Perspectives on compensation and legislation of death due to work overload—karoshi

Yang, Zichu; Yang, Bowei; Li, Jian

doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcu207

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“…By teasing out the effect of country difference in maximum limit of working hours, excessive working hours, and recognition system, we were able to demonstrate a plausible evidence of recognition system of overwork-related CVDs in Taiwan underestimated systematically by a factor of 0.42. Excessive working hours are common in Asian countries as a side product of rapidly economic booming, especially in East Asia 31,32 . A cross-country collaboration and good benchmark on the establishment and implementation of the recognition system for overwork-related CVDs in line with working standards could help the policy makers to establish a more comprehensive and efficient system 31,32 .…”

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“…Excessive working hours are common in Asian countries as a side product of rapidly economic booming, especially in East Asia 31,32 . A cross-country collaboration and good benchmark on the establishment and implementation of the recognition system for overwork-related CVDs in line with working standards could help the policy makers to establish a more comprehensive and efficient system 31,32 .…”

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The impact of the introduction of new recognition criteria for overwork-related cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: a cross-country comparison

Lin

Christiani

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Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (CVDs) related to overwork are common in Asia, as is death from overwork, known as karoshi. Japan was the first country in the world to introduce criteria for recognizing overwork-related CVDs in 1961. Taiwan followed Japan in putting in place new policies and then updating these in 2010. We aimed to investigate the effect of introducing the new criteria for recognizing overwork-related CVDs in both countries. We defined the baseline period as the 5 years before launch of the new criteria, then collected data to 5 years after the new criteria. We applied a Poisson regression model to analyze the longitudinal change in rates of overwork-related CVDs before and after, adjusting for indicators of working conditions. Implementation of the new criteria was associated with a 2.58-fold increase in the rate of overwork-related CVDs (p-value < 0.05). However, the examined policy framework in Taiwan still appears to miss a substantial number of cases compared to that are captured by a similar policy framework used to capture overwork-related CVD rates in Japan by a factor of 0.42 (p-value < 0.05). Accordingly, we make a case for enhancements of Taiwan’s system for reporting and recognizing overwork-related diseases and deaths.

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The impact of the introduction of new recognition criteria for overwork-related cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: a cross-country comparison

Lin

Christiani

et al. 2017

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“…Long working hours and other workplace factors should affect the physical and mental health of the workers worldwide. Currently, South Korea, Taiwan, China, and Japan nationally compensate the claims for CCVDs and mental disorders according to the recognition criteria set by each country . Given the same region and similar backgrounds, mutual communications among the four countries may provide novel insight into how to tackle the urgent issue of overwork‐related problems.…”

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Sociomedical problems of overwork-related deaths and disorders in Japan

Takahashi

2019

Journal of Occupational Health

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Objectives Cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases (CCVDs) and mental disorders, including suicide, are prevalent among overworked individuals in Japan. The 2014 legislation regarding the prevention of overwork‐related deaths and disorders has accelerated the research in this field and ultimately the implementation of preventive actions. Methods To understand the current problematic situations, the Research Center for Overwork‐Related Disorders of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan, conducted analyses of compensated claims for overwork‐related CCVDs and mental disorders that were recognized from January 2010 to March 2015. Results The majority of CCVD cases were the men in their 50s. Transport and postal activities was the highest risk industry. Cerebrovascular cases were higher than cardiovascular ones. Long working hours was the principal factor for CCVDs. The mental disorder cases comprised approximately 70% men and affected younger age groups (peak in the third decade) with various industries at risk. In men, there was an almost equal number of F3 (Mood [affective] disorders) and F4 (Neurotic, stress‐related, and somatoform disorders) diagnoses according to the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. A larger number of women were diagnosed to have F4. The mental disorder cases were associated not only with long working hours, but also with injuries and disasters as well as interpersonal conflict at work. Conclusions Multiple, simultaneous actions need to be made by employees, employers, researchers, and the authorities to achieve the goal of reducing the number of workers suffering from the overwork‐related CCVDs and mental disorders.

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“…Warto zaznaczyć, że w Korei Pd. sytuacja miała największe nasilenie w okresie [2001][2002][2003][2004] Źródło: opracowanie na podstawie Yang, Yang (2015).…”

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The phenomenon of death from overwork

Żemigała

2018

Studia I Prace WNEiZ

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StreszczenieCelem artykułu jest analiza zjawiska śmierci z przepracowania. Zaprezentowano rysujące się we współczesnej pracy problemy, takie jak pracoholizm, wypalenie zawodowe, praca ekstremalna i najbardziej negatywne z nich, czyli śmierć z przepracowania. Przeprowadzono analizy dostępnych danych ilościowych, które ze względu na charakter zjawiska pochodzą głównie z Japonii, Chin i Korei Pd. Krótko opisano kilka przypadków śmierci z przepracowania w Japonii i zarysowano przypadki polskie, które mogłyby być zaklasyfikowane do tej kategorii. Przeanalizowano stan badań naukowych nad zjawiskiem (analiza bibliometryczna na podstawie danych z bazy Scopus) i okazało się, że temat badawczy należy do niszowych, badań jest mało, głównie z zakresu nauk medycznych. Dominują badania japońskie.Słowa kluczowe: śmierć z przepracowania, karoshi, negatywne zjawiska związane z pracą

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Perspectives on compensation and legislation of death due to work overload—karoshi

Cited by 15 publications

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The impact of the introduction of new recognition criteria for overwork-related cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: a cross-country comparison

The impact of the introduction of new recognition criteria for overwork-related cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: a cross-country comparison

Sociomedical problems of overwork-related deaths and disorders in Japan

The phenomenon of death from overwork

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