KOTA BHARU, Sept 8 (Bernama) — Hearing-related conditions accounted for 82.3 per cent of the 8,196 confirmed occupational disease cases recorded nationwide in 2024, making them the most prevalent category of occupational disease in the country. Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Deputy Director-General (Occupational Health) Ahmad Jailani Mansor said 6,747 of the confirmed cases involved hearing disorders. He said workplace exposure to excessive noise was the main factor behind the high incidence of hearing-related occupational diseases, particularly in the industrial sector. “In addition, there were 820 recorded cases of occupational musculoskeletal disorders, 299 cases of diseases caused by […]