Investigation and analysis on the current situation of monitoring technical ability of radioactive occupational hazard factors in grass-roots disease control institutions in Gansu Province / 中国辐射卫生

ABSTRACT

Objective To master and analyze the current situation of the monitoring technical ability of the radiation occupational hazards in the grass-roots CDCs in our province, and to provide relevant scientific basis for the modernization of the occupational health technical support system of the radiation occupational hazards in our province. Methods By means of questionnaire, we investigated, summarized and analyzed the status of the department setting, personnel and equipment of the technical service institutions for monitoring radiation occupational hazards in grassroots CDCs in our province. Results In terms of department setting, the setting rate of city and state level is 40.0%, and that of county and district level is 12.8%. In terms of human resources, the average number of people in each institution is 2.6, of which 61.1% are part-time employees and 38.9% are full-time employees. The average number of employees in each institution at county and district level is 1.1, of which 95.7% are part-time employees and 4.3% are full-time employees. The educational background distribution of municipal and county-level institutions were mainly undergraduate, accounting for 80.5% and 50.0% respectively. The educational background of staff in municipal and state level institutions was mainly occupational health, accounting for 58.3%, while the education background of staff in county and district level institutions was mainly other disciplines of medical and health, accounting for 64.1%. Conclusion Therefore, health administrative departments at all levels should support and guide CDCs at all levels to speed up the system layout and basic capacity-building according to the construction standards of technical support system for occupational disease prevention and control.