Study of repuirements and conditions to be improved for voluntary occupational health program in worksite.
- Author:
Jae Seok SONG
1
;
Jong Uk WON
;
Myong Sei SON
;
Bong Suk CHA
;
Jae Hoon ROH
Author Information
1. Yonsei University College of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
voluntary occupational health program;
requirements
- MeSH:
Education;
Financial Support;
Humans;
Labor Unions;
Motivation;
Occupational Diseases;
Occupational Health*;
Occupational Injuries;
Prevalence;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Selection Bias;
Workplace*
- From:Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
1997;30(4):840-851
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
To perform voluntary occupational health program in worksites, regulational supports are necessary. The regulational supports include assessment of current occupational health program and appropriate incentives. The purpose of this study is to find out the requirements of voluntary occupational health program and conditions to be improved. Study population was industrial health managers of both industries with less than 300 workers and over 300 workers, and the member of labor union who is responsible for safety and health in worksite. Two different questionnaire were used to find out the requirements and conditions to be improved respectively. The results were; 1. The category which prevalence rate of occupational injuries and occupational disease should be lower than national average was most important in health managers employed in industries over 300 workers and followed by reporting system, education, worksite policy, work environment assessment, protective equipment, consequently. But those employed in industries less than 300 workers showed high importance in prevalence rate of occupational injuries and disease, reporting system, worksite policy, work environment assessment, protective equipment, education, consequently. 2. The members of labor union thought that worksite policy was most important and the next is education, reporting system, work environment assessment, protective equipment, prevalence rate of occupational injuries and disease. 3. There were difference in importance of education and worksite policy according to the size of industries. Reporting system, prevalence rate of occupational injuries and disease, and worksite policy had different importance between members of labor union and health managers. 4. In the results of questionnaire for conditions to be improved, the most important condition was top manager's willingness except personal protective equipments, and followed by financial support, legal support. The limitations of this study were the problems of representativeness of study population. but voluntary health program should be performed in worksites which have relatively good occupational health system. So, this selection bias could not disrupt our results.
