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A Study on the Improvement of Safety Management of Plan/Order, Design, and Construction Business Management (기획·발주, 설계, 건설사업관리 부분의 건설안전관리 향상에 대한 연구)

  • Yoon, H.K.;Kwon, Y.J.;Oh, B.H.;Gwon, Y.I.;Yoon, Y.G.;Oh, Tae Keun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.56-63
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    • 2020
  • The government has established various policies focusing on accident prevention to reduce the accident rate in the construction industry, but the effect is still insignificant. These results allude that there are still many problems in terms of usability. Although construction safety accidents usually have characteristics that occur during construction, the laws and systems should include the pre-construction cycle (plan/order - design - construction business management- construction) to eliminate risk factors in advance. The purpose of this study is to analyze the performance evaluation of the construction safety system before construction rather than during construction. In the pre-construction phase (plan/ order-design-constuction business management), we intend to investigate and analyze measures to prevent safety accidents and identify a system that lacks the ability to implement. Specifically, we analyzed what to focus on as precautionary measures in the planning, ordering, designing, and supervising. To improve them, we made a questionnaire based on the role related to construction safety for each subject, and seek implications for lack of performance through interviews. Based on the results, some ways to improve the safety system were proposed.

The Effects of Eating Training on Patients with Swallowing Disorder Caused by Stroke to Their Swallowing Functions (섭식훈련이 연하치료를 받는 뇌졸중 환자의 삼킴기능에 미치는 영향)

  • An, Taegyu;Lee, Donghun;Kim, Bora
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
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    • v.1 no.4
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2013
  • Purpose : This study was conducted for the purpose of finding out of effects Eating training on patients with swallowing disorder caused by stroke to their swallowing functions. Method : 29 subjects were selected and the divided into two groups. Group 1 is consist of 14 patients under eating training group and Group 2 is consist of 15 patients each group has five times per week. 30 minuted per time covering 12-week period. Selected patients can swallow them selves without aspiration and basically eating trainings involve Thermal Tactile Stimulation(TTS), Shaker exercise, tongue movements, laryngeal mobilization exercise. MASA(The Mann Assessment of Swallowing Ability)and VFSS(Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study) was carried out to find out effects of training. And We use FDS(Functional Dysphagia Scale) for VFSS to more objective score. Result : Through the results of this study was increase in Eating performance skill actual eating training group than the practiceless group. Therefore, the actual eating training is to improve the swallowing function and It will be useful in clinical intervention for stroke patients. Conclusion : Through the results of this study was increase in Eating performance skill actual eating training group than the practice less group. Therefore, the actual eating training is to improve the swallowing function and It will be useful in clinical intervention for stroke patients.

Survey on Performance of the Risk Assessment of Musculoskeletal Disorders (근골격계부담작업 유해요인조사 이행 실태 조사)

  • Park, Jae-Hee;Lee, In-Seok;Kee, Do-Hyung;Jung, Hwa-Shik;Park, Jung-Keun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.49-57
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    • 2011
  • A questionnaire study was carried out to understand the status of performing the risk assessment of work-related musculoskeletal disorders(WMDSs), which is the employers' legal responsibility when the employees are involved in doing tasks with risk factors. Employers or managers from 340 companies and the representative employees from 250 companies participated in the survey. According to the participated employers and employees, 35.0~46.2% of companies had performed the first risk assessment before the end of 2005. However, it is presumed that the real condition might not be as much as the result, because most companies were very reluctant to took part in the survey. It was found that the type of business and size of the company are the main factors affecting the performance of the risk assessment in terms of the performing ratio, method, and so on. The participants were positive in the thought that the assessment would be helpful in preventing msuculoskeletal disorders, while there was a little difference between the employers and employees in the thought that the assessment would be helpful in finding the injuries in the early stage. It was found that it is necessary to modify and improve the definition and criteria of the tasks to be examined in the assessment.

A Study on the Metabolism of Carbon Disulfide by Isolated Rat Liver Perfusion (적출 흰쥐 간 관류법에 의한 이황화탄소 대사에 관한 연구)

  • Cho, Young Bong;Bae, Mun Joo;Choi, Hong Soon;Roh, Jae Hoon
    • Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.202-208
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    • 1996
  • The purposes of this study are the identification and determination of metabolites in the isolated rat liver perfusate of carbon disulfide by two-dimentional thin-layer chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography for understanding the metabolism of carbon disulfide. 2-Thio-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid(TTCA) was synthesized by the reaction of carbon disulfide and cysteine, and confirmed by two-dimentional thin-layer chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, UV spectroscopy, and IR spectroscopy. The absorbance of UV detector for the simultaneous determination of TTCA and thiocarbamide was 254 nm although their maximum spectra were 273 nm and 237 nm, respectively. Two kinds of the developing solvent in the two-dimentional thin-layer chromatography were 2-butanol : 80% HCOOH : $H_2O$ (7 : 2 : 1) as the first developing solvent and 2-propanol : $H_2O$ (4 : 1) as the second developing solvent. After perfusion of carbon disulfide ($8274.23{\mu}mol$), the amount of TTCA and thiocabamide of the perfusate(100 ul) were $12.02-16.4{\mu}mol$ and $5.25-8.15{\mu}g$, respectively. The mean amount of them were $14.08{\mu}mol$ and $6.41{\mu}mol$ respectively, and the former was 2.20 times greater than the latter. For conforming the mechanism of formations of TTCA and thiocarbamide in vivo, we have to clarify whether the reactions between carbon disulfide and ammonia, ammonium salts, amides, cysteine, cystine, or proteins will be formed in vitro.

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Psychosocial Risks Assessment in Cryopreservation Laboratories

  • Fernandes, Ana;Figueiredo, Margarida;Ribeiro, Jorge;Neves, Jose;Vicente, Henrique
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.431-442
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    • 2020
  • Background: Psychosocial risks are increasingly a type of risk analyzed in organizations beyond chemical, physical, and biological risks. To this type of risk, a greater attention has been given following the update of ISO 9001: 2015, more precisely the requirement 7.1.4 for the process operation environment. The update of this normative reference was intended to approximate OHSAS 18001: 2007 reference updated in 2018 with the publication of ISO 45001. Thus, the organizations are increasingly committed to achieving and demonstrating good occupational health and safety performance. Methods: The aim of this study was to characterize the psychosocial risks in a cryopreservation laboratory and to develop a predictive model for psychosocial risk management. The methodology followed to collect the information was the inquiry by questionnaire that was applied to a sample comprising 200 employees. Results: The results show that most of the respondents are aware of the psychosocial risks, identifying interpersonal relationships and emotional feelings as the main factors that lead to this type of risks. Furthermore, terms such as lack of resources, working hours, lab equipment, stress, and precariousness show strong correlation with psychosocial risks. The model presented in this study, based on artificial neural networks, exhibited good performance in the prediction of the psychosocial risks. Conclusion: This work presents the development of an intelligent system that allows identifying the weaknesses of the organization and contributing to the enhancement of the psychosocial risks management.

Effects of temperature and relative humidity on the sampling efficiencies of mixed organic vapors measured by diffusion monitors (확산 포집기로 공기중 혼합유기용제 포집시 온도와 상대습도가 포집효율에 미치는 영향)

  • Han, Jin gu;Roh, Young Man;Kim, Hyun Wook
    • Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.200-211
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    • 1995
  • This study was designed to evaluate the effects of temperature and humidity on the sampling efficiency of mixed organic vapors of l,2-DCE, benzene, and MIBK by 3 different types of diffusion monitors. Independent variables used for the study were temperatures ($25^{\circ}C$, $35^{\circ}C$), humidities (30%, 80%), and vapor concentrations (low, medium, and high). In addition, vapor concentrations measured by the traditional charcoal tube method were used as reference values and were compared with those of by diffusion monitors. The results were as follows: 1. The desorption efficiencies(DE) of 1,2-DCE and benzene from charcoal tubes and from diffusion monitors ranged from 98% to 105%. In contrast, the DEs of MIBK from charcoal tubes and diffusion monitors except DM1 ranged from 71% to 85%. The DE of MIBK from DM1 was 98%. 2. No statistically significant differences of 1,2-DCE concentrations and the sampling efficiencies regardless of temperatures and humidities studied between charcoal tube and 3 diffusion monitors were found. 3. At 80% humidity, increasing frequencies of 1,2-DCE breakthrough at higher temperature and higher vapor concentration measured by charcoal tubes were observed. 4. No statistically significant difference of benzene concentrations were found between charcoal tube and diffusion monitors except DM3. The sampling efficiencies of DM3 were statistically significantly lower at all experimental conditions except the $35^{\circ}C$ and 30% humidity condition. 5. No statistically significant difference of MIBK concentrations were found between charcoal tube and diffusion monitors except DM3. The sampling efficiencies of DM3 were statistically significantly higher at higher humidity conditions regardless of temperature. Although statistically not significant, sampling efficiency of MIBK showed positive correlation with humidity while negative correlation with concentration was observed. 6. For sampling 1,2-DCE and benzene, no significant variations of concentrations among three diffusion monitors regardless of temperature and humidity conditions were found. For MIBK sampling, however, wide variations with increasing humidity among diffusion monitors were obtained. In conclusion, this study suggests that diffusion monitors will be a reasonables substitute for the traditional charcoal tubes for sampling non-polar organic vapors at temperature and humidity conditions studied. For polar organic vapors, use of an alternative desorption solution other than CS2 is recommended because of its low desorption efficiency. In addition, since variable among diffusion monitors for polar organic vapors particularly at higher humidity conditions were observed, further study is recommended of the effects of humidity on the performance of diffusion monitors.

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Analysis of Quartz Contents by XRD and FTIR in Respirable Dust from Various Manufacturing Industries Part I - Foundry (제조업체에서 발생하는 호흡성분진중 XRD와 FTIR를 이용한 결정형 유리규산 농도의 비교분석 제 1부 - 주물사업장)

  • Kim, Hyunwook;Roh, Young Man;Phee, Young Gyu;Won, Jeoung IL;Kim, Yong Woo
    • Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.50-66
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    • 1998
  • This study was conducted to estimate crystalline silica contents in airborne respirable dust from various manufacturing industries and to compare analytical performance of two methods of quantifying crystalline silica, X-ray diffraction(XRD) and Fourie transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). For this study, various manufacturing industries with a history of having pneumoconiosis cases and also known to generate dusts containing crystalline silica were investigated. These industries include: foundry, brick, potteries, concrete, and abrasive material, etc. Both personal and area respirable dust samples were collected using 10 mm, Dorr-Oliver nylon cyclone equipped with 37mm, $5{\mu}m$ pore size, polyvinylchloride (PVC) filters as collection media. In addition, total dust samples were collected side-by-side to the respirable samples. All samples were weighed before and after sampling and were pretreated according to the NIOSH sampling and analytical methods 0500, 7500, and 7602 for dust collection and quartz analysis. In addition, bulk samples were collected and analyzed by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) for minerals. In this article, only the results obtained from foundry are reported. The results from various other industries will be published in future articles. The respirable dust concentrations from personal samples by cyclone were $0.46-1.06mg/m^3$ and those from area samples were $0.34-0.73mg/m^3$. Dust concentrations of personal samples were significantly higher than those of area samples. The highest dust concentration was obtained from the personal samples of the finishing operation. Total dust concentration ranged $1.24-3.40mg/m^3$. The mean quartz contents estimated by FTIR and XRD in the personal respirable dust samples were 5.12% and 4.41%, respectively, without significant difference between them. For quartz analyses, the two techniques were highly correlated with $r^2$ ranged 0.803-0.920. But the results by FTIR were mostly higher than those by XRD. In addition, cristobalite was not detected by FTIR. Significant correlations between contents of crystalline silica and such minerals as $Al_2O_3$, CaO, $TiO_2$, and $K_2O$ suggest possible interferences from these minerals.

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Effects of a Digital Pegboard Training Program With Visual and Auditory Feedback on Hand Function and Visual Perception in Patients With Stroke (시각, 청각 피드백을 이용한 디지털 페그보드 훈련 작업치료 프로그램이 뇌졸중 환자의 손 기능 및 시·지각에 미치는 영향)

  • Hong, Jang-Woo;Yoo, Chan-Uk;Gang, Mi-Yeong;Chang, Ki-Yeon
    • Therapeutic Science for Rehabilitation
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.85-97
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    • 2022
  • Purpose : This study aimed to investigate the effects of a digital pegboard training program with visual and auditory feedback on hand function and visual perception in stroke patients. Methods : Twenty two participants were randomly assigned to an experimental or control group. The experimental group received training using a digital pegboard training program with visual and auditory feedback (n=11), while traditional occupational therapy was administered to the control group (n=11). Hand function was assessed before and after the intervention using the Nine-Hole Peg Test and manual function test (MFT), while visual perception was assessed using the Motor-Free Visual Perception Test-3rd edition (MVPT-3). Results : Following the intervention, both the experimental and control groups showed significant improvements in performance in the Nine-Hole Peg Test and MVPT-3 (p<.05). The improvement on both tests was significantly greater in the experimental group than in the control group (p<.05). Conclusion : The results suggest that digital pegboard training with visual and auditory feedback may improve hand function and visual perception in stroke patients. Therefore, this intervention can be effective in occupational therapy to aid the recovery of stroke patients.