Development and Prospect of Occupational Safety and Health Education
10.5807/kjohn.2020.29.4.228
- Author:
Kyung Hwa HEO
1
;
In Jae SHIN
Author Information
1. Professor, Occupational Safety and Health Training Institute, Korea Occpational Safety and Health Agency, Ulsan
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
2020;29(4):228-234
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Purpose:This study aimed to identify the past and present status of occupational safety and health education in Korea and to explore future plans for these fields.
Methods:We summarized past empirical or theoretical literature.
Results:Occupational safety and health education strive to protect workers' health and create healthy workplaces by solving various problems such as workers' occupational diseases and mental health in the rapidly changing occupational environment. For occupational safety and health education to be effectively utilized in occupational sites, a live education that can be applied to the field should be provided. The need for education to explore and develop the ability to prepare for new hazards, including infectious diseases such as COVID-19, has increased.
Conclusion:It is believed that the occupational health education element of the new era will be occupational health education. This focus will develop the ability to closely assess and predict the collective, organizational, and personal responses of affected workplaces and the impact of occupational health sciences.
