Asian Standard Course Syllabus For Reader Training in ILO classification of Pneumoconiosis in Radiographs 24 July 2006

THE WORKMEN ’ S COMPENSATION FUND Social Security Office Social Security Office Ministry of Labour Thailand Ministry of Labour Thailand by by MRS. Jitra Tanodom MRS. Jitra Tanodom Chief of Contribution Rating Section Chief of Contribution Rating Section

Workmen’s Compensation Fund The purpose of the Fund are : - replacing employer's liability and - replacing employer's liability and - giving prompt and equitable protection against injury, disease, disability or death resulting from employment - giving prompt and equitable protection against injury, disease, disability or death resulting from employment

Number of Occupational Injuries or disease: yearEmployees Number of Injuries Rate of Work Injury per 1,000 employees 20015,544,436189, ,541,105190, ,033,907210, ,386,825215, ,720,747214,

Table 1 statistics of occupational diseases Occupational Diseases years /cases years /cases Byssinosis - Byssinosis Pneumoconioses - Pneumoconioses Silicosis - Silicosis Occupational diseases cause by dust -Occupational diseases cause by dust Bronchitis Occupational Asthma - Occupational Asthma total

Main functions of the WCF 1.Provide medical treatment and rehabilitation for employees who are faced with work-related injury,disease 2.Provide protection for employees who are faced with work-related injury and occupational disease. 3. Promoting safety at work place and work injury prevention. 1.Provide medical treatment and rehabilitation for employees who are faced with work-related injury,disease 2.Provide protection for employees who are faced with work-related injury and occupational disease. 3. Promoting safety at work place and work injury prevention.

Roles of WCF relevant to supporting pneumoconiosis diagnosis How to find out the worker who is suffered from inorganic dust at work, How to find out the worker who is suffered from inorganic dust at work, How to Prevent How to Prevent Promoting improvement to better Heath and safety work-place Promoting improvement to better Heath and safety work-place

Roles of WCF relevant to supporting pneumoconiosis diagnosis Providing statistical information Providing statistical information Financial Supports that is Financial Supports that is - The Department of Disease Control The Ministry of Public health - The Department of Disease Control The Ministry of Public health - Department of Labour Protection & Welfare The Ministry of Labour - Department of Labour Protection & Welfare The Ministry of Labour - Experts from university for research - Experts from university for research - Employer and employee for training - Employer and employee for training

Ministry of Public health Supporting budget for training of occupational medicine and nurses Acquire foreign medical experts to conduct physical examination in reading and diagnosis of X-ray films pertaining the relevant disease Set up network for Occupational Clinic Co-operate with networking public health hospitals which are the center of each region. Co-ordinate with hospitals in regard to the implementation of all measures to ensure itsaeffectiveness. To ensure all employees with work-related disease will receive proper medical treatment in Occupational Clinic of the hospitals

To incorporate the funtion of occupational health, safety and workmen ’ compensation fund Establisment of Occupational Health and safety Institution

In summary. We strongly hope that we would be able to materialize at least a major part of the above plans, if not all,which would enable all the affected employees to receive the appropriated medical treatments including their rightfulclaims as a result produced by this Asian Workshop on ChestX-ray reading of Pneumoconiosis. We also hope that this training will bring about a total reduction in the Occupational We strongly hope that we would be able to materialize at least a major part of the above plans, if not all,which would enable all the affected employees to receive the appropriated medical treatments including their rightfulclaims as a result produced by this Asian Workshop on ChestX-ray reading of Pneumoconiosis. We also hope that this training will bring about a total reduction in the Occupational /Disease in the near future.