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PURPOSE: The construction worker has diverse harmful factors such as noise, dust, and dealing with chemicals. Therefore this research aimed to examine the necessity of appointing a health manager in the construction industry by examining the cost-benefit analysis when the construction industry appoints a health manager. METHODS: In order to calculate the healthcare staff employment cost and the benefits from their activities in 1,425 construction companies with the staff of 300 or more people during 2011, this study analyzed existing data and existing research data, as well as national data. RESULTS: Total annual costs were 99,920,070,900 won and total annual benefits were 324,807,182,625 won. Benefits were found to be 224,887,111,725 won exceeding costs. Benefit/cost ratio resulting from appointing a health manager in the construction industry workplaces was 3.25 times. CONCLUSION: The findings of this research can be used as the base data to make rational decision to positively encourage the employment of healthcare staff in construction companies pursuant to relevant laws.
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Construction Industry , Cost-Benefit Analysis , Delivery of Health Care , Dust , Employment , Jurisprudence , NoiseABSTRACT
Objective To explore the cognitive situation of health workers in dealing with public health emergencies. Methods 100 health personnel of infection management in Hongqi Hospital of Mudanjiang Medical College were selected in this study. Self-designed questionnaires according to the Public Health Emergencies Training Norms of Heilongjiang Province were used for relative analysis. Results The total cognition level was 18± 2.23 before training and 22±2.41 aftertraining, showing significant difference (P<0.05). Conclusion The effective training could improve cognition level of health personnel and enable them to take effective methods in dealing with public health emergencies, so thus laying a good foundation for the further training.