Fukushima Asami, Hara Toshiyuki, Uesaka Yumiko, Sato Shuji, Fujino Yosihisa
Occupational Physicians' Committees, Sapporo City.
Department of Environmental Epidemiology, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan.
Sangyo Eiseigaku Zasshi. 2022 May 25;64(3):152-162. doi: 10.1539/sangyoeisei.2021-018-E. Epub 2021 Aug 4.
This study aimed to examine the present state of activities of occupational health physicians (OHPs) and companies' opinions about them.
Questionnaires, to be answered anonymously, were sent to 1,898 companies with ≥ 50 employees. We analyzed the data according to type of industry and the size of the company.
We received 692 responses. First, we compared the data with the results of a previous study we had conducted in 2003. The percentage of companies that employed OHPs was found to have increased from 77% to 97%. The implementation rate of work place inspection conducted by OHPs had increased from 41% to 65%, and the attendance rate of health committees increased from 24% to 56%. Regarding overtime, we found that the percentage of workers who did more than 80 hours of overtime work per month had decreased from 29% to 7%, but in the transportation industry the high rate of 38% was maintained. Stress assessments were conducted by 98% of the companies with ≥ 50 employees.
This study determined the present situation in companies, with regard to recent law revisions. Stress assessments are carried out more frequently, the number of workers doing overtime has decreased, and measures against second-hand smoke are being promoted. In addition, we found an increase in the frequency of work place inspection and attendance of health committees, but in one-third of the companies these were not carried out.
本研究旨在调查职业健康医生（OHP）的活动现状以及公司对他们的看法。
向1898家拥有≥50名员工的公司发送了匿名问卷。我们根据行业类型和公司规模对数据进行了分析。
我们收到了692份回复。首先，我们将这些数据与我们在2003年进行的一项先前研究的结果进行了比较。发现雇佣职业健康医生的公司比例从77%增加到了97%。职业健康医生进行工作场所检查的实施率从41%提高到了65%，健康委员会的出勤率从24%提高到了56%。关于加班，我们发现每月加班超过80小时的工人比例从29%下降到了7%，但在运输行业，这一比例仍维持在较高的38%。98%的拥有≥50名员工的公司进行了压力评估。
本研究确定了公司在近期法律修订方面的现状。压力评估的开展更加频繁，加班工人的数量减少，二手烟防治措施正在推进。此外，我们发现工作场所检查和健康委员会出勤的频率有所增加，但仍有三分之一的公司未开展这些工作。
