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Evaluation of the Input Status of Exposure-related Information of Working Environment Monitoring Database and Special Health Examination Database for the Construction of a National Exposure Surveillance System

국가노출감시체계 구축을 위한 작업환경측정과 특수건강진단 자료의 노출 정보 입력 실태 평가

  • Choi, Sangjun (Graduate School of Public Health and Healthcare Management, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Koh, Dong-Hee (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, International St.Mary's Hospital) ;
  • Park, Ju-Hyun (Department of Statistics, Dongguk University) ;
  • Park, Donguk (Department of Environmental Health, Korea National Open University) ;
  • Kim, Hwan-Cheol (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha University) ;
  • Lim, Dae Sung (Hansung Health and Safety Technology Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Sung, Yeji (Graduate School of Public Health and Healthcare Management, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Ko, Kyoung Yoon (Graduate School, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lim, Ji Seon (Department of Statistics, Dongguk University) ;
  • Seo, Hoekyeong (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency)
  • 최상준 (가톨릭대학교 보건의료경영대학원) ;
  • 고동희 (가톨릭관동대학교 국제성모병원) ;
  • 박주현 (동국대학교 통계학과) ;
  • 박동욱 (한국방송통신대학교) ;
  • 김환철 (인하대학교) ;
  • 임대성 (한성보건안전기술원(주)) ;
  • 성예지 (가톨릭대학교 보건의료경영대학원) ;
  • 고경윤 (가톨릭대학교 보건의료경영대학원) ;
  • 임지선 (동국대학교 통계학과) ;
  • 서회경 (한국산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원)
  • Received : 2022.08.03
  • Accepted : 2022.09.23
  • Published : 2022.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the input status of exposure-related information in the working environment monitoring database (WEMD) and special health examination database (SHED) for the construction of a national exposure surveillance system. Methods: The industrial and process code input status of WEMD and SHED for 21 carcinogens from 2014 to 2016 was compared. Data from workers who performed both work environment monitoring and special health examinations in 2019 and 2020 were extracted and the actual status of input of industrial and process codes was analyzed. We also investigated the cause of input errors through a focus group interview with 12 data input specialists. Results: As a result of analyzing WMED and SHED for 21 carcinogens, the five-digit industrial code matching rate was low at 53.5% and the process code matching rate was 19% or less. Among the data that simultaneously conducted work environment monitoring and special health examination in 2019 and 2020, the process code matching rate was very low at 18.1% and 5.2%, respectively. The main causes of exposure-related data input errors were the difference between the WEMD and SHED process code input systems from 2020, the number of standard process and job codes being too large, and the inefficiency of the standard code search system. Conclusions: In order to use WEMD and SHED as a national surveillance system, it is necessary to simplify the number of standard code input codes and improve the search system efficiency.

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본 연구는 2022년 한국산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원 학술용역 지원 사업에 의해 수행되었으며, 표준정보 입력오류 원인 조사에 참여해 준 측정, 특검 기관 종사자분들께 감사드립니다.

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