New Occupational Diseases, a typology

Introduction    New occupational or work-related diseases can be detected and categorized in various ways: incident notifications of cases or clusters of possible occupational diseases that are assessed, weighted and translated into preventive actions, the ’ Disease First approach’ and by epidemiological studies. This approach is comparable to analyzing and learning from occupational accidents and pharmacovigilance methodology.   In the table a proposal for the  typology of new occupational diseases. There are more or less new syndromes caused by changes in work and working conditions. There are also health problems that turn out to be due to known forms of specific stressors or might arise from potential threats. There is a special category of disorders that can occur in offspring when parents have been exposed to harmful substances before or during the pregnancy.     Typology: categories of new occupational diseases, with examples:     New diseases due to changes in work and working conditions   - Progressive Inflammatory Neuropathy (PIN) in swine slaughterhouse workers  - Allergy to preservatives (paint, adhesive)  - Allergy to biological pesticides  - Aerotoxic syndrome  New risks from known forms of stress  - Breast cancer due to night shift work  - Cardiovascular diseases caused by fine dust  - Lung infections due to welding fumes  New: old and re-emerging   - Several zoönosen  Potential new  - Pulmonary, immunological, carcinogenic and neurological diseases in work with engineered nanoparticles  Consequences of parents’ occupational exposure on their offspring  - Congenital abnormalities  - Cancer in children  - Delayed neuropsychological development    Some of these new occupational or work-related diseases and the methods of detection will be presented.