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

Korean Industrial Hygiene Association (한국산업보건학회)
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The Current Status of Workers at Major Industrial Health Institutions in South Korea

우리나라 산업보건 주요기관의 인력 현황

  • 피영규 (대구한의대학교 보건안전전공) ;
  • 김승원 (계명대학교 공중보건학전공) ;
  • 이사우 (대구보건대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 이광용 (한국산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원)
  • Received : 2023.03.10
  • Accepted : 2023.03.31
  • Published : 2023.03.31
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify information on the workers at major industrial health institutions. Methods: The subjects were employees at work environment measurement institutions, specialized health management institutions, special health examination institutions, and health checkup institutions. Data on these employees was identified by age, career, region, and qualification. Results: The sample totaled 6,449 workers at major industrial health institutions. The number of doctors, nurses, and industrial hygienists was identified at 4,609. For their age groups, 34.1% were in their 30s, and 56.3% had less than five years of work experience. The distribution by region was 24.3% in Gyeonggi-do Province, 12.7% in Seoul, and 8.7% in Gyeongsangnam-do Province. Conclusions: Information on occupational health human resources has been published irregularly and is limited by specialty. Therefore, it is necessary to systematize information on human resources and disclose it regularly so that supply and demand conditions can be predicted when establishing industrial accident prevention policies.

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본 연구는 한국산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원의 학술용역으로 수행한 결과입니다.

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