis (Bursitis) of the hand / Knee / Elbow / Shoulder |
Manual labour causing severe or prolonged external friction or pressure. |
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Industrial Related Neuropathies & Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI's) |
Example Cause / Job |
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Use of hand-held powered tools or repeated palmar flexion and dorsiflexion of the wrist. |
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Peripheral Neuropathy |
Exposure to the fumes or vapour of carbon disulphide e.g. plumbers, painters, enamellers, pottery glazing workers. |
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Raynaud’s Phenomenon & Raynaud's Disease (commonly misspelt as "Reynaud's"). |
Exposure to vinyl chloride in the manufacture of polyvinyl chloride |
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Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAV) inc. Vibration White Finger (VWF) and Raynaud's phenomenon. |
Caused by repeated and frequent use of hand held vibrating tools. |
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Tenosynovitis (Traumatic inflammation of the tendons) |
Manual labour, with repetitive movements of the hand or wrist. e.g. routine assembly workers. |
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Osteoarthritis of the hip |
e.g. Agricultural work |
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Industrial Disease Related Cancers |
Example Cause / Job |
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Acute Non-lymphatic Leukaemia |
Exposure to benzene |
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Some Leukaemias and Cancer of the bone (myeloma), breast, testis or thyroid. |
Electromagnetic radiation / ionising particles e.g. nuclear industry / X-ray. |
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End stage cancer related to Asbestosis & Asbestos exposure. |
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Industrial Related Toxicity |
Example Cause / Job |
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Central Nervous System (CNS) Toxicity inc. Pakinsonism / Neuropsychiatric disease. |
Exposure to fumes, dust or vapour inc exposure to manganese e.g. plumbers, painters, enamellers, pottery glazing workers. |
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Kidney, Liver toxicity. |
Exposure to, trichloromethane (also called chloroform). |
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Other Industrial Related Diseases |
Example Cause / Job |
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Cataract & Loss of Sight |
Radiation from red-hot or white-hot material. e.g. glass and metal workers. |
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Excessive noise from industrial machinery / equipment. e.g. power tools |
