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. 2014 Jun 24;26:17. doi: 10.1186/2052-4374-26-17

Table 4.

WMSD prevention policies in Korea and Japan

  Korea Japan
Evaluation of risk factors
Health and Safety act requires the employer to evaluate risk factors for WMSD
No obligation
High-risk jobs
Eleven kinds of jobs at high risk for WMSD as specified by MOEL
No list
WMSD prevention program
Employer should put into place a WMSD prevention program according to the enforcement regulations when there is a high risk for WMSD
Established regulations for prevention of low back pain, OCD, and vibration disorders
Medical examination
Does not exist
Recommended
Penalty
Violation penalty
Does not exist
Other Employer obliged to improve the workplace and make workers aware of the risk Counseling service at the regional occupational health center for WMSD prevention

WMSD: work-related musculoskeletal disorder, OCD: occupational cervicobrachial disease, MOEL: Ministry of Employment and Labor.