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 information-demand-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 policy-makeup, but also to the employees themselves.

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Shih, T. S., Chang, H. Y., Yeh, W. Y., Su, T. S., Huang, Y. S., Chang, C. P., … Guo, Y. L. (2004). Occupational Health Research in Taiwan. Industrial Health. National Institute of Industrial Health. https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.42.124

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