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http://dx.doi.org/10.15269/JKSOEH.2021.31.2.111

Relationship of the Institutes for Analyzing Requested Samples(IARS) among Working Environment Measuring Institutes(WMIs) and the Participation of the Non-mandatory Proficiency Test  

Kim, Sungho (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency)
Kwon, Jiwoon (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency)
Cho, Hyunmin (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency)
Park, Hae Dong (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency)
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene / v.31, no.2, 2021 , pp. 111-118 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The necessity of samples for analysis requested by working environment monitoring institutes (WMIs) has grown recently. The collection of samples of a few chemical substances requested by WMIs is allowed under the current occupational safety and health act in Korea, leading to an expansion of samples for analysis requested by institutes (SRIs). The objective of this study was to identify the number of institutes for analyzing requested samples (IARS), SRIs, and their participation in a non-mandatory proficiency test. Methods: Questionnaires were completed by all WMIs. The collected information was quantity of analysis equipment, sorting of chemicals from SRIs, and the number of SRIs. This was compared in terms of the participation in the non-mandatory proficiency test. Results: All WMIs in Korea responded to the survey, establishing a 100% response rate. There were 52 (29%) IARS among the 179 WMIs in Korea. The total number of samples of acid for ion chromatograph (IC) analysis requested by WMIs was 21,165, which is the most. Even the number of IARS for crystalline silicon oxide was less than other top-five IARS. The total amount of samples was 13,863, which was the second most. The calculated participation score for IARS was significantly higher than other WMIs (p<0.001). According to participation in the non-mandatory proficiency test by type of substance, such as crystalline silicon oxide and formaldehyde among IARS, the number of SRIs from those IARS was significantly higher than IARS that did not participate in the proficiency test (p<0.05). Conclusions: IARS had a high frequency of participation in the non-mandatory proficiency test and the number of SRIs at IARS participating in the proficiency test was higher among IARS. With the revision of the occupational health and safety act in Korea, the number of IARS participating in the non-mandatory proficiency test might increase.
Keywords
Institutes for analyzing requested samples (IARS); non-mandatory proficiency test; samples for analysis requested by those institutes (SRIs); working environment monitoring institutes (WMIs);
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