Korean J Occup Health Nurs.  2020 Nov;29(4):228-234. 10.5807/kjohn.2020.29.4.228.

Development and Prospect of Occupational Safety and Health Education

Affiliations
  • 1Professor, Occupational Safety and Health Training Institute, Korea Occpational Safety and Health Agency, Ulsan
  • 2Director, Occupational Safety and Health Training Institute, Korea Occpational Safety and Health Agency, Ulsan, Korea

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to identify the past and present status of occupational safety and health education in Korea and to explore future plans for these fields.
Methods
We summarized past empirical or theoretical literature.
Results
Occupational safety and health education strive to protect workers' health and create healthy workplaces by solving various problems such as workers' occupational diseases and mental health in the rapidly changing occupational environment. For occupational safety and health education to be effectively utilized in occupational sites, a live education that can be applied to the field should be provided. The need for education to explore and develop the ability to prepare for new hazards, including infectious diseases such as COVID-19, has increased.
Conclusion
It is believed that the occupational health education element of the new era will be occupational health education. This focus will develop the ability to closely assess and predict the collective, organizational, and personal responses of affected workplaces and the impact of occupational health sciences.

Keyword

Occupational health education; Worker; Occupational accident
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