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Medical surveillance of hairdressers The approach and experience in Belgium dr. Mathieu Verbrugghe

50,000+ 102 520,000 146 prevention advisors 597employees 289 Mensura in numbers 102 centres across Belgium 520,000 medical exams each year 50,000+ customers 597employees 146 prevention advisors physicians and paramedics 289

Content Legislation Medical surveillance Figures Conclusions

Legislation Law on Well-being at Work (4 August 1996) One codex including: Dynamic Risk Management Biological Agents Chemical Agents Occupational Health Surveillance Federal Agency for Occupational Risks codes: 1.202: Skin disorders in the work environment caused by substances not included in other items 1.305.06.01: Asthma as a result of specific hypersensitivity caused by substances not included in other headings 1.606.22: Conditions affecting the tendons, the tendinous sheaths and the muscular and tendinous insertions of the upper limbs due to excessive strain of these structures by movements of a repetitive nature requiring strength, or by unfavourable positions

Medical surveillance – in function of risk analysis Hairdresser Risk code Description Medical Exam 03.04.03.00 Ergonomic strain Questionnaire locomotor complaints 03.04.03.03 Static load 03.04.03.01 Repetitive movements 03.01.00.00 Chemical agents In function of the product 03.01.30.00 Soaps – detergents – surfactants: anionic, cationic and nonionic Examination of the skin 03.01.33.10 Hair and hair fragments Lung function test 03.02.01.00 Noise Audiometry

Figures: General 3029 hairdressers affiliated with Mensura (2756 employers) Number of periodic medical examinations 2010-2016

Figures: Locomotor complaints 2010-2016 Shoulder 14,11% Neck 15,72% Upper back 5,92% Elbow 1,44% Lower back 16,08% Hip/thigh 1,61% Wrist/hand 7,07% Knee 3,04% Ankle/foot 2,99%

Figures: Locomotor complaints 2010-2015 Exclusie 2016 wegens lage aantallen => vertekening cijfers

Figures: Conclusions medical examinations Periodic medical examinations 2010-2016: - 4896 declared fit - 22 declared unfit: 19 temporary and 3 permanent Medical examinations at work resume 2010-2016 (n=28): - 16 declared fit - 9 declared unfit: 8 temporary and 1 permanent - 3 missing values

Figures: Occupational diseases Belgium Fund for Occupational Diseases 2016: 1.202: Skin disorders in the work environment caused by substances not included in other items n=289 1.305.06.01: Asthma as a result of specific hypersensitivity caused by substances not included in other headings n=8 1.606.22: Conditions affecting the tendons, the tendinous sheaths and the muscular and tendinous insertions of the upper limbs due to excessive strain of these structures by movements of a repetitive nature requiring strength, or by unfavourable positions n=1.043 FBZ: niet uitsluitend kappers! Het gaat in totaal om 114 nieuwe gevallen. Dit zijn hoofdzakelijk werkgerelateerde huidziekten (bijna 80%) (zie tabel 2).

Figures: Declarations occupational diseases Mensura declarations of occupational diseases of hairdressers to the Fund for Occupational Diseases (2012-2016): 1.606.22 (tendons): 1 1.701 (latex allergy): 1 1.305.06.01 (asthma): 4 1.202 (skin disorders): 12 Mensure aangiften FBZ: specifiek voor kappers, ander beeld dan vorige: meer huidaandoeningen

Conclusions Lower back pain, shoulder and neck pain, and wrist/hand pain are frequently reported among hairdressers Decrease in lower and upper back complaints – increase in shoulder complaints Small number of medical examinations at work resume (≥ 1 month on sick leave) High recovery rate

Thank you for your attention! Mathieu.Verbrugghe@Mensura.be www.mensura.be