Namyangju City Conducts Special Health Examinations for On-site Workers

Healthy Workplace, Healthier Namyangju
Targeting About 200 Workers in Hazardous Environments Including Chemicals, Dust, and Night Shifts
Customized Examinations Based on Harmful Factors Such as Lung Capacity Tests and Chest X-rays

Namyangju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Joo Gwang-deok) announced on the 8th that it conducted special health examinations for a healthier workplace and a healthier Namyangju at the Dasan Rest Area in City Hall on the 15th of last month and the 6th of this month.

Namyangju City conducted special health examinations on the 15th of last month and the 6th of this month at the Dasan Rest Area in City Hall to prevent occupational diseases and enable early detection among active and field workers. Photo by Namyangju City

On these days, a medical team of 11 professionals including doctors, clinical pathologists, and nurses from a special health examination institution designated by the Ministry of Employment and Labor conducted customized examinations based on harmful factors such as chemical substances, dust, and night work for about 200 workers. The examinations included △blood tests △urinalysis △pulmonary function tests △chest X-rays △dental examinations.

The city plans to continuously make efforts to manage the health of workers through this examination and to create a healthy and safe working environment by early identifying various health issues that workers may face.

Shin Gwan-cheol, head of the Labor-Management Cooperation Team in the Personnel Department, stated, “Supporting workers who are easily exposed to harmful environments to work safely is very important,” and added, “We will continue to carefully monitor workers’ health and create a ‘Healthier Namyangju.’”

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