Occupational diseases

Occupational diseases are defined as any illness that may be work-related but is not recognized as an occupational disease by a social security system.

Our missions

  • Monitoring the epidemiological trends of occupational diseases

  • Enabling the adaptation of preventive measures

  • Provide data to update occupational disease tables

  • Estimating underreporting of occupational diseases

Diseases

A disease is considered work-related if it is the direct result of a worker’s exposure to a hazard (physical, chemical, or biological) or arises from the conditions under which the worker performs their job. A distinction is made between compensable occupational diseases, on the one hand, and wo...

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What We Do

Occupational diseases have a significant impact on public health in France. While they represent a major burden, exposure to occupational risk factors and the associated disorders and diseases are preventable through appropriate preventive measures, which must be adapted over time in response to...

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Publications

Here you will find the latest scientific publications related to the studies and research conducted by Santé publique France.

2 publications

rapport/synthèse

Care pathways for people with carpal tunnel syndrome in France and use of the occupational disease recognition system. Results from the 2020 and 2021 editions of the Santé publique France Barometer