title: [Health impact assessment of occupational health policy reform at a multinational chemical company in Japan].
abstract: A health impact assessment (HIA) was conducted to identify potential health impacts arising from policy reform of occupational health and safety at S-chemical company, a multinational global company that employs about 13,000 workers. A multidisciplinary team of health professionals including occupational physicians, an epidemiologist, and public health researchers oversaw the HIA. A project manager from S-company was also involved in the whole HIA process. A literature review, profiling using annual health examination data and interviews with stakeholders and key informants were undertaken in order to identify possible impacts. A range of positive and negative health impacts were identified and develop recommendations for implementation of the new occupational health policy were proposed. The HIA added value to the planning process for the occupational health policy reform.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishiku, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan. zenq@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujino
authors.forename: Tomohisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuroki
authors.forename: Seitaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dohi
authors.forename: Masamichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uehara
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Oyama
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kajiki
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D002617:Chemical Industry; D006291:Health Policy; D006304:Health Status; D007564:Japan; D016272:Occupational Health; D018570:Risk Assessment