Abstract:

In order to analyze the content characteristics of international occupational health policies and promote the high-quality development of China's occupational health career, the occupational health policy texts of five countries, namely China, the United States, Japan, Australia, and Sweden, were taken as the research object. Relying on theory of policy tools and PMC index model, a quantitative analysis of the occupational health policies of the five countries was conducted under the international comparative perspective, and suggestions for optimizing China's occupational health policies were then put forward. The study shows that the five countries tend to shape the macro-environment and human and material resources of occupational health governance through environmental and supply-side tools and neglect the pulling role of demand-side tools. Compared with other countries, China has an excellent performance in terms of policy nature, policy recipients, policy focus, and incentives and constraints, and there is still some room for development in terms of policy effectiveness, policy perspectives, and policy subjects. Enhanced comprehension of the issue concerning the imbalanced allocation of occupational health policy tools is imperative. In light of the intricate and dynamic characteristics inherent in managing occupational health for workers, the imperative lies in providing enhanced guidance and support, particularly to those susceptible to mental health hazards.

Key words: occupational health, policy tool, policy modeling consistency (PMC) index, policy text, quantitative analysis