• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.185-197
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• 2002

Today, the basic problem of functional safe management of Korean Disaster Control system was separately administrated 33 acts that are relating to safe management in 13 ministries. Because of the facts that the fire service is not provided practically, the control system and risk management for safe administration are not operated, the information can not be shared with each other, and the various laws have the lacks of linkage, the National Safe System was appeared unsteady. The roles and functions of fire service have started with restriction to operate structurally and institutionally, which operational structure of fire service is becoming weak. As a result, the federal and local fire organizations have not reached yet to the institutionalization and the local fire service agencies have bias with the task regarding the fire service because of the relation between organizational structure and the local fire agency. With the enforcement of the federal and local fire system, professionality and autonomy for making policy, and dealing with changes of fire service positively, the national fire service on the policy performance can be established. Promotion of research and development and education training to strengthen innovation in technology and competition in fire industry will contribute to the firmly establishment of control system to prevent from fire, flood, terror and national disaster. This article proposed that (a) the established law and administration, agency are required efforts to effectively operate fire service system; (b) the national fire service agency, national college of fire, national institute of science fire, and national fire service hospital should be early established to make firmly policy to operate effectively and practically. These kinds of innovational acts are known the best ways of operating solid policy of national fire service system.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.32-42
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• 2009

본 연구는 국내의 화재조사전문교육 운영 실태를 분석하고 개선방안을 도출하는데 있다. 연구결과 현재의 화재조사전문교육은 공적영역(소방, 경찰, 전기안전공사, 가스안전공사 등) 중심으로 이루어지고 있으며 중앙소방학교에서 실시하고 있는 교육이 가장 체계적인 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 사적영역(화재피해이재민, 일반국민 등)을 대상으로 하는 화재조사전문교육은 거의 이루어지고 있지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 문제점을 개선하기 위해서 현행 중앙소방학교를 평생교육체제로 전환하여 대학의 학위과정과 연계하고 소방방재청에서 시행하고 있는 화재조사관자격증 제도를 외부에 개방 및 학습수준별 5단계로 나누어 운영할 것을 제안하였다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.87-97
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• 2007

본 연구는 현행 소방재원의 조달여건의 문제점을 조명해보고 지방자치시대에 부응하는 주민의 소방수요에 안정적으로 대처할 수 있는 소방재원의 조달방안을 강구하고자 하는 목적을 갖고 이루어졌다. 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 대다수의 소방공무원들은 우리나라 소방재원의 조달여건이 아직 미성숙단계로 조달여건의 개선이 필요하다 인식하였으며, 소방본부 공무원들이 일선소방관서의 공무원들보다 부정적으로 인식하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 소방재원의 조달방안을 분석한 결과, 소방재원 조달시 추진계획에 있어서는 장기추진계획을 선호하였으며, 소방재원조달의 추진주체는 새롭게 신설된 소방방재청과 중앙정부가 가장 선호되었다. 재정제도의 개선방안으로는 현행 공동시설세를 현실화하고 운용방법을 개선하여야 한다는 의견이 가장 긍정적이었다. 구체적인 재원확보방안으로는 두집단 모두에서 공동시설세 세율을 인상하자는 의견이 가장 긍정적이었으며, 현행 재정 조정제도를 개편하여 소방재원을 확보하자는 의견과 소방병원 및 소방정비고를 신설하여 소방재원을 확보하자는 의견이 뒤를 이었다.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2008

Purpose : It was to improve medical direction system through presenting need of doctor and paramedic in Korean Fire Service. Methods : This study was conducted by applying demand coefficients(4 for doctor, 3 or 4.5 for paramedic) to some data on medical director, paramedic, ambulance from National Emergency Management Agency. Results : Number of medical director & paramedic were 4 & 1,217. Number of necessary doctor for medical direction was 64 or 28(in case of direct medical direction) & 16 or 7(in case of indirect medical direction). Number of necessary paramedic for direct medical direction was 492(in case of 35% ALS ambulance) & 1,062(in case of 50% ALS ambulance). Conclusions : To improve quality & efficiency of medical direction brought up need of amendment of the Emergency Medical Services Act to apply indirect medical control such as standing orders, protocol, case review.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.137-148
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aims to provide essential data for developing educational methods and content, tailored for the prehospital field situation, by analyzing the effects of education regarding the management of cardiac arrest. Methods: This study is a primitive experimental study of 55 new firefighters in C Fire Service Academy. Data were collected from the training which was imparted using the CPR virtual reality simulation program (CBS 2.0) in accordance with COVID-19 quarantine rules and social distancing. Data were analyzed utilizing SPSS version 25.0. Results: After VR simulation training, knowledge about performing CPR (14.85) and self-efficacy (4.12) were significantly high (p<.001). Learning immersion was also high (3.99±0.59), but learning satisfaction was even higher (4.34±0.62). Depending on the recruitment field, firefighters showed higher learning immersion (4.04±0.58 vs 3.68±0.63) and self-efficacy (4.16±0.55 vs 3.91±0.84) than 119 EMTs' but, there was no significant difference between them. In contrast, The quality of performance of CPR by EMT's was significantly higher than that of firefighters (p=.025). Depending on previous simulation experience, there was no significant difference among dependent variables. Conclusion: Virtual reality simulation shows positive results in learning immersion, learning satisfaction, self-efficacy, and performance of CPR. Therefore, we propose that virtual reality simulation training can be a new educational paradigm.

• Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.362-362
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• 2018

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.387-393
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• 2022

Background: Problem drinking is a perennial concern in the US fire service. A large literature has documented the importance of addressing alcohol norms in intervention research. The purpose of this study was to explore alcohol norms in a national cohort of firefighters (FFs) to inform intervention development in this occupational group. Methods: Data were from a national online survey of career and volunteer FFs (N = 674). Participants were recruited through national fire service listservs and a database of FFs who had agreed to be contacted for research. Results: When asked about "acceptable" levels of alcohol consumption, FFs on average suggested levels which exceeded public health guidelines. Further, approximately half of career and volunteer FFs believed that, at least under some circumstances, drinking until intoxicated was normative. When asked how long should elapse between a FFs last drink and reporting for duty, the average suggested lag was 11.2 hours (sd = 4.6). However, among male volunteer FFs who reported heavy drinking, the average was 6.68 hours (sd = 4.77). Conclusions: Given the high prevalence of heavy and binge drinking in the fire service, it is not surprising that the alcohol norms found in this study were consistent with a culture of drinking. Participants' reports of alcohol use among their peers were consistent with the actual prevalence of problem drinking. Thus, education and prevention efforts in this occupation should focus on changing norms about alcohol use, including linking heavy drinking to other health and safety issues they face.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.107-120
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• 2009

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of organizational culture on job satisfaction of fire officials. Method : The subjects of this study were 251 fire officials in Gongju and Choengju province and Daejeon City. Data were collected using self-administering questionnaire from February 20 to March 20 in 2006. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS 14.0 program. Real number, percentage, mean and standard deviation were calculated, and t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, multiple regression were analyzed. Result : The results of this study were as follows : 1. The job satisfaction was found to be significant positive correlations with full organizational culture(r = .595, p = .000). 2. The job satisfaction was found to be in significant positive with rational goal culture, open system culture and human relation culture. 3. How organizational culture affects the job satisfactions was as follows; 25.2% of core values of manpower, 6.3% of rational goal culture, and 4.9% of job initiative. Conclusion : Enhancing the job satisfaction of fire officials would improve personalized factors and changes rational goal culture.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.464-470
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• 2023

Objectives: This study evaluated occupational exposures to noise and heat stress during routine non-outage works in three coal-fired power plants in the Republic of Korea. Methods: The data were collected during the summer of 2020. Full shift noise exposure of 52 workers were measured using noise dosimeters. Heat stress of 16 worksites were measured for 70 minutes using wet-bulb globe temperature monitors. Results: The noise dosimetry results revealed time-weighted averages that ranged from 47.5 to 88.9 dBA. 2 out of 52 noise measurements exceeded 85 dBA. Based on the arithmetic mean, the coal service group showed the highest level at 80.2 dBA by job tasks. Noise exposures exceeding 85 dBA were measured in the coal service and plant operator group. Heat stress index measurements ranged from 20.3℃ to 37.2℃. 1 out of 9 indices measured in coal facilities and 4 out of 7 indices measured in boiler house exceeded 1 hour TWA during moderate work. Heat stress indices measured from boiler houses were significantly higher than those measured from coal equipment. Conclusions: The results show that overexposure to noise and heat stress may be encountered during routine non-outage work activities in coal-fired power plants. Appropriate actions should be taken to reduce future health outcome from occupational exposure to noise and heat stress in the industry.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.284-292
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• 2016

Background: In Ghana, fire incidents have become a regular occurrence, with thousands of lives and millions of dollars lost every year. Hardly a day passes without news of a fire outbreak in some part of Ghana, causing fear and panic among the people. This generates much discussion centering on rumors relating to politics, sabotage, misfortune, religious differences, etc. This article seeks to discuss the trend of fire incidents occurring in Ghana from 2000 to 2013 and the different ways to prevent these incidents. Methods: The pattern of fire incidence in Ghana as a whole as well as in each region is discussed. The study took into consideration the causes, mechanisms, as well as preventive measures against the fire menace. Data were obtained from the head office of Ghana's national fire service. Results: It was noticed that in general the rate of fire incidence increased each year. This increase was attributed to several factors: rate of population growth and industrialization, unstable electricity, urbanization, negligence, illegal electrical connection, etc. The cause of fire was categorized into domestic, industrial, vehicular, institutional, electrical, commercial, bush, and others. Among these causes, domestic fire accounted for 41% of the total number of fire incidents in the country. Conclusion: Finally, this study presents several recommendations to help prevent and mitigate fire incidents in Ghana.