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Assessment of Risk of Exposure to Chemicals in the Analysis Centers of Organizations for measuring the Working Environment, using CHARM

CHARM을 이용한 작업환경측정기관 분석실의 화학물질노출 위험성 평가 연구

  • Park, Hyun-A (Division of Business Diaster Safety management, Incheon National University) ;
  • Choi, Seo-Yeon (Division of Rehabilitation Health Management, Songwon University) ;
  • Woo, In-Sung (Division of Safety Engineering, Incheon National University) ;
  • Rie, Dong-Ho (Division of Safety Engineering, Incheon National University)
  • 박현아 (인천대학교 기업재난안전관리학과) ;
  • 최서연 (송원대학교 재활보건관리학과) ;
  • 우인성 (인천대학교 안전공학과) ;
  • 이동호 (인천대학교 안전공학과)
  • Received : 2016.11.24
  • Accepted : 2017.04.07
  • Published : 2017.04.30

Abstract

In this study, we conducted an assessment of the risks posed by the noxious chemicals often handled at the analysis centers of organizations involved in Work Environment Measurement (WEM) using the Chemical Hazard Risk Management (CHARM) system. For this purpose, six organizations involved in WEM located in Seoul and Gyeonggi, which conducted the risk assessment, were selected and, as a result, 29 materials were selected as chemical substances presenting a risk of exposure. In terms of their physical properties, there were 16 liquid and 10 solid materials, and for the special management materials (CMR), the findings were as follows: 'Carcinogenic' 1A - 11 and 1B - 1 (2 - 8); 'Mutagenic' 1A - 4 and 1B - 3 (2 - 8); and 'Repro-toxic' 1A - 0 and 1B - 1 (2 - 6). In the risk estimation, 30.4%, 66.1% and 3.6% of the materials presented 'low', 'average' and 'high' risks, respectively. In addition, two of these six institutions had materials presenting a 'high' risk. This study is significant in that the risk assessment was conducted using CHARM, a chemical substance assessment tool. It is expected that the results will be utilized as the basic data for safety assessment, the establishment of a plan for emergency measures and drawing up a safety management manual, and the institutional and legal management of accidents and risks in the analysis centers of organizations involved in WEM and the management of chemicals by drawing attention to the risks involved.

본 연구는 작업환경측정기관 분석실에서 많이 다루어지고 있는 유해화학물질에 대해 CHARM(Chemical Hazard Risk Management)을 이용한 위험성평가를 실시하고 위험성을 추정하였다. 이를 위하여 서울 및 경기지역의 위험성평가를 실시한 작업환경측정기관 6곳을 선정하였으며, 그 결과 화학물질 노출 위험성 물질은 29개 물질이 선택 되었다. 성상별로는 액체 16개, 고체 10개 물질이었고, 특별관리물질인(CMR) '발암성(Carcinogenic)' 1A - 11개, 1B - 1개, 2 - 8개, '생식세포변이 원성(Mutagenic)' 1A - 4개, 1B - 3개, 2 - 8개, '생식독성(Repro-toxic)' 1A는 해당물질이 없고, 1B - 1, 2 - 6개 물질이 포함되어 있었다. 위험성 추정 결과 '낮음'에 해당하는 물질은 30.4%, '보통' 66.1%, '높음' 3.6%로 평가 되었다. 또한 6개 기관의 각 물질별 위험성 추정 결과 2개 기관이 위험성 추정 결정 중 '높음'에 해당하는 물질을 포함하고 있었다. 본 연구를 통하여 화학물질 평가도구인 CHARM(Chemical Hazard Risk Management)을 이용한 위험성 평가를 시도하였다는데 그 의의가 있으며, 작업환경측정기관 분석실의 위험성과 관리 화학물질을 우선적으로 도출하여 안전성 평가 및 비상조치 계획 수립과 안전관리 매뉴얼 구축과 작업환경측정기관 분석실에 대한 사고 및 위험성 관리의 제도적 법적 관리의 기초 자료로 활용되기를 기대한다.

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