Abstract

NIETO, Joaquín. Occupational diseases, a pandemic that requires prevention. Med. segur. trab. [online]. 2014, vol.60, n.234, pp.1-3. ISSN 1989-7790.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S0465-546X2014000100001.

The occupational diseases constitute a pandemic that causes every year 2.350.000 deaths. From this, 340.000 are workplace accidents and 2.020.000 occupational diseases that, in many cases, remain invisibles because are neither recognised nor, registered. ILO established its main objective as being the improved work conditions, the right to health and security at the workplace as its mayor compromise, developing international norms and standards in order to guarantee the labour rights throughout the world. In this respect, from 200 international conventions adopted by ILO, 40 are dedicated to this theme and, the development of the Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment, SafeWork, aims to create worldwide awareness of the dimensions and consequences of work-related accidents, injuries and diseases. Confronting the problem of occupational diseases in Spain requires 5 lines of action: 1) Developing norms, 2) counting with mechanisms and human resources in order to apply such norms, 3) investigation, study and knowledge generating, 4) cooperation between Government, business, unions and workers and 5) policy coherence and appropriate cooperation between national authorities, especially Occupational and Health Administration.

Keywords : ILO; Disease; Professional; Labor; Accident; Work; Safety; Health.

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