Gomez M R
Am J Public Health. 1981 May;71(5):520-4. doi: 10.2105/ajph.71.5.520.
Health and safety regulation, training, and research were practically non-existent in Cuba before the Revolution in 1959. Since that time important advances have been made. Specialized inspectors, occupational physicians, and other such personnel are now trained in Cuba. An Occupational Health Institute, founded in 1976, provides training and specialized technical services, and conducts research. In 1978, a far reaching "Work Safety and Health Law" was enacted which defines the rights and responsibility of government agencies, workplace administrators, unions, and workers. Comprehensive control of toxic substances in workplaces, still at an early stage, is likely to increase in light of the new law, the growing availability of qualified personnel, and the mounting concern of public health authorities with the increasingly "developed" health profile of the population.
1959年革命前，古巴几乎不存在健康与安全法规、培训及研究。自那时起，取得了重要进展。古巴现在培训专业检查员、职业医师及其他此类人员。1976年成立的职业健康研究所提供培训和专业技术服务，并开展研究。1978年颁布了一项影响深远的《劳动安全与健康法》，该法界定了政府机构、工作场所管理人员、工会和工人的权利与责任。鉴于新法律、合格人员的日益增加以及公共卫生当局对人口日益“发达”的健康状况的日益关注，工作场所有毒物质的全面控制虽仍处于早期阶段，但可能会加强。
