Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing (한국직업건강간호학회지)
- Volume 15 Issue 2
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- Pages.94-103
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- 2006
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- 2287-2531(pISSN)
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- 2466-1856(eISSN)
A Qualitative Study for Foreign Workers Exposed hazard Chemical Materials in Korean Industry
유해화학물질 취급 외국인 근로자의 적응과정
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Kim, Hyun Li
(Chungnam National University) ;
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Kim, Jeong Hee
(Cheju National University) ;
- Song, Yeon Ee (Munkyung College) ;
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Yi, Ggodme
(Sangji University) ;
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Jung, Hye Sun
(The Catholic University of Korea) ;
- Hyun, Hye JIn (Gangwon national university) ;
- Kim, Hee Girl (Kyungwon College)
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김현리
(충남대학교 간호학과) ;
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김정희
(제주대학교 간호학과) ;
- 송연이 (문경대학 간호과) ;
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이꽃메
(상지대학교 간호학과) ;
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정혜선
(가톨릭대학교 의과대학) ;
- 현혜진 (강원대학교 간호학과) ;
- 김희걸 (경원대학 간호과)
- Published : 2006.11.30
Abstract
Purpose: This study was to understand foreign workers' experiences exposed hazard chemical materials in korean industry. Method: The research subjects were 92 foreign workers worked in seoul, namyangju, ansan, suwon, pocheon, incheon, jincheon, and daejeon. It was that grounded theory method as qualitative approach was applied with in-depth interview, recording and dictation, and collected data was analysed line-by-line by research teams. The analysis process of in depth interview data was three phase. Results: The first phase was that find out meaningful data and confronted data for meaningful data was 53 meaningful items. The second phase was coding process of meaningful data, total coding items were 9, difficulty of new environment, existence of health hazard factors originated in work, performance of basic health management, management of hazard materials in work-site, self care of hazard materials in work-site, discrimination of disaster-compensation originated in work, perception of work stress, motivation of leaving position, satisfaction for present life. The third phase was 5 adaptation process, copying phase for new environment, management phase for health hazard factors, health change phase, life change phase, illegal stay phase. Conclusion: In summary, as a results it was concluded that foreign workers was experienced new environment and then has various problems in working site. But these evidences were not different from korean workers basically, undoubtedly reality of a korean small and medium enterprise. And foreign workers with long time stay have had many health problems probably, but they have want to long stay and so reach an unexpected result, illegal long stay. Therefore, we should make efforts for adequate foreign workers' health management at work-site and overall life in governmental and industrial nursing level.