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http://dx.doi.org/10.15269/JKSOEH.2022.32.3.231

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  

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)
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene / v.32, no.3, 2022 , pp. 231-241 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
National surveillance system; standardization; special health examination data; work environment monitoring data;
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