Survey of occupational health legislation and exposure standards in the Asia-Pacific region

• Prof Malcolm Sim
• Dr James Chan
• Prof Wai-On Phoon

This survey was conducted to form the basis of an invited methodology paper for the journal, Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Occupational health practitioners in countries in the Asia-Pacific region were contacted to complete a questionnaire about the type of occupational health legislation in these countries, the methods used to set workplace exposure standards, and the exposure standards for several common workplace hazards.