Characteristics of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Korea and Their Work-relatedness Evaluation
| Autor: | Day Sung Kim, Sun Je Jang, Seung-Won Yoo, Kyoo Sang Kim, Kun Hyung Kim, Ki Hun Hong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Cumulative Trauma Disorders Total cost media_common.quotation_subject Workers' compensation Review Occupational safety and health Upper Extremity Risk Factors Environmental health Republic of Korea Epidemiology Accidents Occupational Humans Medicine Musculoskeletal Diseases Workplace media_common business.industry Work-related musculoskeletal disorders Human factors and ergonomics General Medicine Middle Aged Occupation & Environmental Medicine Occupational Diseases Work (electrical) Physical therapy Workers' Compensation Female Ergonomics business Low Back Pain Welfare |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Korean Medical Science |
| ISSN: | 1011-8934 |
| Popis: | Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) can be compensated through the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act. We looked at the characteristics of WMSDs in worker's compensation records and the epidemiological investigation reports from the Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute (OSHRI). Based on the records of compensation, the number of cases for WMSDs decreased from 4,532 in 2003 to 1,954 in 2007. However the proportion of WMSDs among the total approved occupational diseases increased from 49.6% in 2003 to 76.5% in 2007, and the total cost of WMSDs increased from 105.3 billion won in 2004 to 163.3 billion won in 2007. The approval rate of WMSDs by the OSHRI accounted for 65.6%. Ergonomic and clinical characteristics were associated with the approval rate; however, the degenerative changes had a minimal affect. This result was in discordance between OSHRI and the Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service. We presumed that there were perceptional gaps in work-relatedness interpretation that resulted from the inequality of information in ergonomic analyses. We propose to introduce ergonomic analysis to unapproved WMSDs cases and discuss those results among experts that will be helpful to form a consensus among diverse groups. |
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