Occupational Diseases and Diseases Associated With the Workplace

Abstract

Workers' diseases are a major concern worldwide and particularly in Nigeria and many workers pose a risk of workplace disease. Precise predictions of occupational diseases can have essential preventive and regulatory information. Work conditions are not adequately diagnosed, however, because they look like illness because of other causes and because most doctors are not well qualified to identify them. Opportunities for prevention and recovery are still skipped. Work history is the most accurate way to diagnose workplace diseases more effectively. This paper provides a brief but comprehensive approach to work history which highlights the legal perspective of occupational diseases from the Nigerian and global perspectives. Various occupational disorders and approaches are also summarized for their classification and diagnosis. The management and prevention of workplace diseases is based on the reduction of hazardous workplace exposures and proper training for workers, industry administrators and physicians.