| Services Provided by Fukuoka Occupational Health Promotion Center
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1) Over-the-counter health consultation & on-site consultation
Our professional staff members offer expertise in finding solutions for various problems concerning occupational health. Over-the-counter consultation, as well as consultation via telephone, facsimile or the Internet is available.
In addition, our staff members visit work sites to provide professional advice and introduce specific methods for more effective workplace patrol.
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Industrial medicine |
- post-medical examination measures
- countermeasures for occupational diseases
- introduction of effective workplace patrol
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Ergonomics |
- measures to reduce negative influence in relation to workload and other work-related factors to realize better physical and mental health of employees
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Industrial health engineering |
- measures to improve work environment
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Mental health |
- measures to promote effective mental health at work sites
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Laws and ordinances for industrial health |
- understanding laws and ordinances for occupational health
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Counseling |
- introduction of effective counseling at work sites
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Health guidance |
- introduction of effective lifestyle guidance according to different labor conditions and lifestyle habits of employees
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2) Information provision
Books and video materials in the field of occupational health are available for reading and viewing. Users may check out or copy the materials at actual cost.
Informational magazines are published periodically (four times per year) covering various aspects of occupational health.
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3) Training
Practical and professional training for occupational health is conducted.
For training held outside of our center, instructors are dispatched and training materials are prepared upon request.
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4) Public Relations activities and awareness building
PR activities such as management seminars are conducted for employers in an effort to deepen their understanding of the significance of occupational health at work sites.
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5) Research
Research is conducted to further promote occupational health activities. Research results are effectively reflected and utilized in occupational health activities such as various seminars and training programs.
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6) Granting subsidies
-Subsidies for a joint designation of industrial physicians for occupational health activities
Companies with less than 50 employees are not obliged to have services provided by appointed industrial physicians. When such companies collectively wish to promote employees’ health management by industrial physicians, the cost incurred from the joint designation is subsidized by the government through Fukuoka Occupational Health Promotion Center.
-Subsidies for promoting voluntary health examinations
Workers who engage in midnight work between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. may receive subsides when they have worries about their physical wellbeing and choose to have check-ups before their next scheduled screening. Seventy-five % of the cost for voluntary health examinations (up to 7,500 yen) is provided as a subsidy.
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7) Providing support for Regional Occupational Health Centers
A total of 347 Regional Occupational Health Centers have been established by theMinistry of Health, Labor, and Welfare nationwide. Operation of these regional centers, which provide occupational health services such as individual health guidance at work sites for companies with less than 50 employees, is entrusted to the medical association in each region. Fukuoka Occupational Health Promotion Center supports activities of 12 Regional Occupational Health Centers within Fukuoka Prefecture.
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