Some chemical enterprises, mines, construction sites and other places have occupational hazards such as heavy metals, harmful gases and dust, and workers who have been exposed to these factors for a long time are prone to occupational diseases. Or some medical and health institutions, scientific research institutes, production workshops, etc. Exposure to toxic substances, radiation and other substances due to work is also prone to occupational hazards.
In daily life, service industries such as restaurants and beauty salons. It may also cause occupational hazards due to working environment and working methods. Employers with occupational hazards have a wide range of workplaces. Relevant departments should strengthen the supervision of occupational disease prevention and control in all industries and fields, especially in high-risk jobs and posts, promote the in-depth development of occupational disease prevention and control, and protect the health and rights and interests of workers.
Common types of occupational diseases:
1. Dust disease: a disease caused by long-term exposure to inhaled dust. Such as pneumoconiosis, asbestos lung, talc lung, etc.
2. Occupational diseases caused by physical factors: occupational diseases caused by long-term contact or excessive physical factors. Such as noise deafness, vibration disease and ionizing radiation disease.
3. Occupational diseases caused by chemical factors: occupational diseases caused by long-term contact or contact with toxic chemicals with excessive concentration. Such as nitrosamine poisoning, benzene poisoning and chromium poisoning.
4. Occupational diseases caused by biological factors: occupational diseases caused by employees' long-term contact with pathogenic microorganisms in the working environment. Such as anthrax, leprosy and influenza.
5. Occupational diseases caused by radioactive substances: occupational diseases caused by long-term contact or excessive exposure to radioactive substances. Such as radiation lung disease and radiation dermatosis.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Occupational Hazards.