• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.67-75
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• 2015

Purpose: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of occupational exposure to low dose organic solvents on the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors. Methods: Study design was retrospective cohort study subjected on 191 exposures and 118 controls working in a petrochemical manufacture company. The eight indicators related to CVD risk were followed up for five years from 2008 to 2012. The risk level was compared during the follow up years and subject's characteristics, and the change of risk level were analyzed with repeated measures ANOVA and multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: At the start year 2008, the rate over cutoff value (ROCV) of BS (p<.001) and mean systolic BP (p=.017) were higher in organic solvent exposure group and the others showed no difference. And by the subject's characteristics, odds ratio of the ROCV of BS were higher in organic solvent exposure group and work shift group as 2.51 and 3.07. Comparing the results in 2012 to those of 2008, cardiovascular disease risk in organic solvent exposure group was about 1.5 times higher than that of in the control group. Conclusion: Gradual increase in the CVD risk was identified in organic solvent exposure group. However, the risk might be influenced by shift work and bad behaviors rather than organic solvent exposure.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.209-216
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• 2021

Background: The article presents the results of studies performed in order to develop a new method of airborne potassium bromate(V) determination at workplaces. Methods: The method is based on a collection of the inhalable fraction of potassium bromate(V) using the IOM Sampler, then extraction of bromates with deionized water and chromatographic analysis of the obtained solution. The analysis was performed using ion chromatography with conductometric detection. The tests were performed on a Dionex IonPac®AS22 analytic column (250 × 4 mm, 6 ㎛) with AG22 precolumn (50 × 4 mm 11 ㎛). Results: The method provides for potassium bromate(V) determination within the concentration range of 0.043 ÷ 0.88 mg/m³ for an air sample of 0.72 m³ in volume, i.e., 0.1-2 times the exposure limit value as proposed in Poland. The method was validated in accordance with PN-EN 482. The obtained validation data are as follows: measuring range: 3.1-63.4 ㎍/mL, limit of detection (LOD) = 0.018 ㎍/mL and limit of quantification (LOQ) = 0.053 ㎍/mL. The developed method has been tested in the work environment, on laboratory employees having contact with potassium bromate(V). Conclusion: The analytical method allowed the determination of the inhalable fraction of airborne potassium bromate(V) at workplaces and can be used to assess occupational exposure.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.39-49
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• 2022

Background: For proper monitoring of the eye lens dose, an appropriate calibration factor of a dosimeter and information about the mean energies of X-rays are indispensable. The scattered X-ray energy spectra should be well characterized in medical practices where eye lenses of medical staffs might be high. Materials and Methods: Scattered X-ray energy spectra were experimentally derived for three different types of X-ray diagnostic and therapeutic equipment, i.e., the computed tomography (CT) scan, the angiography and the fluoroscopy. A commercially available CdZnTe (CZT) spectrometer with a lead collimator was employed for the measurement of scattered X-rays, which was performed in the usual manner. Results and Discussion: From the obtained energy spectra, the mean energies of the scattered X-rays lied between 40 and 60 keV. This also agreed with that obtained by the conventional half value layer method. Conclusion: The scattered X-rays to which medical workers may be exposed in the region around the eyes were characterized by means of spectrometry. The obtained mean energies of the scattered X-rays were found to match the flat region of the dosimeter response.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.8-15
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• 1995

사람의 독성 영향을 평가하는데는 생체 시료중 금속의 분석이 중요한 역할을 한다. 우리 나라는 최근에 산업보건 분야에서 이 문제의 필요성이 제기되어 법적인 정도관리 제도를 도입하였다. 연은 특수건강 진단과 산업위생 정도관리 프로그램에서 표준적인 금속으로 이용된다. 과거 20 여년 동안 연중독은 중금속 중독증 발생율이 가장 높았으며 따라서 산업보건 전문기관들은 혈중연 분석의 능력은 필수적인 것으로 되어 왔다. 또한 혈중연은 연 폭로를 평가하는데 가장 중요한 지표이므로 신뢰성과 정확한 분석이 항상 요구된다. 따라서 본 연구는 우리 나라에서 비교적 잘 알려진 산업보건기관에서 혈중연 분석의 실험실간 측정치의 변동을 평가하기 위하여 축전지 제조공장의 68명 연폭로 근로자로부터 2 ml씩 2개의 시료를 채취하여 그 하나는 순천향대 산업의학연구소(SIIM)에서 분석하고 40개의 시료는 C 대학 산업의학연구소(CIIM), 그리고 나머지 28개의 시료는 일본 K 노동위생기술쎈타(JOHC)에서 분석하여 비교하였으며, 한편 일본 전국노동위생연합회(JFOHO)에서 정도관리용 우혈을 농도별로 6종을 구입하여 우리나라 정도관리 프로그램에 참여하고 있는 C 대학 산업의학연구소, 일본 K 노동위생기술쎈타, Y 대학 산업의학연구소, S 대 환경보건과, D 연구소등 6개 기관에서 분석한 결과를 비교하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 순천향대 산업의학연구소와 국내 C 대학 산업의학연구소간 혈중연 농도별 분석결과는 평균값에서 유의한 차이가 없었으며 상대표준편차도 3% 미만인 것으로 나타났으며, 일본 K 노동위생기술쎈타와는 평균값에서 역시 유의한 차가 없었으며 상대표준편차는 최고 6.84% 였다. 2. 순천향대 산업의학연구소와 국내 C 대학 산업 의학연구소간 혈중연 농도별 분석결과가 15% 이하의 차이를 나타낸 시료의 수는 40개중 35개로 87.5%의 일치율을 나타내었으며, 일본 K 노동위생기술쎈타와는 28개 시료중 22개로 78.6%의 일치율을 나타내었다. 3. 순천향대 산업의학연구소의 결과를 종속변수로 그리고 국내 C 대학 산업의학연구소간의 분석치를 독립변수로 하였을 때 단순회귀식은 순천향 = 2.19 + 0.9243 C 대학(p=0.0001), 상관계수는 r = 975(p =0.0001)였으며, 일본 기관과는 순천향 = 1.91 + 0.9794 K 일본(p=0.0001), 상관계수 r = 0.965(p=0.0001)였다. 4. 일본 정도관리시료의 공인 값과 본 연구에서 이들 시료를 분석한 기관들 간의 분석치에 대한 단순회귀식의 설명력(R2)은 모두 0.99 이상이었으며 일본 정도관리 시료의 공인 값을 종속변수로 하고 국내 및 일본 기관들의 정도관리 시료 분석치를 독립변수로 하였을 때 기울기는 0.972에서 1.153으로 정체적으로 양호한 일치율을 나타내었다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2015

Background: This paper describes the development of a scale for measuring safety climate. Methods: This study was conducted in six manufacturing companies in Iran. The scale developed through conducting a literature review about the safety climate and constructing a question pool. The number of items was reduced to 71 after performing a screening process. Results: The result of content validity analysis showed that 59 items had excellent item content validity index (${\geq}0.78$) and content validity ratio (> 0.38). The exploratory factor analysis resulted in eight safety climate dimensions. The reliability value for the final 45-item scale was 0.96. The result of confirmatory factor analysis showed that the safety climate model is satisfactory. Conclusion: This study produced a valid and reliable scale for measuring safety climate in manufacturing companies.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.247-253
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• 2010

Recycling is a main issue in protection of the environment and waste collection and sorting have much higher value in current recycling policies than they did previously. Waste collectors, like firefighters and policemen, are working for the public benefit, however, waste collection is more dangerous than either police or firefighting work. In the USA, waste collectors are 10 times more likely than the average worker to die on the job. Waste collectors also suffer from musculoskeletal disorders, infectious diseases and various injuries. If we truly appreciate the worth of waste collectors, we need to improve their working environment and personal hygiene. Furthermore, abolishing discrimination will be a very important step towards greater protection for waste collectors.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.19-30
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• 2011

The introduction of the OHSMS(occupational health and safety management system) into the enterprise has been increased. But, to prevent accidents and take the value creation effectively, it is recommended that this system and the other management system based on business process should integrate. This paper deals with the present conditions and business values of OHSMS, KOSHA 2000, OHSAS 18001 and/or K-OHSMS 18001, which have introduced to Korea since 1997. By reviewing literature, we analyzed study trends in the development of quantitative and qualitative certification standards and the assessment methods of OHSMS. Also, we can summarize the field issues related to installment and operation of OHSMS : motivation, advantage, problems, obstacles, lessons, and revitalization. And then we can suggest issues of the integrated management system such as background, purpose, adoption view, and the integration types.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.301-311
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• 2015

Objectives: Operators of overhead traveling crane in a ship assembly factory perform work to transmit large vessel blocks to an appropriate working process. Hazardous matters such as metal dusts, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, ozone, loud noise and fine particles are generated by variable working activities in the factory. The operators could be exposed to the hazardous matters during the work. In particular, welding fumes comprised of ultra fine particles and heavy metals is extremely hazardous for humans when exposing a pulmonary through respiratory pathway. Occupational lung diseases related to welding fumes are increasingly on an upward tendency. Therefore, the objective of this study is to assess properly unknown occupational exposure to the welding fumes among the operators. Methods: This study intended to clearly determine an equivalence check whether or not chemical constituents and composition of the dusts, which existed in the driver's cab, matched up with generally known welding fumes. Furthermore, computational fluid dynamics program(CFD) was used to identify a ventilation assessment in respect of a contamination distribution of welding fumes in the air. The operators were investigated to assess personal exposure levels of welding fumes and respirable particulate. Results: The dust in an operation room were the same constituents and composition as welding fumes. Welding fumes, which caused by the welding in a floor of the factory, arose with an ascending air current up to a roof and then stayed for a long time. They were considered to be exposed to the welding fumes in the operation room. The personal exposure levels of welding fumes and respirable particulate were 0.159(n=8, range=0.073-0.410) $mg/m^3$ and 0.138(n=8, range=0.087-0.178) $mg/m^3$, respectively. They were lower than a threshold limit value level($5mg/m^3$) of welding fumes. Conclusions: These findings indicate that an occupational exposure to welding fumes can exist among the operators. Consequently, we need to be keeping the operators under a constant assessment in the operator process of overhead traveling crane.

• 대한작업치료학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.43-55
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• 2018

목적 : 본 연구는 피젯 스피너를 활용하여 초등학교 저학년 아동의 손 기능과 글씨쓰기 명료도에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 본 연구는 일반아동 중 우세손이 우측인 1~2학년(만 7~8세) 아동 24명을 대상으로 실험군 12명, 대조군 12명으로 무작위 분류하여 실시하였다. 연구 설계는 사전-사후 설계이다. 중재는 실험군 아동들에게만 실시하였으며, 5주간, 주 2회, 1회 당 40분씩 총 10회기로 진행하였다. 측정도구로는 중재 전, 후의 손 기능과 글씨쓰기 명료도의 비교를 위하여 젭슨-테일러 손 기능 검사(Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test; JHFT)와 장악력 검사(Grip Strength Test; GST) 그리고 명료도 검사(Legibility Test; LT)를 사용하였다. 자료 분석은 Wilcoxon signed rank 검정과 Mann-Whitney U 검정, 그리고 교차분석의 카이제곱 검정을 사용하였다. 결과 : 피젯 스피너 훈련은 실험군의 손 기능과 장악력, 글씨쓰기 명료도에 유의한 향상을 보였으며, 실험군과 대조군 사이의 유의한 차이를 보였다. 결론 : 본 연구는 초등학교 저학년 아동의 손 기능과 글씨쓰기 명료도를 효과적으로 향상시키는 도구로써 피젯 스피너의 가치 및 효용성을 확인하였다. 이에 향후 연구에서는 본 연구를 토대로 피젯 스피너 훈련의 효과를 검증하는 다양한 연구가 이어지길 기대한다.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제4권호
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• pp.5-29
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• 1995

Occupational health services in Korea have been operated as dual types : one is operated by occupational health care manager and the other is health care agency without their own personnel. The performance of occupational health service should be different due to the variety of characteristics of health care manager and workplace, qualification of health care manager. This study is to analyze performance of occupational health care services with a particular consideration of job performance shape and efficiency, based on comparing those two types of health care management to show on the basic data for the settlement of more qualitative health care management system at workplace. For this study, total 391 places in Seoul and Inchon city area ; 154 places (39.4%) managed by designated health care manager and 237 places (60.6%) by the agency with their commission are selected as research samples. Tools for data collection are questionnares that have been investigated during the period of 20 September 1993-20 December 1993. Those data are compared with percentiles, mean, standard deviation and B/C ratio using SPSS PC program. Conclusions observed from the tests and each comparison could be summerized as follows : 1. Occupational health care have been accomplished at workplaces with designated people than with agencies people, and coverage rate of the occupational health care services has differences, due to management types. The reason of these results is due to visit only one or two times monthly by the agencies, while their own health care manager obsess, at the workplaces all the times. 2. Most of the expense for environmental control of all health care services expenditures shows that there is almost no fundamental improvement because more expenses are needed for procuring personal protective equipment and measuring work environment instead of environmental improvement. 3. It is investigated how much the cost of occupational health care services needs per worker, and calculated how much the cost needs per service hour per worker. The results from this show that the cost of occupational health services at workplaces with their own managers used less than the cost of health care agencies, eventually the former gives better services with less cost than the latter. 4. Benefit/Cost ratio is also produced by total benefit/total cost. The result from the above way reads 4.57 as a whole, while their own manager having workplaces reads 4.82 and the agencies do l.56. Even if their own manager performing workplaces spent more cost, this system produces more benefit than the agencies management. 5. The B/C ratio for medical organization such as local clinic, health care center and pharmacy shows more than or equal to at the workplaces controlled by the agencies. It is inferred that benefit would be much less than the cost used, with so being inefficient. 6. It is assumed that the efficiency ratio of health education is equal to reduction rate of workers medical organization visit. Estimated reduction rate 5%, 10%, 15%, show that the efficiency ratio of health education have an effect on producing benefits. It is estimated that more benefit can be produced if more qualitative education will be provided for enhancing health care efficiency. 7. Results of this study cannot be generalized because there are large scale of deviation in case of workplaces with less than 300 full time workers, but B/C ratio reads 2.69 as a whole and 3.25 at workplaces with their own health care manager are higher than 1.63 at the workplaces manged by the agencies. Finally, all the benefit concerning health care services could not be quantified, measured and shown on the value of money. This is a reason that a considerable part of benefits are so underestimated. This is also thought that measurement tools should be developed for measuring benefits of health care services with a comprehensive quantification. in the future. It is also expected that efficiency of occupational health care services should be investigated using cost-effectiveness analysis.