• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.384-389
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• 2023

Background: Exposure to welding fume is associated with adverse effects on worker health. The use of various control measures can reduce levels of exposure and the resulting health effects. However, little is known about the factors that may influence workers' use of control measures in the workplace and their perceived intervention needs. This study aimed to investigate workers' and other stakeholders' views on ways to improve the use of welding fume control measures in Australian workplaces. Methods: We conducted a series of online focus group discussions and individual interviews with participants who have some occupational involvement in welding, whether as workers, employers or industry representatives, union representatives, or regulators. A semi-structured question guide was used, and all discussions and interviews were recorded and transcribed for analysis. Results: Five focus group discussions and five individual interviews were conducted with a total of 21 participants. Three major themes emerged. The first addressed the current awareness of welding fume harms and concern about exposure; the second focussed on the current use of control measures, and barriers and facilitators to their use; and the last centred around intervention needs and the contents of a potential effective intervention. Conclusion: Improving the use of control measures to prevent exposure to welding fume requires knowledge around the barriers and facilitators of control, use, and the intervention needs of stakeholders. This study has provided such knowledge, which will facilitate the design and implementation of an intervention to reduce welding fume exposure and ultimately protect the health of workers.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.334-346
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• 1995

특수건강진단에 대한 근로자들의 태도에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 조사하기 위해 대구지역의 29개 사업장에서 특수건강진단 수검근로자들에게 자기기입식 설문조사를 실시하여 그중 779명을 대상으로 하여 분석하였다. 건강믿음모형을 일부 변형하여, 특수건강진단에의 자발적 수검 여부와 필요성 인지를 최종적인 종속변수로 한 새로운 연구모형을 만들어서 이들에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 분석하였다. 특수건강진단에 대한 필요성 인지율은 77.2%, 자발적 수검율은 79.2%로 나타났다. 자발적 수검 여부에는 특수건강진단에 대한 필요성 인지, 유익성, 행동계기가 주요 영향요인으로 제시되었으며, 특수건강진단에 대한 필요성 인지에는 직업병에 대한 감수성 및 심각성, 특수건강진단에 대한 지식, 회사의 지지도가 통계적으로 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 직업병에 대한 감수성 및 심각성에는 성, 연령, 학력, 직업경력, 보건교육경험이, 특수건강진단에 대한 지식에는 연령, 학력, 직업경력, 질병통제위가, 특수건강진단에 대한 유익성에는 연령, 질병통제위, 건강자부심, 보건교육경험이 유의한 영향을 미치는 변수로 나타났다. 이러한 결과로 미루어 볼 때 특수건강진단에 대한 자발적 수검률과 필요성 인지율을 높이기 위해서는, 직업병 판정을 받은 사업장에서는 그 사실을 널리 알려 직업병에 대한 경각심을 높여야 하며, 특수건강진단의 결과를 근로자 본인에게 바로 통보하여야 하고, 회사의 적극성을 높이기 위해 회사간부 대상의 홍보 및 교육 프로그램이 필요할 것으로 생각된다. 보건교육 경험이 특수건강진단에 대한 지식과 유익성, 직업병에 대한 감수성 및 심각성에 영향을 미치는 것으로 보아, 앞으로의 보건교육은 여성, 저연령, 저학력, 저경력자 위주로 이루어져야 하고, 교육 실시 횟수를 늘이고 직업관련 내용을 더 많이 포함하여야 할 것으로 생각된다. 더불어 특수건강진단의 결과로 인해 근로자 본인에게 불이익이 돌아가지 않도록 배려되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국유통학회지:유통연구
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.39-57
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• 2012

한국에서 소매업은 소상공인 및 자영업 비중이 매우 높아 공급과잉 및 과당경쟁으로 인한 경영 악화 문제가 첨예하게 발생하고 있을 뿐만 아니라 대형마트 및 기업형 슈퍼마켓(Super Supermarket; SSM), 편의점 등 기업형 유통의 확대 등으로 위기가 심화되고 있다. 이에 더하여 최근에는 상당기간 지속되고 있는 경기침체로 인해 부실 위험성이 더욱 커지는 문제까지 직면하고 있다. 소상공인 및 자영업의 경영악화 및 그로 인한 상당한 규모의 비자발적 퇴출은 막대한 사회적 비용을 초래할 수 있다. 한국의 소매업 자영업 비중은 국제 비교를 통해 보더라도 매우 높은 수준이다. 이는 OECD 평균과 비교해보거나, 개별 국가 중에서는 유럽 및 미국 등 서방국가에 비해 경제발전 과정 및 문화와 환경 측면에서 우리나라와 유사한 측면이 많은 일본과 비교해 보더라도 상당히 높은 수준이며, 또한 산업구조도 매우 영세한 편이다. 우리나라 소매업에서 생계형 자영업의 공급과잉으로 인한 경영 악화 문제는 향후 베이비붐 세대의 은퇴로 인해 더욱 심화될 것으로 전망된다. 이에 본 연구에서는 국내 소매업 소상공인 현황 분석 및 국제 비교 분석을 수행하고, 이에 기초하여 자영업의 유입 및 퇴출 관리 방안을 제안한다. 구체적으로 베이비붐 세대에 대한 퇴직지원 프로그램 강화, 퇴출의 용이성 제고, 정책자금 흐름의 재구성 등 세 가지 정책 방안을 제안한다.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.5-18
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• 2004

This study aims to investigate the use state of the health service computerization system in the occupational nursing field and the occupational nursers' satisfaction level, and provide basic data to promote the development of the health service computerization system for the nursing field. For this study, a questionnaire was provided to 118 occupational nurses who belong to Busan and Gyeongnam branches of KAOHN(Korean Association of Occupational Health Nurses) for 2 months (from Dec. 1, 2002 to Jan. 31, 2003). A tool of Choi Yong-Heui(2000) was used to investigate the satisfaction level of using the health service computerization system. The collected materials were analyzed in real number and percentage, average and standard deviation, t-test and ANOVA by using the SPSS WIN 10.0 program. This study is summarized as follows: 1. The average age was $31.99{\pm}5.58$ old in this study. The married were 54.2%. Participants who graduated from a junior college was 76.9%. The average service period was $4.48{\pm}4.68$ years. In service types, 79.7% of participants served in a health care center. The average service period was $3.22{\pm}2.89$ years. The service place which had 1000 workers or more was 35.6%. 2. Only 20.3% of participants in this study had a computer use education. 3. The field who participants used mostly was communication/internet, $3.29{\pm}.85$ hours in average. 4. 97.1% of occupational fields had computers and peripheral devices: 71.4% in pentium computer, 42.8% in the hard disk capacity of 20-29GB, 60.0% in 15 inch monitors, 86.2% in printers, 18.1% in digital cameras, 12.4% in LAN, and 9.5% in scanners. 80.1% of the occupational fields which were objects of study could use communication. 5. The occupational fields which did not introduced the health service computerization system were 62.8%. The main cause was attributable to entrepreneurs' insufficient recognition 66.6%. 51.5% of the entrepreneurs did not have an introduction plan. 37.2% of participating companies had the health service computerization system. 56.4% of them introduced it since the year 2000. 81.6% of the introduction motivation aimed to the efficiency of health service. The most issue upon introduction was insufficient understanding of a person in charge - 25.6%. The in-house development of the system covered 56.4%. 61.5% of the participants accepted their demands from the first stage of development. The direct effect of computerization showed the increase of 25.9% in the quickness and continuity of service treatment, and 25.9% in the serviceability of statistical treatment. 6. 22.0% of the participants had a computerization system use education. 69.2% of them had a in-house education. An educational method by nurses who used the computerization system was 76.9%. 92.3% of the education was helpful for practical duties. 7. An analysis of the computer use by health service fields showed that the medicine management in a health management field was 15.9%. the work environment measuring management in a work environment filed was 32.9%. the employment. general and special examination management in a heal th management field was 61.1 %. the various reports management in an administrative field was 64%. the health education data preparation management in an educational field was 58.0%. and the medicine and expendables management in an equipment management field was 51.6%. An analysis of the computerization system use showed that the various statistical data manage in a health management field was 13.0%. the work environment measuring management in a health management field was 34.8%. the personal disease management in a health management field was 51.9%. the heal education data preparation management in an educational field was 54.5%. and the equipment management of health care centers in an equipment management field was 52.6%. 8. 31.6% of the participants wanted that health service computerization system would include the generals of health services. 42.4% of the participants thought that first of all. the aggressive interest and investment of employers were required to build the health service computerization system. 9. The participants' satisfaction level on the computerization system use was $3.51{\pm}.57$ points. An analysis by each factor showed $3.62{\pm}.68$ points in a service change factor. $3.15{\pm}.63$ points in a computer program use factor, and $3.45{\pm}.71$ points in a continuous computerization use factor. 10. An analysis of the computerization system use by general characteristics of participants showed that the married (p = .022) had the satisfaction level higher than the unmarried. 11. The satisfaction level of the computerization system use by participants' computer use ability tended to be higher in proportion to the increase of computer use abilities in spreadsheet (F=2.606. p=.048). presentation (F=3.62. p=.012) and communication/internet(F=2.885. p=.0321. Based on the study results mentioned above. I will suggest as follows : The nationwide enlargement and repetition study is required for occupational nurses who serve in occupational nursing fields. The computerization system in a health service field is inferior comparing with other fields. The computerization system standard by business types and characteristics should be prepared through employers's aggressive participation and national support. Therefore various statistical data which occurs in occupational fields will be managed systematically and efficiently. A regular and systematic computer education plan for occupational nurses in charge of health services in the filed is urgently required to efficiently manage and improve the health of on-site workers.

• 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.93-120
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• 2010

In 1978, Chinese reform and opening caused a big changes in Chinese labor relationship. Through reforming and opening, China gave up part of state ownership system and group ownership system, permitted private ownership system, and also opened the way for capitalists to ride again. Since China was established, the labor relationship ceased for 30 years has been appeared. However because the top priority aim of China's reform was economic growth, the protection of the rights and interests of labor was pushed back on the policy priority list. China takes foreign capitals based on cheap labor force quickly and China come up the worldwide plants. Since reformed, China keeps an economic growth rate of 9.7% annually for 30years. This economic growth is based on labor's sacrifice. However, Chinese fast economic growth causes side effects such as increasement of the gap between the wealthy and the poor, increasement of unbalanced development between regions, and the increasement of conflict between labor and management. Especially, according to changes in labors' level of consciousness, the labors recognized that their rights and interests are exploited by employers. Therefore, the labor dispute is continuously increasing. Chinese government changes their policy from the policy focusing on enterprise development to the policy protecting labor's rights and interests. In order to protect labor's rights and interests, China conducts labor contract law and labor dispute conciliation arbitration law in 2008. This kind of changes in Chinese labor environment affect a lot to Korean companies which already entered into China or are willing to enter. According to studying on present situation and resolution system in Chinese labor dispute, this paper suggests the proper countermeasure related to labor dispute of Korean companies which entered in China. First, the success rate of labor dispute conciliation by enterprise labor dispute conciliation committee is around 20% during recent several years and the success rate by year is in decline. Therefore, when labor dispute is occurred, our companies which entered into China better use other labor dispute methods such as negotiation and arbitration than conciliation in order to settle a conflict. Second, from the Korean enterprises entered in China point of view, there exists a problem not to sue except special cases which provided in the law even though they are dissatisfied with arbitrate judgment. Thus, when labor dispute occurred, Korean enterprises try to do best to settle the dispute through negotiation. However, in case of that the dispute cannot be settled by negotiation, they have to attend in the arbitration as if it is a last chance. Third, Korean enterprises keep in mind that dispute handling procedures between labor union and users or between labor group and users are different, and then deal with separately. Thus, dispute between labor and users have to follow arbitrate procedures as a necessary procedure, but in case of dispute related to group contract, namely dispute against labor union, labor dispute can be settled by arbitrate or suit, so after figuring out the situation exactly, it is necessary to select more advantageous way in order to settle the dispute. Moreover, in case of the dispute between labor union, they have to keep in mind that conciliation procedures cannot be used.

• 노동경제논집
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.39-81
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• 2018

본 연구는 비정규직 근로자가 노동시장에서 사용자와 자발적 계약에 의한 매칭이 실현되는가에 주목하고 기업규모별로 입지가 다른 상황을 고려하여 비자발적 선택 요인을 분석하였다. 이를 위해 노동이동에 관한 push/pull 이론 하에서 자발적/비자발적 비정규직으로 분류하였다. 2016년 8월 경활 부가조사에 의하면 기업규모가 작아질수록 비자발적 비정규직의 비중이 자발적 비정규직보다 더 크게 나타났다. 실증분석 결과, 대기업에서의 비정규직은 자발과 비자발로 구분하는 것이 의미를 갖지 못하였다. 이에 비해 중소기업과 영세기업에서는 장년층, 저학력일수록 비자발적 선택 가능성이 증가하였고 영세기업에 비자발적으로 입직할 유인이 중소기업보다 크게 나타났다. 그러므로 비정규직에 관한 정책을 마련함에 있어서 우선적으로 2차 노동시장의 비자발적 비정규직을 정책 대상으로 삼고, 비자발적 선택 이유가 되는 보상, 전공 경력의 미스매칭 문제에 주목할 필요가 있다. 중소 영세기업의 급여 및 근로조건 개선뿐만 아니라 직무능력 및 경력에 맞는 일자리 정보를 제공하는 고용서비스 시스템이 확충되어야 할 것이다.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2010

목적: 보건교육 분야는 상대적으로 새로운 영역이나 전 세계적으로 건강증진의 중요성에 대한 요구가 강조되면서 빠르게 발전되고 있다. 많은 나라에서 보건교육사 프로그램을 제도화하는 노력을 하고 있다. 본 연구는 미국의 보건교육사 제도를 고찰함으로써 국제적 보건교육사 제도의 개발 및 발전에 기여하는 데 있다. 방법: 본 연구는 문헌고찰을 통하여 미국의 자격증 제도, 보건교육사의 역사 및 다양한 현장에서 보건교육사의 역할과 특성을 파악하였다. 결과: 보건교육사의 역할과 기술은 현장에 따라 다르게 요구되나 크게 일곱 가지의 대영역으로 분류되며, 35개의 기술 분야에서 163개의 하위기술이 필요한 것으로 나타났다. 미국은 의료비의 증가로 인하여 만성질환의 조기발견과 예방사업을 위하여 미국의 보건교육사는 2006년에 2006명에서 2016년에는 78,000명으로 증가될 것으로 전망된다. 보건교육사는 다양한 분야에서 고용되고 있으며, 주로 지역사회 건강단체, 연구소, 보건센터(병원, 의원, 보건소), 학교, 정부공무원 및 사업체 등에서 활동하고 있다. 결론: 미국의 보건교육사 제도의 발전은 보건교육사 프로그램을 개발하고 발전시키고자 하는 여러 나라에 좋은 모델이 될 수 있다. 또한 미국 보건교육사의 다양성과 전문성은 한국의 보건교육사 제도의 발전에 도움이 될 것으로 여겨진다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.85-99
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to examine the awareness of dental hygienists about on-the-job training in public health sector in an effort to stir up their on-the-job training(OJT) and to facilitate the planning of successful educational programs. A survey was conducted nationwide for two months in October and November 2006, and the answer sheets from 811 dental hygienists were analyzed. The findings of the study were as follows: 1. 40.7 percent of the dental hygienists investigated never underwent OJT geared toward public officials, which wasn't linked to oral health. 2. As for the experiences of professional oral health education(or OJT) as members of local public dental clinics by service term, 64.9 percent of the dental hygienists who had worked for less than 10 years never received that kind of education, and 70.5 percent of those with a 15-year or more career received that education just once(p<0.05). The dental hygienists who received that education viewed it favorably, as they found that to be conducive to their job performance. In the event of those who didn't receive that education, a lack of chance to do that was the most common reason. 3. In regard to motivation of receiving professional oral health education(or OJT), the largest rate of the dental hygienists who stood at 71.9 percent received that education voluntarily in pursuit of self-development and better job performance. The training programs provided by the oral health division of the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs were excluded in this study. As to educational spending by the dental hygienists or their employers over the past two years, 56.9 percent paid 100 thousand to less than 500 thousand won. 46.6 percent never paid for that, and about 15.5 percent received education at their own expenses. Concerning the form of OJT, lectures were provided to 50.3 percent. 4. The dental hygienists who worked in local public health clinics hoped for more intensive and better education and training related to oral health projects.

• 노동경제논집
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.161-182
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• 2002

취업 중 자영업이 차지하는 비중이 상당함에도 불구하고, 자영업 선택의 결정요인에 대한 연구는 일천하다. 특히 여성에게 있어 결혼과 자녀 보육이 취업에 장애요인으로 작용하는 현실을 고려할 때 상대적으로 근로시간의 선택이 자유로운 자영업은 여성의 가사노동과 경력 유지를 병행하는 하나의 대안이라 할 수 있다. 본 연구는 여성의 취업 미취업의 선택과 피고용 자영업의 선택을 동시에 고려하는 이변량 프로빗 모형(bivariate probit model)을 "한국노동패널" 1차년도(1998) 자료에 적용하는 한편 취업한 여성을 3차년도(2000)까지 추적하여 이 기간 중 발생한 노동공급의 변화-노동시장에서 퇴장, 근로시간 증가, 근로시간 감축-의 결정요인을 다항로짓 모형(multi-nomial logit model)을 이용하여 분석한다. 취업의 선택에서 어린 자녀의 존재는 유의한 부(-)의 효과를 갖은 반면 자녀 보육 보조자의 존재는 유의한정(+)의 효과를 갖는 것으로 나타나며, 자영업의 선택에서 자녀의 존재는 정(+)의 효과를 가지나 통계적으로 유의하지는 않게 나타난다. 결혼과 어린 자녀의 수의 증가는 노동시장에서의 퇴장에 유의한 부정적 효과를 미친 반면 근로시간의 감축에는 유의한 효과를 미치지 않는 것으로 나타난다. 임금근로자와 비교할 때, 피용자가 없는 자영자와 무급가족종사자는 근로시간 증가보다는 노동시장 퇴장에서 퇴장하는 확률이 낮고 피용자가 없는 자영자는 근로시간을 감축하는 확률이 낮은 것으로 나타난다. 근로시간의 유연성으로 가사노동과 시장노동의 병립이 용이한 자영업을 잠재 여성인력의 활용과 경력단절을 막는 방안으로 고려하는 정책적 함의를 갖는다.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제13권11호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2015

Purpose - A traditional retail market is a place that offers economic opportunity to employees and employers alike it also is a place where the community can meet. The Korean government has invested three trillion won to improve physical and non-physical aspects in traditional retail markets since 2004. However, little research on this has been conducted. We explore this research gap that could lead to theory extension. We analyze consumption behavior with respect to traditional retail markets through an empirical analysis, thus overcoming limits in previous research. We empirically analyze policy effects of traditional retail market projects supported by the Korean government. Research design, data, and methodology - We propose a traditional retail market improvement plan via the relation between cause and effect resulting from the analysis. More specifically, logit analysis was carried out with 1,754 consumers in 16 cities nationwide. In order to analyze consumer consumption behaviors nationwide, the probability was analyzed using a logit model. This research analyzes the link between support and non-support by the Korean government using binary values. The dependent variable is whether Korean government support is implemented; the binomial logistic regression is used as the statistical estimation technique. The object variables are:1 (support) or 0 (nonsupport), and the prediction value is between 1 and 0. As a result of the factor analysis of questions related to attributes of service quality, four factors were extracted: convenience, product, facilities, and service. Results - The results indicate that convenience, product, and facilities have a significant influence on consumer satisfaction in accordance with the government's traditional retail market support. Additionally, the results reveal that convenience, product, facilities, and service all have a significant influence on consumer satisfaction in a traditional retail market's service quality and consumer satisfaction. Finally, the analysis indicates that the highly satisfied traditional retail market customer has a significant influence on revisit intention. Moreover, the results reveal that the highly satisfied traditional retail market customer has a significant influence on recommendation intention. Conclusions - This research focused on consumers nationwide to measure policy effects of traditional retail markets compared to previous research that focused on one traditional retail market or a specific area. We verified the relationship of service quality and customer satisfaction and consumer behavior based on service quality theory. The results indicate that consumer satisfaction of traditional retail markets supported by service quality factors has a significant impact. In a concrete form, the results indicate that these effects are from facility modernization projects and marketing support projects of the Korean government. The results also imply that these facility and management support effects from the Korean government have been consistent. We realize that the Korean government has to selectively support traditional retail markets in major cities and small and medium-sized cities. To that end, the Korean government needs to select a concentration strategy for the revitalization of traditional retail markets.