Source avec lien : Occupational Medicine, 69(2), 4/13/2019. 10.1093/occmed/kqz001
13 000 décès liés à des maladies d’origine professionnelle par année ainsi que 1,3 million de travailleurs qui ont déclaré entre 2015 et 2016 que leur maladie aurait été causée ou aggravée par le travail ont amené le Health and Safety Executive (HSE) du Royaume-Uni à développer des actions visant à réduire les problèmes de santé causés par les expositions professionnelles. En effet, dans le cadre de sa nouvelle stratégie en santé et sécurité, le HSE a estimé nécessaire d’effectuer une évaluation plus large des priorités plutôt que de reproduire les approches classiques. Dans cette perspective, le HSE a lancé une vaste consultation auprès des experts, des décideurs, des inspecteurs et des parties prenantes externes, y compris des apprentis et des jeunes travailleurs. Un article synthétise l’approche adoptée pour évaluer les données probantes, ainsi que les résultats des consultations menées et fait état des principaux résultats.
Abstract
Background The Health and Safety Executive’s new Health and Work Strategy is based on an up-to-date assessment of workplace health priorities. Rather than replicating traditional prioritization approaches, a broader assessment of health and work priorities was carried out using a range of stakeholders.
Aims To develop a set of health priorities for further research and intervention activity.
Methods Four exercises were carried out, including internal prioritization, two external web-hosted questionnaire studies of younger workers and occupational health professionals, focus groups and tele-depth interviews with workplace health and safety professionals.
Results The highest rated internal priorities (weighted priority scores) were identified as mesothelioma (70), lung cancer (69.25), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; 69), musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs; 66.25), hearing loss (65.75), stress (65.5), asthma (64.5) and hand-arm vibration syndrome (61.5). Using the three highest ranked criteria developed by occupational health professionals ((i) the preventability of the condition, (ii) the impact of the condition and (iii) the number of workers affected), mesothelioma, lung cancer, COPD, MSDs, hearing loss, stress and asthma were identified as the top seven priorities. Generic issues identified included ageing and work, obesity, newer technologies, and ethnicity and cultures of workforces. Apprentices identified stress, depression, anxiety, musculoskeletal and respiratory disorders, fatigue and workload as important workplace health considerations.
Conclusions This process identified a number of expected and new areas of health research interest. We believe the findings reflect the real world requirements of work as assessed by occupational health and safety practitioners and workers.
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