Occupational Disease

Occupational Disease:

What is an Occupational Disease?
An occupational disease is a health problem caused by exposure to a workplace health hazard. The workplace health hazard can cause kinds of reactions in the body: immediate reactions, gradual reactions or delayed reactions. So, the recognition of a disease as being occupational is a specific example of clinical decision-making.

Identification and Recognition of Occupational Disease:
The identification and recognition of occupational disease is according to the causal relationships established on the basis of clinical data and medical records, occupational background and job analysis, evaluation of occupational risk factors and the general criteria of occupational diseases. As the result, deciding on the cause of a disease as being occupational is a professional decision-making and it needs a critical review of all the available evidence.

Occupational Examinations In Iran:
In Iran ,According to Chapter 4, Article 92 of The Labor Law ,shall perform pre-employment physical examinations of labors at the time of employment.
as well as periodic health examinations of current labors.
specific health examinations shall be performed on a regular basis. Health surveillance examination historical records shall be prepared and distributed to labors.