The Challenges of Occupational Health Service Centers in Japan

Hino, Yoshiyuki; Kan, Hirohiko; Minami, Makiko; Takada, Mikio; Shimokubo, N.; Nagata, Tomoaki; Kurita, Masako; Uchida, Kazuhiko; Mori, Koji

doi:10.2486/indhealth.44.140

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“…Both provide suggestions for improvement to SMEs and achieve improvement in the workplace environment through third-party support. This concept provides a significant contribution to the occupational health of SMEs 18) . This study introduces a practical collaboration model for the cooperation between government departments, non-governmental, professional consulting organizations and industrial associations.…”

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An Integrated Occupational Health Consultation Model for the Medical Supply Manufacturing Industry

2010

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In this research, we designed a three-stage consultation procedure and eight major consultation items in order to construct an integrated occupational health consultation model that emphasizes both inspection and consultation. The main characteristics of the proposed model include cooperation among governmental departments, combining non-governmental professional consulting organizations, and establishing partnerships with industrial associations. This model has clear active and passive performance indicators and includes technical guidance during consultation as well as the exit mechanism after consultation. This consultation model enables small-and medium-sized enterprises to achieve environmental improvements with minimum investment. Companies that improved after consultation have a mean ethylene oxide exposure concentration, for the time weighted average, that dropped from 7.36 ± 16.88 ppm to 0.76 ± 1.35 ppm (p<0.01). In addition, the overall company compliant item ratio for regulations increased from 34.1% to 89.7%. The above results demonstrate the integrated occupational health consultation model assists small-and medium-sized enterprises in reducing exposure concentrations at operational sites. Our results further demonstrate the feasibility of successfully implementing the proposed consultation model within Taiwan's medical supply manufacturing industry.

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An Integrated Occupational Health Consultation Model for the Medical Supply Manufacturing Industry

2010

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“…However, the frequency at which these health checkups occur decreases with decreasing number of employees [7]. The specific health checkup examination designed to counter metabolic syndrome was implemented in Japan in 2008, but the program has been targeting individuals aged 40 years or more.…”

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