In our study, subject inclusion was based on a random selection among employees undergoing compulsory periodic occupational health visits.
It is compulsory to declare occupational accidents and disease cases, and inspection agents examine all accidents in order to establish the causes and consequences, and to initiate prosecution in the case of criminal negligence.
The most complete data come from countries with compulsory reporting of suspected occupational diseases (OD) by physicians and/or data from compensation schemes to State authorities such as in Finland [Karjalainen et al., 2000] and in Germany [Baur et al., 1998a].
Occupational medicine is mandatory for all employees in France; consequently, every employee has regular compulsory medical examinations with an occupational physician.
Physical fieldwork education is compulsory for all final year occupational therapy students at the university where the study was conducted.
At the state level Hull House influenced legislation on child labor laws, occupational safety and health provisions, compulsory education, immigrant rights, and pension laws.
At the University of Cape Town's Faculty of Health Sciences, two multi-professional courses "Becoming a Professional" (BP) and "Becoming a Health Professional BHPHP) form part of the core curriculum and are compulsory for all first year medical, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, audiology and speech and language students [ 3- 5].
Municipal health care is mainly funded through taxation, whereas private health care and occupational health care are funded by compulsory National Health Insurance NHII) and by out-of-pocket payments.
Periodical medical examination is compulsory in Italy for all employees exposed to occupational risks (e.g. chemical, biological, physical and organizational/psychosocial hazards).
Routine medical examination is compulsory in Italy for all workers exposed to occupational risks (e.g., chemical, biological, physical, and organizational/psychosocial hazards).
