60% of "karoshi" have no medical institution history. Early understanding of stress at 11:21 on October 30
This year's White Paper on Death from Overwork was published on the 30th.
As a result of analyzing the cases recognized as "karoshi", it was found that about 60% had no medical institution history, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is required to establish a system to quickly grasp and respond to work stress etc. I point out that.
According to the "White Paper on Death from Overwork", which was decided by the Cabinet on the 30th, it was stated that the patient suffered from brain and heart illness, depression, etc. due to long working hours and strong work stress during the eight years from 2010. We analyzed approximately 5800 recognized cases.
Looking at the factors that caused brain and heart illness other than working hours,
▽ "work with long restraint time" was 30.1%,
▽ "shift work / midnight work" was 14.3%,
▽ "work with mental tension" "Is 11.4%.
In addition, when we analyzed 167 cases that were recognized as "karoshi" in the two years from
2015
,
▽ 51.5% had 29 days or less from the onset of illness to death, and
▽ 60.5% had a medical institution consultation history. There was no.
By occupation,
▽ professional / technical occupations accounted for the largest percentage at 40.1%,
followed by ▽ administrative occupations at 15%.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "There is a possibility that there are more jobs that involve mental tension than in other occupations, and we would like to continue the analysis. It is necessary to create a system to quickly grasp and respond to work stress." I point out.
We also investigated the impact of the spread of the new coronavirus on working hours from March to May, and summarized the percentage of workers who worked more than 80 hours a week.
According to this, the average of all industries was lower than last year in each month, but March and April were higher than last year in "Medical / Welfare" and "Transportation / Postal".
Of these, the “transportation / postal industry” was 2.01% in March, an increase from 1.78% last year, and the number of people who work overtime for one month, which is called the overtime death line, has increased to more than 80 hours. I understand.