34 occupational diseases covered by social insurance and guidelines for diagnosis and examination in Vietnam

34 occupational diseases covered by social insurance and guidelines for diagnosis and examination in Vietnam (Internet image)

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1. List of occupational diseases covered by social insurance and guidelines for diagnosis and examination in Vietnam

Article 3 of Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT stipulates occupational diseases covered by social insurance and guidelines for diagnosis and examination as follows:

(1) Occupational silicosis and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 1 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(2) Occupational asbestosis and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 2 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(3) Occupational byssinosis and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 3 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(4) Occupational talc pneumoconiosis lung disease and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 4 issued together within Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(5) Occupational coalworker's pneumoconiosis and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 5 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(6) Occupational chronic bronchitis and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 6 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(7) Occupational asthma and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 7 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(8) Occupational lead poisoning and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 8 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(9) Occupational intoxication of benzene and benzene homologues and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 9 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(10) Occupational mercurialism and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 10 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(11) Occupational manganism and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 11 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(12) Occupational trinitrotoluene poisoning and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 12 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(13) Occupational asernic poisoning and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 13 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(14) Occupational intoxication of pesticide chemicals and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 14 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(15) Occupational nicotine poisoning and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 15 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(16) Occupational carbon monoxide poisoning and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 16 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(17) Occupational cadmium poisoning and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 17 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(18) Noise-induced hearing loss and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 18 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(19) Occupational decompression sickness and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 19 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(20) Occupational whole-body vibration and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 20 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(21) Occupational local vibration and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 21 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(22) Occupational radiation toxicity and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 22 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(23) Occupational cataract and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 23 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(24) Occupational black acne disease and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 24 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(25) Occupational melasma and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 25 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(26) Occupational chromium contact dermatitis and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 26 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(27) Occupational skin diseases due to prolonged wet and cold exposure and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 27 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(28) Occupational skin diseases due to exposure to natural rubber and rubber additive chemicals and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 28 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(29) Occupational leptospirosis and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 29 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(30) Occupational hepatitis B and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 30 issued together within Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(31) Occupational tuberculosis and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 31 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(32) HIV infection due to occupational accidents and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 32 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(33) Occupational hepatitis C and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 33 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

(34) Occupational mesotholioma cancer and guidelines for diagnosis and assessment prescribed in Appendix 34 issued together with Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT.

2. Principles for diagnosis, treatment and preventive for employees getting occupational diseases in Vietnam

Principles for diagnosis, treatment and preventive for employees getting occupational diseases in Vietnam include:

- An employee diagnosed with an occupational disease is required to:

= Have his/her exposure to occupational hazards causing that occupational disease limited.

= Be treated following clinical guidelines of the Ministry of Health For occupational intoxication, instant detoxification is required;

= Undergo rehabilitation and assessment of work ability reduction to claim insurance as regulated

- For some occupational diseases such as noise-induced hearing loss, local vibration, whole-body vibration, manganism poisoning, dust lung diseases except from byssinosis, occupational cancers or cancers caused by occupational diseases without the possibility of long-term treatment, patients are required to be immediately transferred for medical examination.

- Diagnosis of occupational intoxication made during the latency period is not required toxicity testing.

(Article 3 of Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT)

Thanh Rin

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