Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science (대한임상검사과학회지)

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Laboratory Biosafety Status of Researchers in Korea

국내 연구원들의 생물안전 개념에 대한 현황

  • Kim, Dae Sik (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Dongnam Health University) ;
  • Kim, Mi Kyung (Department of Systems Biology, Yonsei University)
  • 김대식 (동남보건대 임상병리과) ;
  • 김미경 (연세대학교 시스템생물학과)
  • Received : 2017.12.06
  • Accepted : 2018.02.21
  • Published : 2018.03.31
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Abstract

This study examined the status of the laboratory biosafety of researchers in Korea during 03 Jan 2017~25 Mar 2017. Questionnaires were given out to 500 researchers working with pathogens in the laboratory of universities and institutes. According to the results, the respondents showed a high level of awareness but not compliance on the overall biosafety rules and regulations. Regarding the Biosafety facility level, 279 (55.8%) of respondents answered "know" and 221 (44.2%) of respondents answered "no". Despite the insufficient safety equipment and biosafety plans, researchers believed that appropriate safety measures could protect the workers and that their laboratories are safe. In a study involving biosafety education, 80% of the researchers had been trained in laboratory safety and 20% had never received safety education. The need for biosafety education was 66% and the satisfaction rate of education was 46%. These results suggest that the researchers already had experience in biosafety training, but they believed that continuing education is necessary. In addition, there were opinions that the most important thing to improve the biosafety status is to strengthen the training program and education system. In conclusion, it is necessary to develop a better training system for laboratory biosafety regarding the exposure risks.

본 연구는 2017년 1월 3일~3월 25일까지 실험실 연구자를 대상으로 생물 안전성에 대한 현황 연구를 목적으로 한다. 국내 감염병 병원체 취급대학 및 의과대학 소속 실험실에서 병원성 미생물을 취급하는 실험실 연구자 총 500명을 설문 조사하여 실시되었다. 조사 결과에 따르면 응답자는 높은 수준의 인지도를 보였으나 전반적인 생물 안전성 규칙 및 규정을 준수하지는 않았다. 실험실의 생물안전 시설의 등급 여부에 관한 문항에 관한 질문에는 '알고 있다'가 55.8%,'모른다'가 44.2%로 나타났다. 연구자들은 적절한 안전 조치가 개인을 보호 할 수 있으며, 안전 장비와 생물 안전 계획이 충분하지 않음에도 실험실이 안전하다고 믿었다. 생물안전 교육에 관련된 조사에서 연구자의 80%는 실험실 안전에 대한 교육을 받은 경험이 있었고 20%는 안전교육을 받은 적이 없었다. 생물안전교육에 대한 필요성은 66%, 교육내용에 대한 만족도는 46%로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 연구자들은 이미 생물안전교육을 받은 경험이 있지만 지속적인 교육이 필요한 것으로 생각하였다. 또한 생물 안전성 수준을 향상시키는데 있어 가장 중요한 것은 훈련 프로그램 및 교육시스템을 강화하는 것이라는 의견이 있었다. 결론적으로 실험실에서 일어날 수 있는 위험에 대비하기 위한 실험실 생물 안전에 대한 보다 개선된 교육 시스템을 개발할 필요가 있다.

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