Abstract: The purposes of this research were to determine the cost of occupational health and
safety and work-related health problems, accidents, injuries and illnesses in rubber tappers by
implementing a program in which rubber tappers were provided training on self-care in order
to reduce and prevent work-related accidents, injuries and illnesses. Data on costs for healthcare,
the prevention and the treatment of work-related accidents, injuries and illnesses were collected
by interview using a questionnaire. The findings revealed that there was no relationship
between what was spent on healthcare and the prevention of work-related accidents, injuries and
illnesses and that spent on the treatment of work-related accidents, injuries and illnesses. The
proportion of the injured subjects after the program implementation was significantly less than
that before the program implementation (p