Abstract: Since 1989, blue-collar foreign workers have been permitted to work in Taiwanese
industries. Most blue-collar foreign workers apply for jobs in Taiwan through blue-collar foreign
workers’ agencies. Because blue-collar foreign workers are not familiar with the language and
culture in Taiwan, in occupational accident education and hazard prevention, the agencies play an
important role in the coordination and translation between employees and blue-collar foreign workers.
The purpose of this study is to establish the agencies’ role in the occupational accidents education
and hazard prevention for blue-collar foreign workers in Taiwan. This study uses a qualitative
method—grounded theory—to collect, code, and analyze the data in order to understand the agencies’
role in occupational accident education and hazard prevention for blue-collar foreign workers in
Taiwan. The results show that the duty of agencies in occupational accident education and hazard
prevention includes selecting appropriate blue-collar foreign workers, communicating between
employees and blue-collar foreign workers, collecting occupational safety and health information,
assisting in the training of occupational safety and health, and helping blue-collar foreign workers
adapt to their lives in Taiwan. Finally, this study suggests seven important points and discusses
the implementation process necessary to improve governmental policies. The government and
employees should pay attention to the education/training of occupational safety and health for
blue-collar foreign workers to eliminate unsafe behavior in order to protect the lives of blue-collar
foreign workers.