| Document ID (ISN) | 107657 |
| CIS number |
08-78 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0019-8366 - Industrial Health |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Iwasaki K., Takahashi M., Nakata A. |
| Title |
Health problems due to long working hours in Japan: Working hours, workers' compensation (Karoshi), and preventive measures |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 2006, Vol.44, No.4, p.537-540. Illus. 27 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.jniosh.go.jp/old/niih/en/indu_hel/2006/pdf/indhealth_44_4_537.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
There is serious concern in Japan over health problems due to long working hours. National statistics show that more than six million people worked for 60h or more per week during years 2000 to 2004. Approximately three hundred cases of cerebrovascular or ischaemic heart diseases were recognized as being related to overwork (Karoshi) by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) between 2002 and 2005. Consequently, the MHLW has been working to establish a more appropriate compensation system for Karoshi, as well as preventive measures for overwork-related health problems. In 2001, the MHLW set the standards for clearly recognizing Karoshi in association with the amount of working hours. In 2002, the MHLW launched the program for the prevention of health impairment due to overwork and in 2005 the health guidance through an interview by a doctor for overworked workers has been enacted as law. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
compensation of occupational diseases; Japan; role of government; hours of work; fatalities; fatigue |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
legal aspects; cardiovascular diseases; medical supervision; circulatory disorders of the brain |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Japan |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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| Browse category(ies) |
Workers' compensation
Hours of work
Fatigue
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