The Structure and Function of the Occupational Health System in Thailand

Yingratanasuk, Tanongsak; Keifer, Matthew; Barnhart, Scott

doi:10.1179/oeh.1998.4.2.121

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“…The shortage of occupational health professionals is another widespread problem [Okubo, 1997;Yingratanasuk et al, 1998;Gorman et al, 1999;Su, 2003]. Current legislation in many of the Asian-Pacific countries requires SME to be performed by doctors, who need substantial training.…”

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A review of statutory medical examinations in Asian‐Pacific countries

Wong

2010

American J Industrial Med

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Section: Manpower Shortagementioning

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A review of statutory medical examinations in Asian‐Pacific countries

Wong

2010

American J Industrial Med

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“…Asbestos-related disease does not figure in the list of conditions compensated for work-relatedness in 1999 in Thailand. 15 In Morocco, a large number of employees of small informal workshops use asbestos (mechanics, sheet-iron workers, body shops, brake filters, makers of dental prostheses and jewelry, plumbers, etc). About 150 firms import 8,500 tons of asbestos annually, mainly from Canada.…”

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Asbestos in Developing Countries: Magnitude of Risk and Its Practical Implications

Joshi

Gupta

2005

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal

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In developing countries, aggressive marketing of chrysotile asbestos continues as a result of restrictions on its use being imposed by the developed countries. In the Asian continent, China and India are emerging as the major users of asbestos. There is enough evidence to link chrysotile with pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer in humans, even at low levels of exposure, hence the need to apply the Precautionary Principle for phasing out its use globally. Due to poor occupational health and safety systems in developing countries and difficulties in early detection of pulmonary malignancy related to asbestos, the statistics remain sketchy. This is hampering efforts to create pressure on policy makers and to counter the propaganda of the asbestos industry. The International Labour Office believes that more than 100,000 deaths a year occur from asbestos-related disease. In the view of studies published in Europe and Australia, the number of deaths due to such malignancies will peak around the year 2020 and could be anywhere between half a million to a million. That means more than a million deaths will occur in developing countries. At about the same time when asbestos-related deaths start to decrease in developed countries, their number will begin to rise in developing countries. This presents a major challenge to the international scientific community.

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“…El Ministerio de Salud Pública y el de Trabajo y Bienestar Social se ocupan de varios riesgos para la salud en el trabajo industrial como los que plantean los productos químicos peligrosos y las operaciones fabriles poco seguras, si bien han surgido otros riesgos nuevos para los que aún no existen normas de protección. Así, las deficiencias de ergonomía y de diseño de los espacios de trabajo, determinadas prácticas de gestión de los recursos humanos y las tareas repetitivas también exponen a muchos trabajadores poco cualificados o de bajo nivel de instrucción al riesgo de sufrir dolencias que arrastrarán durante toda su vida (Tonguthai, 2002, y Yingratanasuk, Keifer y Barnhart, 1998. Pero, una vez más, el gran tamaño y la propia naturaleza del mercado de trabajo informal limitan la capacidad del Estado para mejorar los niveles generales de salud y seguridad en el trabajo.…”

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La transición de Tailandia en las esferas laboral y sanitaria

Kelly¹,

Strazdins²,

Dellora³

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Revista Int Trabajo

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Resumen. La economía de Tailandia ha cambiado rápidamente de la agricultura a la industria manufacturera y el sector de los servicios, pero el ordenamiento del mercado laboral y la representación de los trabajadores son mucho menos consistentes que en los países desarrollados, donde hubo una transición más lenta y gradual hace ya décadas. Los autores estudian el robustecimiento de las políticas y la legislación tailandesas en el ámbito de la seguridad y la salud en el trabajo, que obedece a las normas internacionales y a la nueva Constitución democrática. Por último, identifican los principales retos pendientes, entre ellos el cumplimiento de la ley y una medición mejor de los efectos del trabajo en la salud física y mental.

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The Structure and Function of the Occupational Health System in Thailand

Cited by 10 publications

References 1 publication

A review of statutory medical examinations in Asian‐Pacific countries

A review of statutory medical examinations in Asian‐Pacific countries

Asbestos in Developing Countries: Magnitude of Risk and Its Practical Implications

La transición de Tailandia en las esferas laboral y sanitaria

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