Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (한국산업보건학회지)

Korean Industrial Hygiene Association (한국산업보건학회)
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The Effect of Occupational Safety and Health Education on Occupational Accidents

산업안전보건교육이 산업재해발생에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

  • Jang, Konghwa (Dep't of Health Science and Biochemistry, Changwon National University) ;
  • Ha, Kwonchul (Dep't of Health Science and Biochemistry, Changwon National University)
  • 장공화 (창원대학교 보건의과학과) ;
  • 하권철 (창원대학교 보건의과학과)
  • Received : 2016.02.23
  • Accepted : 2016.03.23
  • Published : 2016.03.31
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Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study is to analyze the status of implementation of occupational safety and health education and evaluate the relation between the implementation of education and occupational accidents. Methods: This study used data on occupational safety and health education from the 2012 Current Status of Occupational Safety and Health survey by the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency. The sample is 7,010 persons working in relation to occupational safety and health in industry. An ANOVA test is used to analyze the status of and need for education. Poisson regression is used to evaluate the relation between education and occupational accidents. Results: The rate of implementation of education is 53.3% for periodic education on workers holding office positions, 68.3% for periodic education for workers not holding office positions, 60.3% for periodic education for persons holding managerial and supervisory positions, 65.5% for education provided upon hiring, 50.5% for education provided upon changes in work activities and 37.2% for special education. In the Poisson regression, these data strongly suggest that the probability of occupational accidents occurring with education implemented is much lower than without the implementation of any kind of safety and health education. Conclusions: It is clear that implementation of education has a positive effect on reducing occupational accidents, although its application in domestic industry is insufficient. Thus, it is concluded that education on occupational safety and health should be strengthened for the prevention of occupational accidents.

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