Prefer Parameters of Occupational Health Surveillance System (OSS) in Expert Opinions of Occupational Staffs: A Qualitative Study

Occupational Health Surveillance System (OHSS) provides a critical opportunity to monitor and evaluate occupational disorders and injuries over the time. Among more than 21 million employees in Iran, 62.08% and 38.03% had been worked in the industrial and private sections respectively. Present quali...

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Main Authors: Amir Bahrami-Ahmadi, Elaheh Kabir-MokammelKhah, Jalil Kuhpaizadeh, Leila Ghalichi, Mashallah Aghilinejad
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Language:English
Published: Iranian Journal of Health, Safety and Environment 2017-07-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Health, Safety and Environment
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Online Access:http://www.ijhse.ir/index.php/IJHSE/article/view/263
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author Amir Bahrami-Ahmadi
Elaheh Kabir-MokammelKhah
Jalil Kuhpaizadeh
Leila Ghalichi
Mashallah Aghilinejad
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Jalil Kuhpaizadeh
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description Occupational Health Surveillance System (OHSS) provides a critical opportunity to monitor and evaluate occupational disorders and injuries over the time. Among more than 21 million employees in Iran, 62.08% and 38.03% had been worked in the industrial and private sections respectively. Present qualitative study was designed for collection of expert opinion of staffs in this field and determined proper characters of suitable Iranian OHSS. Present qualitative study was performed on an interview based on data from occupational medicine staffs. Some questions about OHSS definition, temporary accompaniment of occupational diseases and injuries surveillance system, OHSS promoters and consumers, type of requested data for OHSS and rewarding and controlling systems to prepare qualitative and valid OHSS data. Interview answers were read, summarized and presented. Most of study participants’ staff believed that OHSS in the scientific base must cover all of essentially its parts including disorders, hazards and accidents together. They believed that this combination was made by a team working with occupational medicine staffs and other specialties such as occupational hygienist and information technologists. They emphasized that the Iranian ministry of health had the capacity to promote OHSS and organizing executive committee with all of OHSS involved as team working in this field. Occupational staff had been focused on this fact that OHSS data must cover all of needed data of Iranian working population and their relatives. Iranian occupational registry system must be change and develop as Occupational Health Surveillance system according the main parameters which were found in occupational staff interview.
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spelling doaj.art-b313d6ab67fd4007a1768e635109c77a2022-12-21T19:27:34ZengIranian Journal of Health, Safety and EnvironmentIranian Journal of Health, Safety and Environment2345-32062345-55352017-07-0144866872131Prefer Parameters of Occupational Health Surveillance System (OSS) in Expert Opinions of Occupational Staffs: A Qualitative StudyAmir Bahrami-Ahmadi0Elaheh Kabir-MokammelKhah1Jalil Kuhpaizadeh2Leila Ghalichi3Mashallah Aghilinejad4Research consultant, Occupational Medicine Research Center (OMRC) of Iran University of medical sciences and health services (IUMS)Assistant professor, Occupational Medicine Research Center (OMRC), Iran University of medical sciences and health services (IUMS), Tehran-Iran, kabir.e@iums.ac.irProfessor, Occupational Medicine Research Center (OMRC), Iran University of medical sciences and health services (IUMS), Tehran-Iran, jkuhpayeh@yahoo.comAssociate Professor, Mental health Research Center (OMRC), Iran University of medical sciences and health services (IUMS), Tehran-IranAssociate professor, Occupational Medicine Research Center (OMRC), Iran University of medical sciences and health services (IUMS), Tehran-Iran, aghilinejad.m@iums.ac.irOccupational Health Surveillance System (OHSS) provides a critical opportunity to monitor and evaluate occupational disorders and injuries over the time. Among more than 21 million employees in Iran, 62.08% and 38.03% had been worked in the industrial and private sections respectively. Present qualitative study was designed for collection of expert opinion of staffs in this field and determined proper characters of suitable Iranian OHSS. Present qualitative study was performed on an interview based on data from occupational medicine staffs. Some questions about OHSS definition, temporary accompaniment of occupational diseases and injuries surveillance system, OHSS promoters and consumers, type of requested data for OHSS and rewarding and controlling systems to prepare qualitative and valid OHSS data. Interview answers were read, summarized and presented. Most of study participants’ staff believed that OHSS in the scientific base must cover all of essentially its parts including disorders, hazards and accidents together. They believed that this combination was made by a team working with occupational medicine staffs and other specialties such as occupational hygienist and information technologists. They emphasized that the Iranian ministry of health had the capacity to promote OHSS and organizing executive committee with all of OHSS involved as team working in this field. Occupational staff had been focused on this fact that OHSS data must cover all of needed data of Iranian working population and their relatives. Iranian occupational registry system must be change and develop as Occupational Health Surveillance system according the main parameters which were found in occupational staff interview.http://www.ijhse.ir/index.php/IJHSE/article/view/263InterviewOccupational MedicineOccupational SstaffParametersSurveillance System, ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials
spellingShingle Amir Bahrami-Ahmadi
Elaheh Kabir-MokammelKhah
Jalil Kuhpaizadeh
Leila Ghalichi
Mashallah Aghilinejad
Prefer Parameters of Occupational Health Surveillance System (OSS) in Expert Opinions of Occupational Staffs: A Qualitative Study
Iranian Journal of Health, Safety and Environment
Interview
Occupational Medicine
Occupational Sstaff
Parameters
Surveillance System, ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials
title Prefer Parameters of Occupational Health Surveillance System (OSS) in Expert Opinions of Occupational Staffs: A Qualitative Study
title_full Prefer Parameters of Occupational Health Surveillance System (OSS) in Expert Opinions of Occupational Staffs: A Qualitative Study
title_fullStr Prefer Parameters of Occupational Health Surveillance System (OSS) in Expert Opinions of Occupational Staffs: A Qualitative Study
title_full_unstemmed Prefer Parameters of Occupational Health Surveillance System (OSS) in Expert Opinions of Occupational Staffs: A Qualitative Study
title_short Prefer Parameters of Occupational Health Surveillance System (OSS) in Expert Opinions of Occupational Staffs: A Qualitative Study
title_sort prefer parameters of occupational health surveillance system oss in expert opinions of occupational staffs a qualitative study
topic Interview
Occupational Medicine
Occupational Sstaff
Parameters
Surveillance System, ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials
url http://www.ijhse.ir/index.php/IJHSE/article/view/263
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