Compensation claims for work-related musculoskeletal disorders among hairdressers in France, 2010-2016.

BACKGROUND: Hairdressers in France experience occupational illness as well as stressful working conditions which can result in permanent incapacity mainly due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) yet WRMSDs in this work force remain largely unstudied.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyse trends in compensation claims for WRMSDs among hairdressers.

METHODS: Data concerning gender, age, permanent incapacity, working experience, and lost work days (LWD) of claimants were extract from the French National Health Insurance Fund for Salaried Workers.

RESULTS: Claim rate increased not significantly by 12.8%. Incidence rate of permanent incapacity increased significantly by 16.0%. In proportion, significant differences were observed between age groups with 35-49 ranking first (45.8%) and also in claimants with working experience >10 years (43.1%). Overall, there were 666,461 LWD during the study period with a significant increase of 16.2% (p < 0.001).

CONCLUSION: Although claims rate did not increased significantly, incidence rate of permanent incapacity increased significantly and some groups at risk have being indentified.