Table 3. Comparison of time allocation by fields of service between the occupational physicians in 2008 and in 2016.
| Field of services | Time allocation (hr) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2016 | Mann-Whitney test | ||||||||||
| N | AM ± ASD | Min | Med | Max | N | AM ± ASD | Min | Med | Max | p-value | ||
| 1 | Plan and advice for OSH policy | 34 | 1.0 ± 0.7 | 0.1 | 1 | 4 | 71 | 1.3 ± 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | NS |
| 2 | Attendance at the meeting of HS committee | 53 | 1.4 ± 1.4 | 0.1 | 1 | 7 | 121 | 1.5 ± 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | NS |
| 3 | Rounds of the work area | 56 | 1.2 ± 0.9 | 0.1 | 1 | 4 | 124 | 1.3 ± 1.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | NS |
| 4 | Occupational safety and health management system | 8 | 0.6 ± 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1 | 44 | 0.5 ± 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | NS |
| 5 | Maintenance and management of work | 10 | 0.6 ± 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1 | 41 | 0.5 ± 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | NS |
| 6 | Maintenance and management of work environment | 13 | 0.6 ± 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1 | 51 | 0.5 ± 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | NS |
| 7 | General health examination | 33 | 2.2 ± 2.9 | 0.2 | 1 | 12 | 75 | 1.9 ± 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 40 | NS |
| 8 | Follow-up of examination | 50 | 1.9 ± 2.3 | 0.1 | 1 | 10 | 112 | 1.8 ± 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | NS |
| 9 | Specific health examination | 11 | 1.1 ± 1.2 | 0.1 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 0.8 ± 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | −0.01 |
| 10 | Health and hygiene education | 7 | 1.2 ± 0.9 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 0.4 ± 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −0.01 |
| 11 | Health promotion activity | 12 | 1.3 ± 1.4 | 0.1 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 0.5 ± 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.01 |
| 12 | Mental health care | 24 | 1.5 ± 1.2 | 0.1 | 1 | 5 | 92 | 1.5 ± 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | NS |
| 13 | Prevention of health hazards due to overwork | 25 | 1.7 ± 1.8 | 0.2 | 1 | 8 | 68 | 1.7 ± 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 16 | NS |
| 14 | Development of comfortable workplaces | 6 | 1.1 ± 1.0 | 0.3 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 0.3 ± 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −0.01 |
| 15 | Guidance of workers on sick leave | 13 | 1.2 ± 0.9 | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 0.8 ± 1.3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | −0.05 |
| 16 | Diagnosis for return to work and follow-up | 19 | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 0.9 ± 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | NS |
| 17 | Pre-employment health examination | 15 | 0.9 ± 0.5 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 1.1 ± 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | −0.01 |
| 18 | Health examination at the start of employment | 15 | 1.0 ± 0.8 | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 1.0 ± 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | NS |
| 19 | Stress-check | - | - | - | - | 92 | 1.9 ± 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | - | |
| 20 | Risk assessment of chemicals | - | - | - | - | 37 | 0.3 ± 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | |
| 21 | Others | 3 | 1.8 ± 0.3 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.3 ± 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | NA |
| Total (divided by answered subjects) | 75 | 7.4 ± 8.7 | 161 | 9.9 ± 15.3 | NS | |||||||
| Total hours divided by total subjects | 86 | 6.5 ± 8.5 | 181 | 8.8 ± 14.8 | NS | |||||||
OSH: Occupational safety and health; HS: Health and safety; AM: Arithmetic mean; ASD: Arithmetic standard deviation; Med: Median; Min: Minimum; Max: Maximum; NS: Not significant; NA: Not assessable.