• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.295-303
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• 2021

Objective: Paint manufacturing industry workers are exposed to various lung cancer carcinogenic substances including hexavalent chromium and crystalline silica. Studies have been conducted on lung cancer in Paint manufacturing industry workers and the concentration of hexavalent chromium in paint industry; however, the concentration of crystalline silica and hexavalent chromium and cases of lung cancer in a single Paint factory has never been reported in Korea. Methods: To determine whether the cancer was related to his work environment, we assessed the level of exposure to carcinogens during pouring and mixing talc and pigment. In addition, a mask fit test was performed for the worker. Results: Analysis of talc and silica bulk powder materials showed that crystalline silica (quartz) was 5% in talc and 100% in silica. The green and yellow pigments contained 87% and 92% of lead chromate, respectively. Our quantitative analysis of pigment powder samples showed that the hexavalent chromium contents quantified in the green and yellow pigment samples were 87% and 92%, respectively. In order to estimate his exposure level of hexavalent chromium, we measured a personal exposure level of hexavalent chromium for a worker in accordance with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health #7605 method. The results showed that the worker was exposed to the high level of hexavalent chromium (0.033 mg m-3). In addition, the talc powder also contained 5% quartz, and the worker's exposure level to respirable quartz exceeded OEL. As a result of the respiratory protection fit test for workers, the overall Fit Factor was '15' when wearing a second-grade mask and '25' when wearing a first-grade mask, significantly lower than the US Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) pass value of "100". Conclusion: Workers who pouring and mixing powder materials such as talc or colored pigments in paint manufacturing company may be exposed to high concentrations of carcinogenic substances. These findings indicate that it is necessary to local ventilation system inspection, safety and health education for employers and workers, and periodically monitoring and manage the working environment.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.324-338
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• 2021

Background: We hypothesized that the growing demand of Korean workers for work-life balance would change the factors influencing job satisfaction. We sought to verify our hypothesis by conducting a conjoint analysis based on the Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS). Methods: We analyzed the raw data of the KWCS, conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute from 2006 to 2017. To complete the analysis, we counted on a conjoint model of analysis, typically used in the analysis of customer satisfaction. The dependent variable was the satisfaction of workers with their working conditions, and the independent variables were the job quality indicators identified by Eurofound. Results: The factors that have the greatest impact on working conditions satisfaction are summarized as follows: "physical environment" for the first wave, "adverse social behavior" for the second wave, "occupational status" for the third and fourth waves, and "management quality" for the fifth wave. "Earnings" were not a major factor in determining employee job satisfaction, and the relative importance index is decreasing. Conclusion: According to the results of the analysis of the tendencies of Korean workers, the factors that affect the satisfaction with the working conditions have changed over time. It is crucial to identify factors that affect working conditions to assure the health and productivity of workers. The results of this study demonstrate that policymakers and employers are required to attentively consider human relations and social environment at work to improve working conditions in the future.

• 지식경영연구
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.201-215
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• 2021

코로나 19와 경기침체의 영향으로 기업들은 극심한 경쟁상황에 놓이게 되었다. 이러한 상황에서 우수한 직원을 선발하는 것 뿐만 아니라 유지하는 것 또한 기업이 당면한 최우선 과제가 되었다. 하지만 기존의 근로자들과는 매우 다른 성향을 가진 90년대생들이 노동 시장에 진입하게 되었고, 이들의 높은 이직률로 인해 기업과 근로자 모두 어려움을 겪게 되었다. 이에 본 연구에서는 중국의 90년대생 근로자에 주목하여, 이들이 추구하는 직업가치(실용주의, 직업-흥미일치, 장기개발, 혁신성)가 직무만족과 이직의도에 미치는 영향을 살펴보고, 근무시간이 1년 미만인 그룹과 1년 이상인 그룹을 비교 분석하였다. 총 267명의 90년대생 중국 근로자의 응답을 통해 연구모형을 검증한 결과, 실용주의는 직무만족과 이직의도에 모두 영향을 주었지만, 직업-흥미일치는 직무만족에만, 혁신성은 이직의도에만 영향을 주었다. 근무기간의 조절효과는 부분적으로 검증되었고, 연구결과에 따른 다양한 시사점이 논의되었다.

• 산업노동연구
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.229-260
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• 2018

일중독은 일이 곧 자아의 중심이며 일 이외의 다른 삶은 가치가 없다고 생각하는 상태, 일이 없어지면 자신의 삶도 끝난다고 느끼는 특성을 지칭한다. 한국의 일중심 제도와 문화, 장시간 노동 관행은 근로자들을 개인, 가정, 사회, 조직의 다양한 차원에서 부정적인 일중독 위험에 노출시킨다는 우려가 존재한다. 본 연구는 한국노동패널 17차 조사가 실시한 일중독 측정 도구를 사용하여 대표성 있는 표본을 가지고 우리나라 취업자의 일중독을 측정하고 실태를 분석했다. 일중독 현상의 광범위성과 위험 집단 및 요인을 실증적으로 분석한 결과, 우리나라 취업자의 7.0%가 일중독자이며, 일중독자의 비중이 높은 집단은 남성, 엄격한 성별분업관념을 가지고 있는 근로자, 40대, 별거 이혼 사별한 사람, 주당근로시간이 길수록, 일용직과 고용주 혹은 자영업자였다. 정규 근로시간에 비해 업무량이 많다고 생각하는 사람은 그렇지 않은 집단에 비해 일중독 비중이 높았다. 이러한 결과는 회귀분석을 통해서도 재확인되었다. 연령, 성별분업 관념, 근로시간, 업무량 부하 정도, 종사상 지위는 일중독 확률을 설명하는 중요한 요인임이 확인되었다. 성별분업 인식 개선, 소득 안정성 강화, 근로시간 단축, 적정 업무량 관리를 통한 인력 운용이 일중독 위험을 낮추고 일과 생활의 균형을 도모할 수 있음을 시사한다.

• 국제지역연구
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.803-825
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• 2009

우리나라의 경직적 노사관계나 전투적인 노동조합, 글로벌 스탠다드에서 벗어난 노사관계 법제도나 관행 등이 외국인 투자에 걸림돌이 된다는 지적이 적지 않게 존재한다. 이러한 지적은 IMF 경제위기 직후 우리나라 경제가 외국인 투자에 목말라하던 당시에도 이미 제기되었던 문제이기도 하다. 그러나 그 이후 노사관계에 있어서의 의미있는 제도적 개선은 답보상태를 보였으며 새로운 경제위기 국면에서도 여전히 외국인투자의 장애요인으로 지적되고 있다. 이러한 상황에서 사회협약을 통해 노사관계의 안정을 도모하고 이를 통해 외국인 직접투자를 활성화함으로써 괄목할만한 경제적 성장을 실현한 아일랜드의 사례는 우리에게 매우 중요한 시사점을 제공한다. 본 연구는 아일랜드가 경제발전에 중요한 역할을 했던 외국인 직접투자를 성공적으로 유치할 수 있었던 요인들을 전반적으로 검토하는 한편 중요한 성공요인의 하나로 간주되는 사회협약의 형성배경과 특징, 그리고 성과를 검토함으로써 향후 우리나라에서 외국인 투자가 활성화될 수 있는 환경을 조성하기 위한 중요한 정책적 시사점을 도출하는 것을 중요한 연구목적으로 하고 있다.

• 한국건설안전학회 논문집
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.16-20
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• 2019

국내 건설 현장에서 발생한 재해 중 약 50%가 개인보호구 미착용 상태에서의 사고가 재해로 이어진 것이다. 현행법령상 사업주는 개인 보호구를 지급하고 근로자는 개인보호구를 착용해야 하지만 일선 현장에서는 개인 보호구 착용 준수가 미흡한 실정이다. 본 연구는 개인 보호구를 근로자 개인이 구매하여 착용, 관리하는 형태로 제도를 개선하고 개인보호구 구매비용을 근로자에게 환급해 주는 방안에 대한 것이다. 본 논문을 통해 개인 보호구 제도가 효용성있게 개선되고, 개인보호구 착용문화를 정착시켜 재해 예방에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.409-416
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 2006년 12월 30일 조세특례제한법 제12조의2 신설로 도입된 조세감면제도의 거시경제적 파급효과를 추정하는 것에 있다. 연구방법은 자본의 사용자비용모형과 산업연관분석모형이며, 추정결과는 다음과 같다. 특구에 대한 법인세 감면제도로 2007~2016년 기간 동안 생산액 2,807억원, 부가가치 1,392억원, 취업자 수 2,355명을 증가시킨 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과는 연구개발특구에 대한 법인세 감면을 존속시키는 것이 "국가기술의 혁신을 통해 국민경제에 이바지할 것"이라는 정책 목표가 달성되었다는 것이 실증되었음을 보여준다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.260-264
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• 2019

Background: Professional dance is a physically demanding career path with a high injury prevalence, yet an ingrained culture of hiding or pushing through injuries. Developing better knowledge surrounding the cultural beliefs and behaviors related to injury reporting is critical to understand their incidence and burden. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate injury fear and injury reporting behaviors in professional dancers in Australia. Methods: This study utilized data collected in a cross-sectional survey of professional dancers in Australia. Descriptive analysis of injury fear and reporting stigma are presented with comparisons between subgroups (full-time versus part-time dancers; men versus women) conducted using two-sided Fisher's exact tests. Results: A total of 146 professional dancers were included. Over half (63%) of the respondents reported that they fear sustaining a dance-related injury, that they believe there is still a stigma surrounding injuries in dance (62%), and that this stigma has led to a delay in reporting or seeking care for an injury (51%). A lower proportion of part-time than full-time dancers reported that they would usually tell someone within their dance employment about an injury (35.1% vs. 59.6%, p = 0.006). Conclusion: Professional dancers are at risk of losing contracts or roles if they are injured, and therefore, it is common to dance through their occurrence. Many dancers, particularly those dancing part-time, are unwilling to tell their employers about their injuries. Action is required to improve this culture regarding injury reporting and help seeking for more effective injury understanding, prevention, and management in dance.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.329-338
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• 2018

The study seeks to widen the discussion from healthcare oriented 'health publicness' to human security oriented 'health publicness'. The shortcomings of previous literatures on health publicness are as follows: (1) the studies have confined the range of discussions to healthcare system, (2) lacked arguments from political perspectives, and (3) failed to provide actionable pathways to achieve the goal. Thereby, we suggest 'health publicness' based on the concept of human security to solve multidimensional healthcare problems. The health publicness based on human security, which aims to secure everybody's freedom from want and fear, enables not only to expand the scope of health problems that can be discussed but also to propose the procedures to achieve health publicness. More specifically, it consists of substantive and procedural health publicness. The former is about 'health security'-protecting, maintaining, and promoting individual's health-whereas, the latter is about 'social dialogue' guaranteeing participation of citizens, government, employers, and worker representatives. In conclusion, this study proposes the 'Regional Healthcare Quadripartite' as the incarnation of health publicness involving a variety of actors within and across the healthcare system.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.125-129
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• 2019

The ultimate goal of the quality control program for special periodic health examination agencies is to diagnose the health condition of a worker correctly, based on accurate examination and analysis skills, leading to protect the worker's health. The quality control program on three areas, chemical analysis for biological monitoring since 1995, and pneumoconiosis, audiometric testing since 1996, has contributed to improve the reliability of occupational health screenings by improving the issues including standardization of testing methods, tools, diagnostic opinions, and reliability of analysis for biological monitoring. It has contributed to improving the reliability of occupational health monitoring by rectifying the following issues associated with previous monitoring: absence of standardized testing methods, testing tools that are not upgraded, mismatching diagnostic opinions, and unreliable results of biological specimen analysis. Nevertheless, there are issues in need of further improvement such as lack of expertise or the use of inappropriate method for health examination, and passive and unwilling participation in the quality control. We suggested solutions to these problems for each area of quality control program. Above all, it is essential to provide active support for health examiners to develop their expertise, while encouraging all the health screening agencies, employers, and workers to develop the desire to improve the system and to maintain the relevance.