THE STUDY OF HEALTH SITUATIONS AMONG WORKERS EXPOSED TO SILICA DUST IN THAILAND
Keywords:
Situations of worker health, Formal workers, Informal workers, Silica dust, LegislationAbstract
This study objective for health situations among workers exposes to silica dust in Thailand. Distribute of factories, workers/formal workers and informal workers exposed to silica dust, occupational medicine physician, safety officer and legal for improvement from 2019 to 2021. Provincial strategy and revision of laws affect factory settlement and employment. Saraburi province has factories and most formal workers at risk of exposure to silica dust. Nakhon Ratchasima saw the highest number of patients with silicosis and other respiratory diseases. Information about the illness was diagnosed by occupational medicine physicians without specifying that illness from work or exposure environment. Health surveillance law focuses on formal workers only. Professional safety officers important role in health surveillance. Silicosis is one of the silica dust diseases under legal. Increase occupational medicine physicians to care for silicosis patients to cover all provinces in Thailand. Capacity building for people who enforce of law and are able to effectively for health surveillance, prevention and control of silicosis and other related diseases.
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