Methodologies to identify work-related diseases: review of sentinel and alert approaches

"Alert and sentinel systems allow the early identification of work-related diseases and are useful to complement the official figures of occupational diseases and to set-up evidence-based prevention. However, there is only a limited number of such systems in place. This report reviews existing...

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Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Luxembourg 2017
Publications Office of the European Union
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19398728124911169009-Methodologies-to-identify-work.htm
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description "Alert and sentinel systems allow the early identification of work-related diseases and are useful to complement the official figures of occupational diseases and to set-up evidence-based prevention. However, there is only a limited number of such systems in place. This report reviews existing alert and sentinel systems, as well as other monitoring systems presenting features also suitable to detect emerging work-related diseases. The review identifies weaknesses, such as the often missing collection of workplace exposure assessment data, the poor coverage of some worker’s groups and diseases like mental ill health; and the weak link to workplace prevention. It also gives good practice examples and highlights the importance of international cooperation and dissemination of data to achieve the maximum benefit from alert and sentinel approaches."
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spellingShingle occupational disease
early diagnosis
methodology
exposure assessment
data processing
literature survey
Methodologies to identify work-related diseases: review of sentinel and alert approaches
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title Methodologies to identify work-related diseases: review of sentinel and alert approaches
topic occupational disease
early diagnosis
methodology
exposure assessment
data processing
literature survey
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19398728124911169009-Methodologies-to-identify-work.htm