• 한국가스학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.62-69
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• 2017

화학사고는 화학물질관리법으로 체계적으로 관리되고 있다. 하지만 유해화학물질 폭력사건은 용어 정의, 사례에 대한 연구 등이 전반적으로 부족한 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 현 법령의 문제점을 고찰하고 국내 외 사례를 통해서 개선사항을 도출하여 유해화학물질 폭력사건 예방을 위한 법적, 제도상의 개선방향을 제시하는데 연구의 중점을 두었다. 제안한 개선방향은 1) 법령의 개정을 통한 예방 강화로 (1) 주관 부처의 선정 등; 2) 온 오프라인 상거래에 대한 규제 강화에서는 (1) 개인 구매량 설정 등; 3) 환경부 중심의 예방, 관리 체계의 강화로 (1) 화학물질평가위원회를 통한 지속적인 제도의 개선 등 3가지 방향에 대해서 제시하였다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.209-220
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• 2022

Objectives: This study was performed to suggest how to re-establish criterion for toxic substances under the Chemical Control Act (CCA) in South Korea by comparing the GHS (Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals) score and toxic properties. Methods: Toxic substances were classified into seven groups (Acute toxicity (1A), Chronic toxicity (2C), Environmental hazards (3E), Acute toxicity & chronic toxicity (4AC), Chronic toxicity & environmental hazards (5CE), Acute toxicity & environmental hazards (6AE), and Acute toxicity & chronic toxicity & environmental hazards (7ACE)) according to their toxic properties. The GHS score was calculated to sum up five toxicity indicators (health acute toxicity, health repeated toxicity, carcinogenicity, health other chronic toxicity and environmental hazards). Results: The GHS score of 7ACE was higher by 7 times that of 1A. 1A is the only group which has lower than the total GHS score. The highest score was 47, for sodium chromate (CAS no. 7775-11-3), which belongs to group 7ACE. This is classified as acute toxicity, carcinogenicity, germ cell mutagenicity, reproductive toxicity, and acute and chronic environmental hazard. On the other hand, the lowest score was 2.75, which was assigned to 177 chemicals belonging to group 1A. When the health acute toxicity indicator was omitted from the toxic criterion, toxic substances could be divided into the sub-groups 'human chronic hazards group' (HCG) and 'environmental hazards group' (EG) according to their GHS score and properties. Conclusions: The proposed criterion for toxic substances is to establish sub-groups defined as HCG and EG for separate control and that the 1A group be moved to substances requiring preparation for accidents under the CCA.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.52-56
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• 2015

BACKGROUND: Three commercial biopesticides containing derris extract, which is permitted as a commercial biopesticide substances by the Environmentally-friendly Agriculture Promotion Act, have been marketed in Korea. But, the quantitative analytical method of active substances for crop protection in biopesticides containing derris extract has not known. METHODS AND RESULTS: Solid phase extraction (SPE) cartridge clean-up method for the quantitative analysis of rotenone and deguelin in biopesticides containing derris extract was developed and validated by ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC). The clean-up method was established using hydrophilic lipophilic balance (HLB) SPE cartridges for the bioactive substances in biopesticides containing derris extract, and the eluate was analyzed to quantify the rotenone and deguelin by the UPLC. LOQ and recovery rates of rotenone and deguelin were 0.085 and 0.044 mg/L, 95.7 and 93.3%, respectively. The content of rotenone and deguelin in three biopesticides containing derris extract were analyzed by the developed method, the results showed 0.001-0.236 and

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.41-52
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• 2022

Objectives: This study intends to review the impact on cleaning workers and suggest directions for improvement by reviewing the legal and institutional ways in which Article 86 Nos. 7 and 16 of the Enforcement Decree of the Occupational Safety and Health Act work on the maintenance and promotion of cleaning workers' health. Methods: The following laws and systems were reviewed and considered: First, the occupational safety and health legislation obligated or required to be applied to protect the health of cleaning workers; Second, the status of control of chemicals or mixtures used at cleaning sites through the Consumer Chemicals Product and Biocide Safety Control Act; Third, Control of consumer products according to foreign material safety data sheet related laws. Results: Legal and institutional measures necessary to protect the health of cleaning workers include the legal control of harmful substances to be controlled, work environment monitoring, and special health examinations. The application of the Consumer Chemicals Product and Biocide Safety Control Act does not satisfy the legal and practical level of health maintenance and promotion required by the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the communication of chemical information is insufficient. Overseas, there are restrictions on the use of consumer products in the workplace without material safety data sheets. Conclusions: It is necessary to improve the system to ensure the health of workers handling consumer chemical products. The remaining laws and regulations exempted from the obligation to prepare material safety data sheets should be additionally reviewed.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.406-415
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• 2018

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the hazards of cosmetic ingredients in Korea. Methods: An Excel database of cosmetic ingredients was developed on a website(Korea Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary) and used for a hazard assessment based on Tox-free, a database containing toxic information such as on carcinogens, mutagens or reproductive toxicants(CMRs) and endocrine disrupting chemicals(EDCs), as well as other regulated chemicals in Korea. Results: A total of 16,605 chemicals were registered with the cosmetic ingredient dictionary and 308 of them were identified as either CMRs or EDCs. CMRs included formaldehyde and nickel gluconate, and EDCs included parabens, benzophenon, styrene, and toluene. Reproductive toxicants such as xylene, zinc chloride, toluene, and formaldehyde were regulated by the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Act on the Registration and Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances(the Chemical Control Act). Conclusions: Regulations on cosmetics components should be strengthened, and the right to know about cosmetics containing hazardous chemicals should be guaranteed.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.216-223
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• 2017

화학물질은 전 세계적으로 1,500만 여종 이상 상업적으로 이용되고 있을 정도로 현대사회의 필수적인 요소이다. 그러나 이러한 화학물질 중에서 국민의 건강과 환경을 위협하는 위험성을 내포하고 있는 유해화학물질이 상당수 존재한다. 과거 사례를 통해 화학사고가 발생하면 인간의 생명에 얼마나 큰 위험성을 내포하고 있는지 알 수 있다. 화학물질사고의 특성상 짧은 시간에 큰 피해로 확산할 수 있으므로, 사전에 예방하고 사고발생 후에는 즉각적이고 신속한 대응이 매우 중요하다. 이에 국내의 화학물질에 대한 법제도가 2015년 기준으로 "유해화학물질관리법"에서 "화학물질의 등록 및 평가 등에 관한 법률"과 "화학물질관리법"의 체계로 이원화되었다. 그러나 현행법상 화학물질종합정보시스템과 화학물질정보처리시스템의 구축 및 운영을 하고 있지만, 여전히 화학사고는 지속적으로 발생하고 있다. 이러한 시스템은 화학물질사고 대응시스템이라기보다는 화학물질 정보에 그 목적을 둔 종합정보시스템이기에, 실질적인 사고대응에는 한계가 존재한다. 본 연구에서는 유해화학물질의 정보관리체계, 대응관리체계 및 화학물질 관리 지원 근거에 대해 분석하고, 이를 통한 현행 화학물질관리법 등의 개정방향과 지자체별 화학물질대응시스템을 개발 운영할 수 있도록 법제도 개선방안을 제안하고자 한다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.137-147
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• 2013

Objectives: This study was conducted in order to evaluate the limitations of the regulations on the safety and health standards for special management materials(SMM) under the Industrial Safety and Health Act in Korea. Methods: Hazardous chemicals management systems in Germany(Hazardous Substances Ordinance), the UK(Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations), Japan(Ordinance on Prevention of Hazards due to Specified Chemical Substances) and Korea(Regulation of Occupational Safety and Health Standards, ROSHS) were investigated and compared in terms of 14 items. Results: Among the 14 items, we eventually found seven items which should be amended: 1) definition and scope, 2) general duties clause, 3) principles of management, 4) preventive measures, 5) control measures, 6) risk assessment, and 7) record keeping. The principal limitations of Korean regulations in comparison with those of other countries were that there were no preventive measures such as substitution, and no principles of good practices for the control of exposure to SMM. In terms of control measures, there were no regulations on suitable workplace design, reducing the number of exposed workers, reducing the level and duration of exposure, and reducing the quantity of hazardous substances in ROSHS. Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, ROSHS should be complemented with preventive measures and the principles of management related to SMM. According to the suggestions, an employer who deals with SMM should preferably consider the possibility of substitution and perform substitution so far as is reasonably practicable.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.10-17
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• 2022

Currently, in Korea, lower and upper tier qualifying quantities of the 97 substances requiring preparation for accidents have been designated. The information on the submission of chemical accident prevention management plan varies depending on whether the handling volume is above or below the lower or upper qualifying quantity. Because the criteria of the lower and upper qualifying quantities of substance requiring preparation for accidents are not stipulated in the Chemical Substances Control Act, this study attempted to establish a criterion through significance verification. In addition, the study investigated whether these qualifying quantities are related to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), toxic concentration endpoint, and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Finally, by comparing the risk categorization of the GHS, endpoint, and NFPA, it was evaluated whether the circulation-volume-based risk categorization of the substance requiring preparation for accidents that are in the top 13 is appropriate. The qualifying quantities of benzene, toluene, and sulfuric acid needed to be adjusted upward, while those of methyl alcohol and ammonia were adjusted downward from the current qualifying quantities. It is required to establish a quantified criterion that fully reflects the domestic situations in Korea and various indicators such as toxicity, physicochemical properties, and circulation volume for the qualified criterion of hazardous chemical substances. The study is expected to be helpful in establishing an efficient system by systematizing the criterion for qualifying quantity.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.42-50
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• 2013

급속한 산업발전과 더불어 전 세계적으로 약 10만 여종의 산업용 물질이 사용되고 있으며, 매년 2,000여종의 신규물질이 개발되고 있다. 이러한 물질들은 인류문화 발전에 크게 기여하고 있지만 일부 물질들은 유해, 위험성 등의 잠재적인 위험성을 가지고 있다. 우리나라는 세계 7대 화학제품 생산국가로, 활발한 수출 입을 통해 국가부흥에 기여하고 있다. 최근 REACH 및 GHS와 같은 화학물질 안전관리에 대한 국제적 관심이 증대되어 그에 따른 효율적인 화학물질 관리체계 구축에 대한 필요성이 커지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 화학물질에 대한 국내, UN GHS 물리화학적 위험성 분류기준, 표지 및 위험성 평가 시험방법, 위험물안전관리법 등에서 정한 분류정보의 차이점을 비교하였으며, 또한 국제 환경변화에 대응하기 위하여 선택가능방식(building block approach)으로 GHS제도 도입방안을 제시하였다. 또한 소비자에게 화학물질의 통일화된 위험성 정보를 제공하여 산업체가 화학물질을 해외로 수출 입 하는데 무역장벽을 해소하고자 하였다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2022

Qualifying quantities (upper tier (UT) and lower tier (LT)) are designated for the regulation of toxic substances. In this study, we aimed to establish systematic criteria for the qualifying quantities by comparing the South of Korea chemical control act with the European Seveso III Directive (Seveso III). In Seveso III, qualifying quantities are defined as "hazard categories" applying GHS (Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals), and LTR (lower-tier requirements) and UTR (upper-tier requirements) are determined. The Pro HC (proposed hazard categories) were relevant to the GHS classification of toxic substances and were compared with the currently regulated qualifying quantities. Furthermore, we estimated the Pro LTR (proposed lower-tier requirements) and Pro UTR (proposed upper-tier requirements) corresponding to each Pro HC. Consequently, it was supposed that LT and UT were selected based on GHS like those of Seveso III. Therefore, designation criteria for qualifying quantities should be established by setting the Pro HC such as in Seveso III, rather than designating the qualifying quantities of toxic substances by itself individually. In addition, qualifying quantities should not be delegated to GHS classifications (H302, H341, H411) that do not meet the criteria for the designation of toxic substances, and the corresponding substances should be excluded from classification as toxic substances. This study provides insights into the selection of hazard categories and criteria for qualifying quantities of toxic substances.