• 한국안전학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.90-95
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to investigate industrial safety and health experts' opinions on the examination system of WMSDs(work related musculoskeletal disorders) risk factors. For doing this, a questionnaire study and two FGIs(focused group interview) were conducted. A questionnaire with open questions about the examination system was developed, and sent to 42 experts consented bye-mail. Of the experts, 24 experts responded, whose data were used in the analysis. The FGIs were performed for the persons in charge of industrial safety and health in industries and ergonomists. The questionnaire study revealed that most experts(91.3%) agreed with legalization of employers' duty for preventing WMSDs, necessity of the 11 tasks designated by Ministry of Labor, the examination system and ergonomics program, and pertinency for the examination system classification of periodic and occasional one. However, more than half experts disagreed with timeliness and appropriateness of the legal system. This was validated by the low approval rates for appropriateness of the 11 tasks, methods of the examination, charge person in the examination and ergonomics program. FGIs showed that it was desirable for the examination system to be legalized, and that the system was generally properly performed. It was suggested that the system be partially revised with reflecting problems disclosed during its enforcement rather than whole revision. It is expected that when revising relevant legal system, the results of this study would be used as valuable data.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.1135-1147
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• 2013

본 연구는 자영업의 높은 실패율을 낮추고 자영업자의 안정적 사업영위에 기여하고자, 중요한 창업 성공요인인 사전 창업교육 및 현장체험이 실제 점포의 운영성과에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는지 검증하였다. 우리나라는 체계적인 창업교육 프로그램과 사전에 실전경험을 해볼 기회가 충분하지 않다. 게다가 학계의 연구도 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구는 기존 연구의 한계점을 제시하고, 점포 창업자의 창업교육 및 현장체험이 창업스킬과 창업가정신을 함양해 최종적으로 점포의 운영성과로까지 이어지는 과정을 실증 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 실습교육은 창업스킬에, 이론교육은 창업가정신에 각각 영향을 미치고, 현장체험은 창업스킬과 창업가정신에 모두 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 창업스킬과 창업가정신은 점포의 재무적 성과와 비재무적 성과에 모두 각각 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 학문적 시사점 외에, 점포창업자의 창업교육 및 현장체험을 활성화하기 위한 정책방안도 제시하였다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.87-96
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• 2011

In 1967, the problem of occupational lead exposure came to public attention in Korea. Since then, regular progress has been made in lowering workplace lead exposures, instituting new workplace controls, and implementing health examinations of exposed workers. Past serious lead poisoning episodes made it possible to introduce biological monitoring programs on a voluntary basis in high-lead-exposure facilities in Korea. Industry-specific occupational health services for lead workers in Korea during the last 22 years can be categorized into three phases. During the first phase (1988-1993), efforts were directed at increasing awareness among workers about the hazards of lead exposure, biological monitoring of blood zinc protoporphyrin began, and a respiratory protection program was introduced. During the second phase (1994-1997), a computerized health management system for lead workers was developed, blood-lead measurement was added to biologic monitoring, and engineering controls were introduced in the workplace to lower air-lead levels to comply with air-lead regulations. Finally, during the third phase (1998-present), a new biomarker, bone-lead measurement by X-ray fluorescence, was introduced. Bone-lead measurement proved to be useful for assessing body burden and to demonstrate past lead exposure in retired workers. Occupational health service practice for lead workers, including the industry-specific group occupational health system, has brought considerable success in the prevention of lead poisoning and in reducing the lead burden in Korean lead workers during the last several decades. The successful achievement of prevention of lead poisoning in Korea was a result of the combined efforts of lead workers, employers, relevant government agencies, and academic institutes.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.95-100
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• 2018

Background: Respiratory protection equipment (RPE) is the last resort to control exposure to workplace air pollutants. A comprehensive respiratory protection program (RPP) ensures that RPE is selected, used, and cared properly. Therefore, RPP must be well integrated into the occupational health and safety requirements. In this study, we evaluated the implementation of RPP in Iranian petrochemical industries to identify the required solutions to improve the current status of respiratory protection. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 24 petrochemical industries in Iran. The survey instrument was a checklist extracted from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration respiratory protection standard. An index, Respiratory Protection Program Index (RPPI), was developed and weighted by analytic hierarchy process to determine the compliance rate (CR) of provided respiratory protection measures with the RPP standard. Data analysis was performed using Excel 2010. Results: The most important element of RPP, according to experts, was respiratory hazard evaluation. The average value of RPPI in the petrochemical plants was $49{\pm}15%$. The highest and lowest of CR among RPP elements were RPE selection and medical evaluation, respectively. Conclusion: None of studied petrochemical industries implemented RPP completely. This can lead to employees' overexposure to hazardous workplace air contaminants. Increasing awareness of employees and employers through training is suggested by this study to improve such conditions.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제9권9호
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• pp.268-277
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 우리나라에서 일하고 있는 일부 아시아 및 남미 출신의 외국인 노동자를 중심으로 이들의 건강실태 및 관리현황에 대해서 조사해 외국인 근로자의 건강 증진을 통하여 정신적, 신체적 효율을 증진시키고, 원활한 의료이용과 적절한 의료혜택을 부여하는데 도움이 되고자 한다. 또한 외국인 근로자들을 고용하고 있는 산업체 및 고용주들에도 한국의 산업 발전에 많은 역할을 하고 있는 외국인 근로자들의 건강관리에 도움이 되는 기초 자료를 제공하고자 한다. 2008년 3월1일부터 6월 30일까지 외국인이 고용되어 있는 산업 장을 찾아 231명을 대상으로 회귀분석결과 외국인 근로자들의 일상적인 건강장애에 유의한 영향을 미치는 요인들은 한국에서의 체류기간($\beta$=.270), 의료기관 이용의 어려움($\beta$=.268), 작업장환경위생불량($\beta$=.218), 흡연여부($\beta$=.170), 건강관리실태($\beta$=-.251)등 이었다. ($R^2$=0.501)

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.271-277
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• 2019

Objectives: A 46-year-old woman who had worked on cleaning stainless steel containers with Initially unknown powders died from acute silicosis. To determine whether the acute silicosis was related to his work environment, we conducted exposure assessment the level of exposure to respirable crystalline silica(RCS) during cleaning stainless steel containers with unknown powders. Methods: The exposure assessment of RCS were undertaken according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health(NIOSH) method 7500. The components of the unknown powder were analyzed using X-ray Diffraction. Results: The unknown powder was found to be natural diatomaceous earth, which contained 12% and 9% quartz and cristobalite, respectively, crystalline silica. In the case of cleaning stainless steel containers with diatomaceous earth powder, the primary measurement resulted in 1.3 times higher occupational exposure limit of MOEL(in sum of quartz and cristobalite concentration) and 3.9 times higher in secondary measurement. The workbench was equipped with a local exhaust system, but because there was no hood at the end of the duct, the wind speed at the opening of the duct was 12 m/sec, whereas the controlled wind speed at the working position was only 0.3 m/sec below the legal standard. Conclusions: There is an urgent need to install the hood, conduct safety and health education for employers and workers, and periodically monitoring and manage the working environment.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.175-183
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• 2015

본 논문은 취업하고자하는 학생의 빅데이터를 분석하여 최적의 취업 성공률을 높이기 위한 취업 전략 구축 방법을 제안한다. 특히 취업 방향을 잘 결정하지 못하여 취업률이 낮은 2년제 여자전문대학생을 대상으로 실험을 했으며, 기존 취업 전략의 중대한 문제점은 구직업체의 요구에 의해 학생들의 학교 성적 정보, 외모, 성격 등 단순한 정보만으로 구직에 참여하게 된다. 이로 인해 취업하려는 학생들의 만족도가 떨어지고, 취업 후 부적응 사례로 중도 직장을 포기하는 사태가 발생한다. 이런 문제를 해결하기 위해서 빅데이터 분석을 이용하여 취업 전략을 구축하고자 하는 것이다. 이를 증명하기 위해 전년 대비, 2014년 취업 통계 데이터로 증명했으며, 취업의뢰건도 전년 대비 21.3%가 상승했고, 기업과 학생간 취업 매칭률도 전년대비 81.4%증가 했다. 가장 중요한 최종 취업성공률도 전년 대비 63.1%가 증가한 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.211-218
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• 2008

본 논문은 국내 주요 취업 사이트에 대한 품질 현황을 연구하며, 각 사이트 별로 강점과 약점을 비교 분석하였다. 연구는 구인자 또는 구직자 설문을 통해 사용자 만족도를 측정하였다. 질문은 크게 정보 품질, 전달 품질, 환경품질의 세 가지 요인으로 구분되었으며, 각 요인은 세부 질문으로 구성되었다. 연구 결과 구인자와 구직자 모두 국내 취업 사이트의 정보 품질이 가장 중요하다고 생각하였다. 구직자에 비해 낮은 구인자의 만족도는 구인자를 위한 다양한 서비스 개발이 필요함을 나타내었다. 특히, 국내 취업정보시스템의 개인정보 보호에 대한 만족도가 상대적으로 낮게 나타났으며 이에 따른 개선 방안이 요구되었다. 공공 취업 정보 시스템은사용. 환경 품질 측면에서 민간서비스에 준하는 개선이 필요하였다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.161-165
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• 2016

Background: Despite the declining trend of workplace accidents in Republic of Korea, its level is still quite high compared with that in other developed countries. Factors that are responsible for high workplace accidents have not been well documented in Republic of Korea. The main purpose of this paper is to estimate the effects of unions and health and safety committees on workplace accidents in Korean manufacturing firms. We also allow for the interactions between unions and health and safety committees in the analysis. The results obtained in this paper will not only contribute to the literature in this field, but might also be useful for employers and worker representatives who are trying to find an effective way to reduce workplace accidents. Methods: This paper utilizes the 2012 Occupational Safety and Health Trend Survey data, which is a unique data set providing information on workplace injuries and illness as well as other characteristics of participatory firms, representative of the manufacturing industry in Republic of Korea. Results: In estimating the effects of unions and health and safety committees, we build a negative binomial regression model in which the interactions between unions and health and safety committees are permissible in reducing workplace accidents. Conclusion: Health and safety committees were found to reduce the incidence of accidents whereas unionized establishments have higher incidence of accidents than nonunionized establishments. We also found that health and safety committees can more effectively reduce accidents in nonunionized establishments. By contrast, nonexclusive joint committees can more effectively reduce accidents in unionized establishments.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.321-327
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• 2011

Objectives: To find out from an analysis of empirical data the levels of influence, which a labor union (LU) and Occupational Safety and Health Committee (OSHC) have in reducing the occupational injury and illness rate (OIIR) through their accident prevention activities in manufacturing industries with five or more employees. Methods: The empirical data used in this study are the Occupational Safety and Health Tendency survey data, Occupational Accident Compensation data and labor productivity and sales data for the years 2003 to 2007. By matching these three sources of data, a final data set (n = 280) was developed and analyzed using SPSS version 18 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Results: It was found that a workplace with a LU has a lower OIIR than one without a LU. In manufacturing industries with five or more employees in 2007, the OIIR of the workplaces without a LU was 0.87%, while that of workplaces with a LU was much lower at 0.45%. In addition, workplaces with an established OSHC had a lower OIIR than those without an OSHC. Conclusion: It was found that the OIIR of workplaces with a LU is lower than those without a LU. Moreover, those with the OSHC usually had a lower OIIR than those without. The workplace OIIR may have an impact on management performance because the rate is negatively correlated with labor productivity and sales. In the long run, the OIIR of workplaces will be reduced when workers and employers join forces and recognize that the safety and health activities of the workplace are necessary, not only for securing the health rights of the workers, but also for raising labor productivity.