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Principles of management of occupational and environmental diseases: prevention, compensation, and return-to-work Chung-Li Donald Du, Center for Management of Occupational Injury and Diseases, National Taiwan University Hospital Jung-Der Wang Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, National Taiwan University College of Public Health Outline Occupational health Occupational injury Occupational medicine as a specialty Occupational health care and management Notification or surveillance of occupational injury and diseases From ad hoc system to prevention, compensation, return to work (PCR) integration in Taiwan PCR model and perspective Health WHO charter: Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity Occupational and environmental factors in the health circle Occupational Health Status rapid proliferation of new industrial materials, new production methods, and new commercial products little attention to the need and assessment of their impact for the human health and environment The newly used chemicals developed by industries are even seldom tested for toxicity for animals or humans Occupational Health Status practicing physicians take the burden of diagnosing, treating and if possible preventing work-related illness or injury Even the medical and biological professionals are exposed to microbial agents, including bacteria, virus, fungi and parasites Occupational infection could occur after contact with infected persons, with infected animal or human tissue, secretions, or excretions Occupational Health Status “ergonomics” or human factor engineering has been introduced into the workplace workers’ health problem arise from designs of workstations, tools, equipments or work procedures physical agents such as noise or vibration, heat or cold, and ionizing or non-ionizing radiation four steps of industrial hygiene -- anticipation, recognition, evaluati