Epidemiologic study of occupational injuries among foreign and native workers in Taiwan

Wu, Trong‐Neng; Liou, Saou‐Hsing; Hsu, Chao‐Chun; Chao, Show‐Lin; Liou, Shu‐Fen; Ko, Kquei‐Nu; Yeh, Wen‐Yu; Chang, Po‐Ya

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199705)31:5<623::aid-ajim18>3.3.co;2-a

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“…In order to work in the lead industry, migrant workers had to adapt to a new culture, language, work methods, and psychological strains in addition to the hazardous lead environment 10) . Only one published paper, by Yang et al (2008), has examined the lead exposure of migrant lead workers in secondary smelting lead industries during the 1990s 11) .…”

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A Comparison of Blood Lead Levels between Migrant and Native Lead Workers Before and After Implementation of a New Employment Permit System for Migrant Workers

Kim

Lee

2011

Ind Health

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Abstract:We compared the blood lead and other lead biomarkers between migrant and native workers with a focus on the impact of the legal employment permit system that was effective from 2003, which required employers to provide mandatory annual health examinations for migrant workers on lead biomarkers in 1997 and 2005. The mean blood lead level of migrant workers was 59.5 ± 19.4 μg/dl, yielding 47% of lead poisoning cases, which was significantly higher than that of native workers (36.8 ± 14.5 μg/dl; 11% of lead poisoning cases) in 1997 before enactment of the act. The overall mean blood ZPP levels and ALAU of migrant workers were significantly higher than those of native workers. In 2005, after new migrant worker regulations were instituted, the mean value of above lead biomarkers workers was still significantly higher than that of native workers, but the magnitude of the differences was smaller compared with the difference in 1997. We confirmed that the 2003 regulations played an important role in improving the health of migrant workers in the lead industry in terms of their blood lead levels and other lead biomarkers.

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A Comparison of Blood Lead Levels between Migrant and Native Lead Workers Before and After Implementation of a New Employment Permit System for Migrant Workers

Kim

Lee

2011

Ind Health

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“…The injury rate among immigrant workers was three times higher than among Bahrain workers (Al-Arrayed & Hamza, 1995), and immigrant workers in Al-Khobar City, Saudi Arabia were involved in occupational injuries four times more often than Saudis (Al-Dawood, 2000). Yet, in Taiwan injury rate among immigrant workers was not higher than that of native workers (Wu et al, 1997), and the severity of injuries among immigrant and Lebanese workers was equal in Lebanon (Nuwayhid, Fayad, Tamim, Kassak, & Khogali, 2003).…”

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Occupational injuries of immigrant and Finnish bus drivers

Salminen¹,

Vartia²,

Giorgiani³

2009

Journal of Safety Research

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“…On top of several thorough reviews relating occupational medicine in Taiwan [61][62][63] , this article tried to present an approach to integrating occupational health researches from a well organized collaboration from universities, industrial associations, labor unions, non-profit institutes, and governmental agencies to advantage multiple aspects in Taiwan. Similarly, to strengthen a multilateral collaboration on occupational health researches will be also beneficial to promote all workers' well-being.…”

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Occupational Health Research in Taiwan.

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This article gave a brief introduction of population, labor force, general status of occupational safety and health in Taiwan. Statistics of occupational injuries and health disorders, laws and regulations relevant to occupational health were also covered. Research activities driven by universities, research institutes, society/association were provided. Two multi-lateral collaborative research examples were presented: an intoxication outbreak-initiated CS 2 study and an informationdemand-motivated 2-methoxy-ethanol study. Industrial hygienists, engineers, epidemiologists, and occupational physicians from both universities and research institutes, governmental agencies, and from non-profit R&D organizations and academic associations were involved in these researches, presenting a promise that integrated collaboration of inter-disciplinary specialty cooperated with governmental participation could benefit not only academic achievement, governmental policymakeup, but also to the employees themselves.

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Epidemiologic study of occupational injuries among foreign and native workers in Taiwan

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A Comparison of Blood Lead Levels between Migrant and Native Lead Workers Before and After Implementation of a New Employment Permit System for Migrant Workers

A Comparison of Blood Lead Levels between Migrant and Native Lead Workers Before and After Implementation of a New Employment Permit System for Migrant Workers

Occupational injuries of immigrant and Finnish bus drivers

Occupational Health Research in Taiwan.

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