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Occupational health
Occupational health deals with all aspects of health and safety in the workplace and has a strong focus on primary prevention of hazards.Only 5% to 10% of workers in developing countries and 20% to 50% of those in industrialized countries have access to adequate occupational health services.The promotion of workers' health and safety at the workplace is also inadequate.
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- Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Safe Work Australia
- National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China
- School of Public Health, Fudan University, China
- Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
- International Centre for Research Promotion and Informatics, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan
- Catholic Industrial Medical Centre, Republic of Korea
- Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Republic of Korea
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yoon Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore
- Occupational Safety and Health Division, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore
- National Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, Viet Nam