Future Of Occupational Health Research Articles

The Dobbs Decision and the Future of Occupational Health in the US.

Access to abortion care has a profound impact on women's ability to participate in the workforce. In the US, restrictions on abortion care have waxed and waned over the years, including periods when abortion was broadly permitted across the nation for most pregnant people for a substantial proportion of pregnancy and times when restrictions varied across states, including states where abortion is banned for nearly all reasons. Additionally, access to abortion care has always been a reproductive justice issue, with some people more able to access this care than others even when it is structurally available. In June 2022, the US Supreme Court handed down the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, returning to states the ability to determine restrictions on abortion, including near-total bans on abortion. In this anthology, ten experts share their perspectives on what the Dobbs decision means for the future, how it will exacerbate existing, well-researched issues, and likely also create new challenges needing investigation. Some contributions are focused on research directions, some focus on implications for organizations, and most include both. All contributions share relevant occupational health literature and describe the effects of the Dobbs decision in context.

New forms of employment and workers' health

Globalization and digitalization give rise to a complex of problems of economics, sociology, and occupational health. The prevalence of precarious employment (PE) is growing. In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis, employment and social well-being have become acute. The study aims to review literature and essays on PE as a problem of occupational health and a new social determinant of workers' health. The author has made the analysis of documents from WHO, ILO, European Union, etc., scientific literature and essays on the problem of PE and its impact on somatic (including reproductive) health, mental health, and workers' social well-being. The legal bases of labor and health protection are considered. The informal economy, the terminology of forms of PE, and the ILO Convention No. 175 on part-time work and the Convention No. 177 on home work and the Decent Work Initiative were analyzed. The characteristics and prevalence of PE, examples of forms of work organization, affected groups of the population, and sectors of the economy are considered. Vulnerable groups are women (especially pregnant women), young and elderly workers, migrants, and the most unfavorable situation is in construction, agriculture, catering, tourism, etc., and much better in the public sector. PE and its impact on health are an essential topic in social epidemiology, and affective health problems are almost as severe as unemployment. PE is often associated with poor working conditions, physically demanding work and an increased risk of accidents, with young workers more often affected. The lack of confidence in keeping a job negatively affects mental health - the odds ratio is over 1.5. PE is associated with impaired reproductive behavior and reproductive health and the birth of children with low body weight. The features of home work, its pros, and cons are given. An analysis of employment from the standpoint of occupational health revealed the relationship between forms of employment and indicators of health and quality of life and made it possible to complete some generalizations and formulate the principles of work and health. The future of labor, new occupations, knowledge, and skills are considered. In the United Nations Development Program, Goal 8, Decent Work and Economic Growth, is to achieve full employment and decent work for all by 2030. PE is becoming more frequent; therefore, further data collection and research into its effects among new groups of workers is necessary. Soon, the digitalization of the economy and society will cause a paradigm shift in occupational health: the future of occupational health is the prevention of occupational diseases and work-related disorders.

Using the past to map out the future of occupational health and safety research: where do we go from here?

The purpose of this study is to take stock of the extant research on occupational health and safety (OHS) with the aim of identifying gaps and mapping out a future research agenda for human resource management (HRM) scholars. A comprehensive review of OHS research from 1956 to 2019 was first conducted. A total of 564 articles from 17 leading journals were then identified and categorized into five distinct, yet inter-related, themes: (1) antecedents and work-related factors influencing OHS; (2) industrial policy and regulations surrounding OHS; (3) OHS management practices; (4) approaches to, and models of, managing OHS and (5) outcomes of OHS management. The review also discusses OHS research methodologies and design foci. Overall, we found that OHS research is poorly integrated into the field of HRM, and we identify a plethora of opportunities for HR researchers to add value to this field of research. A future agenda is formulated, encompassing new OHS theory-building, novel directions for empirical research, and innovations in research design and methodology.

The Present and the Future of Occupational Health in Korea

The Present and the Future of Occupational Health in Korea: Jungsun Park, et al. Industrial Health Research Institute, Korea Industrial Safety Corporation, S. Korea—Generally the industrial development of Korea has accompanied increasing tendency of industrial injury and occupational disease. As the economy began to develop in the 1970s and the development of the heavy metal and petrochemical industries accompanied this economic growth, industrial injuries and occupational diseases have emerged as serious social problems. In the 1980s, the rapid introduction of new industries and technological innovations have further aggravated the work environments. The Industrial Safety and Health Law mandates employers to provide periodic medical examination, work environment measurement, and health management with the employment of a health supervisor to regulate industrial accidents and occupational diseases. These programs are important tools of protecting workers' health and, having been developed along with Korea's industrial health care system, has a historical meaning of its own. However, these programs can also be negatively criticized because of ritualistic and unproductive execution. Recently, the Government introduced new approaches to supplement the shortage of the mandatory occupational health services by law. The new approaches are reforming of occupational medical examination program, conducting the government funded subsidiary occupational health program for small‐sized enterprises, and the expansion of the workers' right to know and right to participate etc. While there have been a shift from uniformity and compulsory execution to autonomy, locality, and expansion of the workers' right to participate, the issue of necessary conditions for these new approaches to become effective in a developing nation such as Korea will grow in importance.

UOEH and the future of occupational health

UOEH and the future of occupational health

Analysis of the situation of occupational health in Chile

The authors make a critical analysis of the Occupational Health in Chile based on the conclusions obtained from a multidisciplinary workshop, attended by professionals of this area. The method used was strategic planning, exposing the weaknesses, strengths and expectations regarding the health reality of the region. A profile of the type of professionals that should participate in the programs was also discussed, elaborating a work plan that should reflect the future development in this area, as well as pointing out the role of the University in the work plan and analysing the future of Occupational Health.

The Future of Occupational Health

The Future of Occupational Health

Future of Occupational Health

Future of Occupational Health

The future of occupational health.

The future of occupational health.