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일부 종합 병원 로비의 공기 중 엔도톡신 농도에 미치는 환경 요인 평가 (An Assessment of Environmental Characteristics Associated with the Level of Endotoxin Concentration in Hospital Lobbies)

  • 이경민;염정관;이원재;류승훈;박동진;박동욱
    • 한국산업보건학회지
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    • 제24권3호
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    • pp.310-320
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    • 2014
  • Backgrounds: Endotoxin, which found in the outer membrane of the gram-negative bacteria cell wall, makes up almost all of the lipopolysaccharide(LPS). When people are exposed to endotoxin,it can result in diverse health effects such as an airway irritation and inflammation, fever, malaise, bronchitis, allergic asthma, toxic pneumonitis, hypersensitivity lung disease. Cases among the elderly, children or pregnant can occur more frequently than a healthy adult if they are repeatedly exposed to the existing endotoxin. Therefore, we investigated and assessed the environmental characteristics associated with the airborne endotoxin concentration level in six hospital lobbies. Method: Endotoxin from indoor air in six hospital lobbies was measured by an area sampling method and analyzed according to American Society for Testing and Materials International(ASTM international) E2144-01. Total suspended particulate(TSP), carbon dioxide($CO_2$), temperature and humidity were also measured by using direct reading measurements or airborne sampling equipment at the same time. Environmental characteristics were appropriately divided into two or three groups for a statistics analysis. One-way analysis variable(one-way ANOVA) was used to examine a difference of the endotoxin concentration, depending on the environmental characteristics. In addition, only variables with p-value(p<0.25) were eventually designed to the best model by using multiple regression analysis. Results: The correlation analysis result indicated that TSP(p=0.003) and $CO_2$(p<0.0001) levels were significantly associated with endotoxin concentration levels. In contrast, temperature(p<0.068) and humidity(p<0.365) were not associated with endotoxin concentration. Levels of endotoxin concentration were statistically different among the environmental characteristics of Service time(p=0.01), Establishment of hospital(p<0.001), Scale of hospital(p=0.01), Day average people using hospital(p=0.03), Cleaning time of lobby(p=0.05), Season(p<0.001), and Cleaning of ventilation system(p<0.001) according to ANOVA. Finally, the best model(Adjusted R-square=72%) that we designed through a multiple regression test included environmental characteristics related to Service time, Area of lobby, Season, Cleaning of ventilation system, and Temperature. Conclusions: According to this study, our result showed a normal level of endotoxin concentration in the hospital lobbies and found environmental management methods to reduce the level of endotoxin concentration to a minimum. Consequently, this study recognized to be requirement for the management of ventilation systems and an indoor temperature in order to reduce the level of endotoxin concentration in the hospital lobbies.

코로나 바이러스 대유행에 따른 치과 의료 관리 가이드라인 (Guidelines for dental clinic infection prevention during COVID-19 pandemic)

  • 김진
    • 대한치과의료관리학회지
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    • 제8권1호
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2020
  • Dental settings have unique characteristics that warrant specific infection control considerations, including (1) prioritizing the most critical dental services and provide care in a way that minimizes harm to patients due to delayed care, or harm to personnel from potential exposure to persons infected with the COVID-19 disease, and (2) proactively communicate to both personnel and patients the need for them to stay at home if sick. For health care, an interim infection prevention and control recommendation (COVID-19) is recommended for patients suspected of having coronavirus or those whose status has been confirmed. SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes COVID-19, is thought to be spread primarily between people who are in close contact with one another (within 6 feet) through respiratory droplets that are produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. Airborne transmission from person-to-person over long distances is unlikely. However, COVID-19 is a new disease, and there remain uncertainties about its mode of spreads and the severity of illness it causes. The virus has been shown to persist in aerosols for several hours, and on some surfaces for days under laboratory conditions. COVID-19 may also be spread by people who are asymptomatic. The practice of dentistry involves the use of rotary dental and surgical instruments, such as handpieces or ultrasonic scalers, and air-water syringes. These instruments create a visible spray that can contain particle droplets of water, saliva, blood, microorganisms, and other debris. While KF 94 masks protect the mucous membranes of the mouth and nose from droplet spatter, they do not provide complete protection against the inhalation of airborne infectious agents. If the patient is afebrile (temperature <100.4°F)* and otherwise without symptoms consistent with COVID-19, then dental care may be provided using appropriate engineering and administrative controls, work practices, and infection control considerations. It is necessary to provide supplies for respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette, including alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) with 60%~95% alcohol, tissues, and no-touch receptacles for disposal, at healthcare facility entrances, waiting rooms, and patient check-ins. There is also the need to install physical barriers (e.g., glass or plastic windows) in reception areas to limit close contact between triage personnel and potentially infectious patients. Ideally, dental treatment should be provided in individual rooms whenever possible, with a spacing of at least 6 feet between the patient chairs. Further, the use of easy-to-clean floor-to-ceiling barriers will enhance the effectiveness of portable HEPA air filtration systems. Before and after all patient contact, contact with potentially infectious material, and before putting on and after removing personal protective equipment, including gloves, hand hygiene after removal is particularly important to remove any pathogens that may have been transferred to the bare hands during the removal process. ABHR with 60~95% alcohol is to be used, or hands should be washed with soap and water for at least 20 s.

석면 해체 및 제거 업체가 느끼는 관련 제도의 문제점 및 개선방안에 관한 연구 (A Study on Perceived Problems of and Improvement Measures for Asbestos Abatement Companies in Support of Related Policies)

  • 장재필;노영만;정기효
    • 한국산업보건학회지
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    • 제30권1호
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    • pp.28-38
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    • 2020
  • Objectives: The purpose of this study is to identify the perceived problems of and suggest improvement measures for asbestos abatement companies in support of asbestos-related systems and policies. Methods: For this study a questionnaire was prepared consisting of current work (two questions), the contribution and necessity of a risk assessment system for asbestos abatement (two questions), and problems with and improvement measures for systems and policies (nine questions). The questionnaires were sent to 2,170 asbestos abatement companies and were returned by 83 companies (return rate = 3.8%). We conducted frequency analysis, ANOVA, and a Chi-squared test at the 5% significance level. Results: Asbestos abatement companies expressed difficulties with complying with wet work (43% of unenrolled managers), negative pressure enclosure (36% of all respondents), and installation and use of decontamination units (26% of all respondents) as stipulated in the relevant regulations. In addition, 43% of the respondents expressed concerns that the expertise of the company was not considered during bidding for asbestos abatement and hoped that an advantage (e.g., bid point) would be given to the upper grades for asbestos risk assessment (38%). Asbestos abatement companies generally rented and used negative pressure devices (including negative pressure recording devices) and suggested that periodic calibration (32%) is needed to ensure the performance of the rented equipment. Finally, the respondents asked for clear definitions for three situations specified in the Occupational Safety and Health Acts: (1) temporarily leaving the asbestos abatement workplace; (2) tasks with less airborne asbestos; and (3) physically breaking or cutting using a machine. Conclusions: The problems and improvement measures identified in this study of asbestos abatement companies can be utilized as fundamental information for the improvement of the systems and policies for safe asbestos abatement.

해양플랜트 설비의 비상전원공급을 위한 태양광 발전시스템 연구 (Study of a Photovoltaic System as an Emergency Power Supply for Offshore Plant Facilities)

  • 최군환;이병호;정노택;신규보
    • 한국해양공학회지
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    • 제32권4호
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    • pp.279-286
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    • 2018
  • The use of eco-friendly energy in the offshore plant system is expanding because conventional generators are operated by fossil fuel or natural gas. Eco-friendly energy, which replaces existing power generation methods, should be capable of generating the power for lighting protection equipment, airborne fault indication, parameter measurement, and others. Most of the eco-friendly energy used in offshore plant facilities is solar and wind power. In the case of using photovoltaic power, because the structure must be constructed based as flat solar panels, it can be damaged easily by the wind. Therefore, there is a need for a new generation system composed of a spherical structure that does not require a separate structure and is less influenced by the wind. Considering these characteristics, in this study we designed, fabricated, and tested a unit that could provide the most efficient spherical photovoltaic power generation considering wind direction and wind pressure. Our test results indicated that the proposed system reduced costs because it did not require any separate structure, used eco-friendly energy, reduced carbon dioxide emissions, and expanded the proportion of eco-friendly energy use by offshore plant facilities.

통신중계를 위한 다수 소형 무인항공기의 최적배치 (Optimal Positioning of Small UAVs for Communication Relay)

  • 정준호;김승균;오현동;석진영
    • 한국항공우주학회지
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    • 제42권6호
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    • pp.461-467
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    • 2014
  • 본 논문은 지상이나 해상의 선단 간의 통신 품질을 향상시키기 위하여 소형 무인항공기를 통신중계의 노드로 활용하기 위한 연구를 다룬다. 지상과 해상 공간에서의 무인항공기에 의한 공중 통신중계는 일반적인 통신 한계거리를 넘어서거나 혹은 제한된 위성통신만 가능한 경우에 선단 간의 통신을 효과적으로 보장할 수 있다. 이러한 공중 통신중계를 위한 전자장비는 이미 개발과 양산이 이루어지고 있지만 효과적인 통신중계를 위해 무인항공기를 운용할 지점이나 궤적을 설계하는 연구는 미비하다고 볼 수 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위하여, 본 논문은 선단 사이의 무선통신 성능을 향상시키기 위한 무인항공기의 배치를 최적화하기 위한 알고리즘을 제안한다.

원자흡수분광광도계의 제작 및 분진 중 금속성분 분석 비교 (Development of AAS and Determination of metals in airborne particles)

  • 최배진;방명식;여인형
    • 분석과학
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    • 제16권3호
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    • pp.226-231
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    • 2003
  • 국내와 국외에서 생산된 두 가지 종류의 AAS 기기를 이용하여 대기분진 시료를 분석하였다. 국내에서 생산된 제품의 경우, 단색화 장치의 성능면에서 선택된 파장들에 대한 광량의 세기가 우수하게 관찰되었다. 그리고 원자화장치의 경우, 재현성을 높이기 위하여 미세방울을 제외한 모든 큰 방울을 폐기 잔유물이 남지 않도록 하였다. 기기의 검출부에서는 저역 통과 filter를 사용하여, 데이터의 노이즈를 줄였다. Au 표준 용액을 이용한 검출한계 실험 분석치는 약 $0.015{\mu}g/L$ 수준의 높은 감도로서 외국사의 성능과 뚜렷한 큰 차이를 구분하기는 어려웠다. 본 연구진은 이러한 분석기법을 활용하여 서울시내 7개 지역 주요 관측점을 중심으로 2001년부터 2002년 봄까지 일년 동안 대기보전시료를 채취하였다. 이들 시료를 이용하여 분진 중에 결합된 중금속성분의 (Pb, Cu, Mn, Cd, Ni, Fe, Cr, Co, Mg, Al) 농도를 분석하였다.

국내 석면조사기관의 품질관리 수준에 대한 평가 (Evaluation of Quality Management of Domestic Asbestos Survey and Monitoring Service Providers)

  • 권지운
    • 한국산업보건학회지
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    • 제29권2호
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    • pp.217-225
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    • 2019
  • Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality management systems of domestic asbestos survey and monitoring service providers and the relationships with the number of licenses or designations and sales performances. Methods: Data on quality management systems were collected by assessors who were assigned by the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency(KOSHA) during a pilot evaluation program for designated asbestos survey and monitoring service providers in 2016 using evaluation criteria developed by KOSHA. Basic characteristics, evaluated scores, and sales performance were gathered and statistically analyzed. Results: The median and arithmetic mean of the total scores were 0.64 and 0.66. Evaluation fields that scored highly with the highest percentages were sales performance, installation and availability of equipment, compliance with the mandatory minimum number of airborne samples, laboratory independence, and results of proficiency analytical testing, in that order. Evaluation fields that received low marks with the highest percentages were the training of personnel, blank field samples, calibration of flow rates, preliminary check and visual inspection of the work area prior to the clearance test, and review and approval of final reports, in that order. Comparison of normalized scores between service providers registered for asbestos and other tasks and those designated for only asbestos showed significant differences in their evaluated scores. Sales performance did not show a positive correlation with evaluated scores. Conclusions: The quality management systems of domestic asbestos survey and monitoring service providers were poor. High scores were recorded mostly in evaluation fields related to regulatory requirements. Low scores were recorded mostly in evaluation fields related to documentation and recordkeeping. Considering the low influence of quality on sales performance, the government needs to evaluate the quality management of asbestos survey and monitoring service providers and provide the results to public in order to address their low levels of quality management.

Development of Real-time Mission Monitoring for the Korea Augmentation Satellite System

  • Daehee, Won;Koontack, Kim;Eunsung, Lee;Jungja, Kim;Youngjae, Song
    • Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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    • 제12권1호
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    • pp.23-35
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    • 2023
  • Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS) is a satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) that provides approach procedure with vertical guidance-I (APV-I) level corrections and integrity information to Korea territory. KASS is used to monitor navigation performance in real-time, and this paper introduces the design, implementation, and verification process of mission monitoring (MIMO) in KASS. MIMO was developed in compliance with the Minimum Operational Performance Standards of the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics for Global Positioning System (GPS)/SBAS airborne equipment. In this study, the MIMO system was verified by comparing and analyzing the outputs of reference tools. Additionally, the definition and derivation method of accuracy, integrity, continuity, and availability subject to MIMO were examined. The internal and external interfaces and functions were then designed and implemented. The GPS data pre-processing was minimized during the implementation to evaluate the navigation performance experienced by general users. Subsequently, tests and verification methods were used to compare the obtained results based on reference tools. The test was performed using the KASS dataset, which included GPS and SBAS observations. The decoding performance of the developed MIMO was identical to that of the reference tools. Additionally, the navigation performance was verified by confirming the similarity in trends. As MIMO is a component of KASS used for real-time monitoring of the navigation performance of SBAS, the KASS operator can identify whether an abnormality exists in the navigation performance in real-time. Moreover, the preliminary identification of the abnormal point during the post-processing of data can improve operational efficiency.

항공기용 터보팬 엔진 FADEC의 소프트웨어 미들웨어 아키텍처에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Software Middleware Architecture of Turbo Fan Engine FADEC for Aircraft)

  • 이창열;조영호;임익찬;권기혁;김중회;나규진;장호연
    • 항공우주시스템공학회지
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    • 제18권4호
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    • pp.102-108
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    • 2024
  • 최근 항공기용 터보팬엔진의 국내 독자 개발 증가에 따라 연료 효율, 엔진 성능과 신뢰성 향상을 위한 실시간 고장진단 기능을 갖춘 FADEC(전자식통합엔진제어장치)의 소프트웨어 개발 필요성이 대두되고 있다. 엔진 제어에 관한 알고리즘은 고도화되고 복잡해짐에 따라 모델기반 개발 방식을 사용해 소프트웨어를 제작하는 추세이다. 본 논문에서는 하드웨어와 모델기반 개발 소프트웨어를 연결시킬 FADEC(전자식통합엔진제어장치)의 미들웨어 아키텍처를 소개한다. 항공기용 터보팬엔진의 높은 신뢰성과 안전성을 고려하여 DO-178C[1] 국제감항인증 가이드라인에 따라 설계했다.

전동차내 부유 미생물 저감방안에 관한 연구 (A Research to Decrease Airborne Microoganism the Train)

  • 최성호;최순기;손영진
    • 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국철도학회 2011년도 정기총회 및 추계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.2895-2901
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    • 2011
  • 서울메트로 지하철 1~4호선 이용객은 하루 평균 450만명이 지하철을 이용(2010년 상반기 수송인원 현황)하고 있으며 이것은 서울시 인구 57%에(2009년도 서울시 인구 총1,046만명) 가까운 사람들이 지하철을 이용하고 있는 것으로 나타남에 따라 전동차에 쾌적한 실내공기질 유지 및 관리는 무엇보다 중요하다. 특히 전동차내 실내공기질에 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 승객의 재채기, 호흡과 같은 생체 활동 및 피부각질 등에 의한 부유 미생물 작용에 있다(권순박 등, 2011). 바이러스와 같은 미생물 오염 물질이 승객의 인체의 호흡기, 점막부위, 피부 등에 접촉 할 경우 과민성 질환, 아토피 피부염, 전염성 질환, 알레르기성 질환, 호흡기 질환을 유발할 수 있는(환경부-국립환경과학원, 생활속 세균 이렇게 관리하세요) 산업 보건상의 문제로 대두되고 있어 적절한 환기 시스템 도입과 제습을 위한 냉방 등이 필요한 실정이다. 시민들의 관심과 보조를 맞추어 지하철 2호선 출 퇴근 및 평상시 전동차 객실내 부유 미생물을 측정한 결과 부유세균과 부유진균은 2011년도 85~385$cfu/m^3$, 67~98$cfu/m^3$로 기준치(별도의 법적 기준은 없으나, 부유세균은 국내 실내기준 800$cfu/m^3$, 부유진균은 세계보건기구의 가이드라인 150$cfu/m^3$) 보다 낮은 수준으로 나타났으나 유동인구가 많은 출 퇴근 시간대에는 미생물 오염 물질이 승객에게 쉽게 전염 될 가능성이 있을 것으로 사료됨에 따라 부유 미생물 오염방지를 위한 공기조화설비 성능개선 등 실질적인 개선방안을 찾는 것이 필요하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 2004년 이후 부유 미생물 제어장치에 대한 연구 논문을 분석하여 부유미생물이 승객들에게 미치는 영향, 환기량 증대방안 등의 다양한 인자에 대한 분석을 통하여 전동차내 공기질을 실질적으로 개선할 수 있는 방법을 연구 하였다.

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