A Recommended Integrated Mechanism to Enhance OSH Management of Blue-Collar Foreign Workers in Taiwan

• Autorzy: Liao H. C. , Cheng S. F. , Wang Y. , Lee L. H.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study examines the roles and functions of businesses, labor-exporting countries’ representative offices in Taiwan, religious organizations, and manpower agencies in promoting occupational safety and health (OSH). It also offers advice to Taiwanese authorities on making policies and improvements regarding the oversight mechanism mandated by the Labor Safety and Health Act, giving them an idea of what to focus on when enforcing control over blue-collar foreign workers’ OSH conditions. This study also proposes that Taiwanese authorities may serve not only as an overseer/inspector of those hiring blue-collar foreign workers in Taiwan, but also expand their role to lay down policies regarding a variety of OSH teaching materials in the blue-collar foreign workers’ native languages (spoken or written), the qualifications of translators in blue-collar foreign workers’ OSH training programs, and regulations concerning the longer hours such training programs take.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

occupational safety and health; Labor Safety and Health Act; OSH training program; manpower agency; blue-collar foreign worker

PL

bezpieczeństwo i higiena pracy; zdrowie; szkolenie BHP

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: Vol. 20, No. 4
• Strony: 537--549
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 25 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Liao H. C.

• Department of Health Services Administration, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
• Department of Medical Education, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

autor

Cheng S. F.

• Institute of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Labor, Executive Yuan, Taiwan

autor

Wang Y.

• Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
• Department of Medical Management, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

autor

Lee L. H.

• Institute of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Labor, Executive Yuan, Taiwan

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