Occupational disease new spectrum pneumoconiosis "most wounded"

The 73-year-old Ms. Zhao worked in the weaving workshop for 30 years and thus developed an occupational disease pneumoconiosis. Yesterday, experts from the Qingdao Municipal Institute of Occupational Disease Prevention and Control said that last year a total of more than 100 people in our city had been diagnosed with occupational diseases. Pneumoconiosis and deafness were among the worst affected areas, and more than 50% of patients were pneumoconiosis.
"Each occupational disease patient diagnosed by the Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment Center (Qingdao is the only occupational disease diagnostic institution) is responsible for the cost of treatment provided by the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau. If the unit does not cast industrial injury insurance, it is borne by the employer. Last year, we diagnosed more than 100 people. Have occupational disease," said Chen Yanxia, ​​director of occupational diseases at the Municipal Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment Center.
Chen Yanxia told reporters that the Classification and Catalogue of Occupational Diseases has been adjusted. According to the new “Occupational Diseases Classification and Catalogue”, the original 115 occupational diseases were adjusted to 132; 18 new types were added, and 2 open terms were integrated; the names of 16 occupational diseases were adjusted. The adjustments are mainly reflected in the following: First, the respiratory diseases in the former “pneumoconiosis” and “other occupational diseases” were merged into “occupational pneumoconiosis and other respiratory diseases”. The original “occupational poisoning” was revised to “professional chemical poisoning”. In addition, the names of 16 occupational diseases have also been adjusted. In addition, occupational skin diseases, ENT diseases, and occupational diseases have been adjusted accordingly. In the classification of occupational diseases caused by physical factors, two kinds of occupational diseases are added: frostbite and laser-induced burns to the eyes (cornea, lens, and retina). In the classification of occupational ENT diseases, an occupational disease was added: knocking. "From the perspective of admissions, the number of pneumoconiosis and noise deafness patients is the highest, among which pneumoconiosis patients account for more than half." Chen Yanxia told reporters that the majority of pneumoconiosis patients are welders.

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