4. Occupational Diseases
(3) Medical Examinations
Table 5 Breakdown of Special Medical Examinations (2003)
|
|
| Items |
|
| Substance work category |
|
Establishments covered |
|
Those who underwent special medical examinations |
|
Those who needed medical advice |
|
Finding rate
(%) |
|
| Statutory special medical examinations |
| Organic solvents |
32,713 |
|
503,839 |
|
28,745 |
|
5.7 |
| Lead |
5,321 |
|
89,002 |
|
1,443 |
|
1.6 |
| Tetraalkyl lead |
11 |
|
105 |
|
2 |
|
1.9 |
| Ionizing radiation |
11,470 |
|
190,450 |
|
8,266 |
|
4.3 |
|
High
atmospheric
pressure |
High pressure working place |
40 |
|
495 |
|
29 |
|
5.9 |
| Dive |
210 |
|
1,407 |
|
103 |
|
7.3 |
| (Subtotal) |
250 |
|
1,902 |
|
132 |
|
6.9 |
|
Manufacturing-
prohibited
substances |
Benzidine |
35 |
|
173 |
|
0 |
|
0.0 |
| 4-aminodiphenyl |
11 |
|
51 |
|
1 |
|
2.0 |
| 4-nitrodiphenyl |
3 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
0.0 |
| Bis (chloromethyl) ether |
21 |
|
92 |
|
1 |
|
1.1 |
| β-Naphthylamine |
22 |
|
76 |
|
1 |
|
1.3 |
| Amosite |
4 |
|
31 |
|
3 |
|
9.7 |
| Crocidolite |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0.0 |
| (Subtotal) |
96 |
|
426 |
|
6 |
|
1.4 |
|
Special
chemical
substances |
Dichlorobenzidine |
28 |
|
329 |
|
10 |
|
3.0 |
| α-Naphthylamine |
73 |
|
465 |
|
15 |
|
3.2 |
| Chlorinated biphenyl |
61 |
|
512 |
|
2 |
|
0.4 |
| o-Tolidine |
105 |
|
597 |
|
18 |
|
3.0 |
| Dianisidine |
29 |
|
315 |
|
3 |
|
1.0 |
| Beryllium |
75 |
|
802 |
|
2 |
|
0.2 |
| Benzotrichloride |
14 |
|
152 |
|
0 |
|
0.0 |
| Acrylamide |
309
|
|
4,281 |
|
16 |
|
0.4 |
| Acrylonitrile |
265
|
|
5,646 |
|
65 |
|
1.2 |
| Alkyl mercury compounds |
42 |
|
216 |
|
0 |
|
0.0 |
| Asbestos |
2,033 |
|
18,155 |
|
156 |
|
0.9 |
| Ethyleneimine |
53 |
|
383 |
|
10 |
|
2.6 |
| Vinyl chloride |
180 |
|
3,522 |
|
38 |
|
1.1 |
| Chlorine |
1,107 |
|
18,712 |
|
189 |
|
1.0 |
| Auramine |
22 |
|
142 |
|
5 |
|
3.5 |
| o-Phthalodinitrile |
13 |
|
142 |
|
1 |
|
0.7 |
| Cadmium |
351 |
|
3,231 |
|
63 |
|
1.9 |
| Chromic acid |
2,455 |
|
22,221 |
|
219 |
|
1.0 |
| Chloromethyl methyl ether |
30 |
|
223 |
|
4 |
|
1.8 |
| Vanadium pentoxide |
191 |
|
2,326 |
|
43 |
|
1.8 |
| Coal tar |
642 |
|
12,381 |
|
45 |
|
0.4 |
| Arsentic trioxide |
218 |
|
2,669 |
|
45 |
|
1.7 |
| Potassium cyanide |
646 |
|
6,464 |
|
70 |
|
1.1 |
| Hydrogen cyanide |
160 |
|
2,446 |
|
7 |
|
0.3 |
| Sodium cyanide |
721 |
|
5,939 |
|
96 |
|
1.6 |
| 3,3'-Dichloro-4, 4'-diamino diphenyl methane |
107 |
|
1,020 |
|
43 |
|
4.2 |
| Methyl bromide |
175 |
|
1,341 |
|
48 |
|
3.6 |
| Dichromic acid |
403 |
|
4,156 |
|
31 |
|
0.7 |
| Mercury |
410 |
|
3,779 |
|
69 |
|
1.8 |
| Tolylenediisocyanate |
346 |
|
5,704 |
|
43 |
|
0.8 |
| Nickel carbonyl |
9 |
|
115 |
|
5 |
|
4.3 |
| Nitroglycol |
5 |
|
69 |
|
0 |
|
0.0 |
| p-Dimethylaminoazobenzene |
9 |
|
24 |
|
0 |
|
0.5 |
| p-Nitrochlorobenzene |
23 |
|
187 |
|
1 |
|
0.6 |
| Hydrogen fluoride |
1,499 |
|
41,029 |
|
246 |
|
0.0 |
| β-Propiolactone |
9 |
|
36 |
|
0 |
|
0.0 |
| Benzene |
680 |
|
14,222 |
|
166 |
|
1.2 |
| Pentachlorophenol |
20 |
|
130 |
|
0 |
|
0.0 |
| Magenta |
21 |
|
77 |
|
1 |
|
1.3 |
| Manganese |
1,134 |
|
14,663 |
|
97 |
|
0.7 |
| Methyl iodide |
97 |
|
642 |
|
2 |
|
0.3 |
| Hydrogen sulfide |
378 |
|
7,714 |
|
24 |
|
0.3 |
| Dimethyl sulfate |
154 |
|
1,308 |
|
13 |
|
1.0 |
| (Subtotal) |
15,302 |
|
208,487 |
|
1,911 |
|
0.9 |
|
| total |
65,163 |
|
994,211 |
|
40,505 |
|
4.1 |
|
| Special medical examinations by administrative recommendation |
| Ultraviolet and infrared ray |
|
3,089 |
|
62,421 |
|
1,388 |
|
2.2 |
| Noise |
|
4,349 |
|
201,742 |
|
33,887 |
|
16.8 |
| Manganese compounds (excluding basic manganese oxides) |
|
32 |
|
756 |
|
59 |
|
7.8 |
| Yellow phosphorus |
|
19 |
|
272 |
|
7 |
|
2.6 |
| Organophosphorus pesticide |
|
64 |
|
946 |
|
22 |
|
2.3 |
| Sulfurous acid gas |
|
56 |
|
831 |
|
20 |
|
2.4 |
| Carbon disulfide (excluding those related to work which uses organic solvents) |
|
3 |
|
314 |
|
17 |
|
5.4 |
| Nitroamide compounds of benzene |
|
21 |
|
312 |
|
30 |
|
9.6 |
| Chloro/ bromo aliphatic hydrocarbons |
|
40 |
|
1,114 |
|
45 |
|
4.0 |
| Arsenic or arsenic compounds (excluding arsenic trioxide) |
|
86 |
|
3,227 |
|
20 |
|
0.6 |
| Phenylmercury compounds |
|
1 |
|
15 |
|
0 |
|
0.0 |
| Alkyl mercury compounds (excluding those covered by Ordinance on Prevention
of Hazards due to Specified Chemical Substances) |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0.0 |
| Chloronaphatalene |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
100.0 |
| Iodine |
|
27 |
|
292 |
|
0 |
|
0.0 |
| Red cedar etc. |
|
3 |
|
63 |
|
0 |
|
0.0 |
| Ultrasonic depositing machine |
|
51 |
|
735 |
|
55 |
|
7.5 |
| Cash registration |
|
4,000 |
|
246,713 |
|
14,971 |
|
6.1 |
| Key punching, VDT work |
|
248 |
|
40,760 |
|
2,435 |
|
6.0 |
| Vibration |
|
210 |
|
8,725 |
|
1,402 |
|
16.1 |
| Heavy good handling and care work with significant burden on waist |
|
267 |
|
3,252 |
|
344 |
|
10.6 |
| Tools with trigger |
|
636 |
|
54,615 |
|
1,816 |
|
3.3 |
| Laser equipment |
|
572 |
|
14,447 |
|
150 |
|
1.0 |
| Others |
|
117 |
|
2,114 |
|
154 |
|
7.3 |
|
| Total |
|
13,892 |
|
643,667 |
|
56,823 |
|
8.9 |
|
| Grand total |
|
79,055 |
|
1,637,878 |
|
97,328 |
|
5.9 |
|
|
| Source: |
|
Report of Special Medical Examinations, MHLW. |
| Note: |
|
There were some changes in the contents of medical examinations for organic
solvents and lead in October 1989. In 1996, amosite and crocidolite began
to be handled separately form asbestos in reports. |
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