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Document ID (ISN)110803
CIS number 10-0371
ISSN - Serial title 0019-8366 - Industrial Health
Year 2010
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Uchino A, Muto T., Muto S.
Title Occupational health and safety services for immigrant workers in Japanese workplaces
Bibliographic information Mar. 2010, Vol.48, No.2, p.231-235. 18 ref.
Internet access Occupational_health_and_safety_services.pdf [in English]
Abstract The objective of this cross-sectional study was to clarify the status of occupational safety and health services for immigrant workers, the barriers to employing immigrant workers and the needs of the managers in workplaces to keep immigrant workers healthy and safe. A self-administered questionnaire was sent to 126 workplaces in a region of Japan in 2006. Findings show that the most important issue which the managers believed kept immigrant workers safe and healthy was health checkups (69.6%).
Descriptors (primary) Japan; occupational safety and health; foreign workers
Descriptors (secondary) language interpretation; small enterprises; questionnaire survey; cross-sectional study; medical examinations; role of management; role of supervisory staff; plant health services; faulty supervision
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Generalities
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Occupational health services
Small and medium-sized enterprises