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- Title
Reducing health risks arising from child and adolescent labor.
- Authors
Polańska, Kinga; Hanke, Wojciech; Boczkowski, Andrzej; Wągrowska-Koski, Ewa; Polańska, Kinga; Wagrowska-Koski, Ewa
- Abstract
<bold>Objectives: </bold>The aim of the studywas to work out a program that would help develop the most effective methods for protecting the safety and health of young workers.<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>The program was designed by a multidisciplinary team of experts in occupational and public health, occupational hygiene, health promotion, sociology, and regulatory and control activities.<bold>Results: </bold>The program points out the major aspects to be considered while implementing the existing legislation. The employers should have a proper recognition of health hazards related to working conditions at their enterprises. These should be considered while assessing work capability of adolescents during the pre-placement and periodic medical examinations. Prophylactic examinations for adolescent workers should be oriented towards the potential or existing health hazards and strenuous conditions of in-plant vocational training. It is essential to inform them about work-related health hazards and the preventive methods to be applied by both the workers themselves and the occupational health services. If a health problem or ailment is detected by an occupational physician, the adolescent worker should be referred to primary health care unit for further diagnostics.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The most effective ways to protect the safety and health of young workers include a more accurate assessment of working conditions, contracting prophylactic examinations with only one occupational health service unit, providing appropriate risk information to adolescent workers/students, and a closer collaboration between school administration, employers and occupational health services..
- Subjects
YOUNG workers; INDUSTRIAL hygiene; PUBLIC health; HEALTH promotion; OCCUPATIONAL training; MEDICAL care
- Publication
International Journal of Occupational Medicine & Environmental Health, 2006, Vol 19, Issue 2, p107
- ISSN
1232-1087
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.2478/v10001-006-0019-4