Progress on work-related musculoskeletal disorders and the list of occupational diseases
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are a leading cause of worker absenteeism, disability, and wage loss. To mitigate WMSDs, many countries and organizations have established classification systems; however, significant discrepancies persist due to the lack of a unified consensus. China’s...
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Editorial Committee of Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine
2025-03-01
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| description | Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are a leading cause of worker absenteeism, disability, and wage loss. To mitigate WMSDs, many countries and organizations have established classification systems; however, significant discrepancies persist due to the lack of a unified consensus. China’s newly revised Classification and Catalogue of Occupational Diseases will take effect in August 2025, marking the first inclusion of WMSDs as a statutory occupational disease category, encompassing carpal tunnel syndrome and bursitis. On the occasion of this updated list, this paper reviewed the global status of WMSDs and compared their classification frameworks across major countries and regions. The special column on WMSDs was organized to address the epidemiological trends, risk factor identification, and assessment methodologies in China, aiming to provide scientific foundations for the prevention and control of WMSDs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a901bce7b426417d9a8a5de65cd772102025-08-20T02:16:21ZengEditorial Committee of Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine环境与职业医学2095-99822025-03-0142325125310.11836/JEOM2508225082Progress on work-related musculoskeletal disorders and the list of occupational diseasesQingsong CHEN0School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University/Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Public Health Testing and Evaluation, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, ChinaWork-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are a leading cause of worker absenteeism, disability, and wage loss. To mitigate WMSDs, many countries and organizations have established classification systems; however, significant discrepancies persist due to the lack of a unified consensus. China’s newly revised Classification and Catalogue of Occupational Diseases will take effect in August 2025, marking the first inclusion of WMSDs as a statutory occupational disease category, encompassing carpal tunnel syndrome and bursitis. On the occasion of this updated list, this paper reviewed the global status of WMSDs and compared their classification frameworks across major countries and regions. The special column on WMSDs was organized to address the epidemiological trends, risk factor identification, and assessment methodologies in China, aiming to provide scientific foundations for the prevention and control of WMSDs.http://www.jeom.org/article/cn/10.11836/JEOM25082work-related musculoskeletal disorderstatutory occupational diseaseoccupational disease catalogueoccupational health |
| spellingShingle | Qingsong CHEN Progress on work-related musculoskeletal disorders and the list of occupational diseases 环境与职业医学 work-related musculoskeletal disorder statutory occupational disease occupational disease catalogue occupational health |
| title | Progress on work-related musculoskeletal disorders and the list of occupational diseases |
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