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Small-scaled enterprises with fewer than 50 employees in Korea, which have vulnerable workforces like elderly, women and immigrant workers, are not obligatory to provide occupational health service other than health examination and work environment measurement in Korea. In 2006, the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) started a pilot project providing public occupational health service including health promotion for workers in small-scaled enterprises with the support of the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Health Welfare and Family Affairs. This report reviewed the result of the four year's activities of the center.
Methods
We gathered the report and data related to manament, performance and activities of the occational health center. The analysis were reviewed through the statistical tools and methods.
Results
Fisrt case in occuational health regional center had estblished in Banwol-Siwha industrial complex. It is the largest size out of 38 national industrial complex in Korea, and has the largest number of small scale industry. The number of total worksite is approximately seventeen thousand, with total number or workers, one hundred seventeen and three thousand. Out of these, 51.1% are employed in industry less than 50 employees. We have the goal, the maintenance of healthy workers and workplace. To do it, our center apply to do three approaches, Inside services, Outbound services(so-called integrated health promotion, IHP), Bottom line services(Networking and Public relations) through three kinds of strategies.Sector Approach is focused on the 5 Vulnerable Groups, Ageing, tempory workers, female workers, shiftwork workers, immigration workers.
Discussion
To provide health care to all these workers, we should expand our partnership with the private sector. Our center is planning to identify and reduce high-risk sectors so-called bad sectors. By doing so, we can broaden the coverage in a much more efficient.