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PVC압출공정의 염화비닐 발생특성과 작업환경개선에 관한 사례연구 (A Case Study on the Release Characteristic and Removal Efficiency of Vinyl Chloride in the Poly Vinyl Chloride Extrusion Process)

  • 박동욱
    • 한국산업보건학회지
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    • 제3권1호
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    • pp.91-98
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    • 1993
  • This study was carried out to investigate characteristic of vinyl chloride emissioned from poly vinyl chloride extrusion process and to evaluate the efficiency of local exhaust ventilation system. Before local ventilation facility was constructed in poly vinyl chloride extrusion process, the average worker exposure to vinyl chloride was 3.15 ppm, which exceeded Threshold Limit Value of American Conference of Gorvernmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH-TLV), 1 ppm. lt is possible that vinyl chloride residues in the poly vinyl chloride resin was released or degased due to extrusion heat. The larger the width of vinyl tube become, the higher worker exposure to vinyl chloride was. It is estimated that vinyl chloride from vinyl chloride resin increased as amount of poly vinyl chloride resin extruded in the extrusion process increased. Canopy hood was an appropriate type for poly vinyl chloride resin extrusion process. This local exhaust ventilation has fan static pressure of 7.65 inch wg($190mmH_2O$, total volumetric flowlate of 4,796 CFM ($135.8m^3$/min) and fan power requirement of 12 hp (8.952 Kw). After this local exhaust ventilation was constructed there, the average concentration of worker exposure to vinyl chloride was reduced to be 0.46 ppm, which was below the Threshold Limit Value, 1 ppm. Also, the removal efficiency rate of vinyl chloride attained by local exhaust ventilation was 85.3%. It was a statistically significant (p<0.01).

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근로자들은 나쁜 근로환경에 대해 보상 받는가? (Are Adverse Working Environments Adequately Compensated in South Korea?)

  • 이용관
    • 노동경제논집
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    • 제39권1호
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    • pp.33-55
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    • 2016
  • 본 연구는 근로환경이 근로자의 객관적 주관적 보상과 어떠한 관계를 가지는지를 분석함으로써 한국노동시장에 나쁜 근로환경에 대한 보상이 존재하는지를 확인하고 시사점을 제공한다. 근로자가 당면하고 있는 다양한 근로환경과 보상지표를 제공하는 한국근로환경조사(KWCS) 자료를 사용하여 분석한 결과 나쁜 근로환경을 대표하는 위험성은 임금과 유의미한 관계를 보이지 않는 반면 보상만족도와는 부(-)의 관계로 나타난다. 이는 근로자들은 나쁜 근로환경에 대한 보상이 이루어져야 한다고 인식하고 있으나 실제 노동시장에서는 금전적 보상이 이루어지지 않는다는 것을 시사한다. 또한, 노동시장에서 물리적인 위험요인보다 정신적인 위험요인에 대한 기대 보상수준이 높게 나타나며, 이러한 경향은 남성에 비해 여성이 더 크게 나타난다.

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n-Pentanol과 Ethylbenzene 혼합물의 최소자연발화온도의 예측 (Prediction of Minimum Spontaneous Ignition Temperature(MSIT) of the Mixture of n-Pentanol and Ethylbenzene)

  • 하동명
    • 한국가스학회지
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    • 제16권2호
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    • pp.45-51
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    • 2012
  • 최소자연발화온도는 가연성혼합물이 화염이나 스파크 없이 주위로부터 충분한 열에너지를 받아서 스스로 발화하는 최저온도를 말한다. 본 연구에서는 ASTM E659 장치를 이용하여 가연성 혼합물인 n-Pentanol+Ethylbenzene계를 구성하는 순수물질과 혼합물의 최소자연발화온도를 측정하였다. Pentanol과 Ethylbenzene의 측정된 최소자연발화온도는 각 각 $285^{\circ}C$, $475^{\circ}C$ 였다. 그리고 n-Pentanol+Ethylbenzene 계의 예측된 최소자연발화온도는 실험값과 적은 평균절대오차에서 일치하였다.

이성분계 가연성 혼합물의 인화점 측정 (The Flash Point Measurement for Binary Flammable Mixture)

  • 하동명;이성진
    • 한국가스학회지
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    • 제18권5호
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    • pp.60-65
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    • 2014
  • 가연성 액체 혼합물의 화재 위험성을 특징짓는 주된 물리적 성질은 인화점이다. 본 연구는 이성분계 가연성 혼합물의 인화점을 측정하고 예측하고자 한다. Seta flash 밀폐식 장치를 이용하여 n-propanol+propionic acid 계의 인화점을 측정하였다. van Laar 식과 NRTL 식을 이용한 최적화 기법을 통해 인화점을 예측하였다. 이 계산치와 라울의 법칙에 의한 계산치를 비교하였다. 그 결과, 최적화 기법에 의한 계산치가 라울의 법칙에 의한 계산치 보다 측정값에 보다 근사하였다.

사이클로펜탄올의 연소특성치의 측정 (The Measurement of Combustible Properties of Cyclopentanol)

  • 하동명
    • 한국가스학회지
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    • 제18권2호
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    • pp.35-40
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    • 2014
  • 사이클로펜탄올의 안전한 취급을 위해, 폭발한계는 문헌을 통해 고찰하였으며, 인화점과 발화지연시간에 의한 자연발화온도는 장치를 이용하여 측정하였다. 그 결과, 사이클로펜탄올의 밀페식 장치에 의한 하부인화점은 $49^{\circ}C$로 측정되었으며, 개방식에서는 $59^{\circ}C$로 측정되었다. ASTM E659 장치를 사용하여 자연발화온도와 발화지연시간을 측정하였고, 사이클펜탄올의 최소자연발화온도는 $363^{\circ}C$로 측정되었다.

대구.경북지역 산업간호사의 배치현황 및 제공실태에 관한 조사연구 (A Study on the Distribution of Industrial Nurses and Performance of Industrial Nursing Services in Taegue and Kyungpook area)

  • 김상순;김연화;김옥란;최연희
    • 지역사회간호학회지
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    • 제1권1호
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    • pp.299-317
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    • 1989
  • This study was attempted to find out the distribution of industrial nurses, analyze job performance by function and utilization state of medical dispensary among workers. The subjects for this study were 32 nurses working at industry located in Kyungpook and Taegu area. The data was collected through questionaire during the period of August 5-31, 1986, and analysed by the method of frequency and percentage. The following is the main findings of the study; 1. 72.2% of respondents was engaged in manufacturing industry, 33.3% in workplace whose regular workers was more than 2,000 workers. 67.7% in occupational health physicians was part-time system. 2. 93.1% of respondents was 20-29 years age group, 93.1% was graduates of junior nursing college, 96.6% was unmarried. 448% had 1-4 years of total working experiences. 3. For the motives which made them becomes industrial health nurse, 'good employment condition' was 62.1%. For the job satisfaction, 'moderate' was 586%. For the interest about the industrial health, 'moderate' was most frequent (58.6%). In the inservice education, 86.2% of the subjects was received education. 4. For the attitude of the dispensary and industrial nursing of employer, 'necessary' was most frequent (72.4%, 62.6%). 5. All establishment had dispensary facilities, 65.5% of them had independent dispensary. 6. In duty shift, 93.1% of respondents was working in one shift system. 41.4% of respondents was received from 250,000 won to 290,000 Won and 41.4% was belong to personnel section and 24.1% was direct controlled by general business section chief. 7. In the main health problem of their factories, 48.3% of respondents was work-environmental state, 24.1% was health education. 8. In the Dispensary budget, 60% of respondents was under 3,000 won per worker. 9. In the job performance rate by function, nursing service 73.1%, industrial health and nursing management 63.7%, environmental hygiene and safety management 54.5%, medical insurance 44.9%, welfare 38.4%. 10. Main health complaints among workers utilizing medical dispensary was 35.9% of respiratory system, 21.5% of gastro-intestinal system, 11.0% of skeletomuscular system.

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일부 직업인들의 근골격계 자각증상과 강증진생활양식간의 연관성에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Relationship between Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Health Promoting Life Style among Some Workers)

  • 강홍구;이은경;전선영;김상덕;정재열;이영길;장두섭;송용선;이기남
    • 대한예방한의학회지
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    • 제5권2호
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    • pp.40-68
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    • 2001
  • In this study, grade of subjective symptom appealed by laborer of Jeollabuk-do was evaluated using questionary regarding factor made effect on musculoskeletal disease and in addition, studied relationship with health promotion life style of them. Based on the result, relationship of general characteristics of musculoskeletal subjective symptom and life-style of the subjects was concluded as below. 1. General characteristics of study subjects were as following. Ratio of male was higher as 57.7% of male and 42.2% female and age distribution was 5.1% of 20s, 34.99% of 30s, 36.3% of 40s and 23.7% of 50s and therefore, $30{\sim}40$ aged groups showed highest ratio. Most subjects (74.9%) was married status and in case of education level, high-school graduate and dropout (23.3%) and over-college graduate (46.8%) showed highest distribution. $1{\sim}2$ Mil. KRW (29.5%) and $2{\sim}2.99$ Mil. KRW (21.2%) is the main income distribution and however there was high ratio of non-reply (29.0%). In case of employment period, $10{\sim}14$ years (15.3%) and over 15 years (29.6%) showed highest ratio and there were many non-reply (39.4%) and in addition, 67.6% replied as own house and 14.3% as lease on deposit base in question of residence type. 2. Subjects showed high ratio of subjective symptom appeal of 62.79% and many cases (50.23%) appealed 1 or 2 symptoms. Symptom by body region was 29.8% (waist), 27% (shoulder), 21.2% (knee), 15.5% (neck), 9.5% (ankle), 8.1% (wrist) and 5.0% (elbow) in order. In case of relationship with general characteristics, female comparing with male, non-residence of own house, subjects with lower education level and employment period of $10{\sim}14$ years showed higher appeal rate and kind of symptoms than others. Therefore, it was concluded that rate of musculoskeletal symptom appeal have close relationship with gender, level of living, education level, age and employment period. 3. In case of severe pain of upper body except waist and ankle, it was appealed in both or right side and it means that upper body pain is originated from right side and right region pain is transited to both region pain. In addition, there was 39.41% of non-reply to existence of right-left region pain and therefore, it was evaluated that, in may cases, there was no awareness of their own symptom condition even on subjective symptom. 4. Degree of pain was, as pain over middle level, evaluated as 2.79 on full mark of 4.0 and in order of waist (2.97), ankle (2.83), knee (2.82), wrist (2.82), neck (2.79), shoulder (2.70) and elbow (2.62). In addition, 71.97% appealed $2{\sim}3$ cases for the latest 1 week. Owing to subjective symptom, 54.95% drop into hospital or pharmacy, 10.32% made temporary retirement or absence, 7.99% transferred into more comfortable duty and $39.4{\sim}54%$ experienced one or more managing mentioned above. 5. Fulfillment of health promotion life style of subjects was evaluated on full mark of 4.0 and total score was 2.63. Average mark of each area was personal relationship (3.05), self-realization (2.92), stress management (2.63), health control (2.48), physical exercise (2.19) and nutrition management (2.19) and personal relationship was highest and physical exercise and nutrition management were lowest. As general characteristics influencing health promotion life style, gender, residence style and employment period showed significant difference. Male showed higher mark than female and showed higher mark in order of own house, others, lease on deposit base, monthly rent. Subjects with longer employment period showed higher mark with significant difference. 6. Accounting of factor influencing each area of health promotion life style, self-realization showed significance in marriage status, income, residence style and education level and health control in age, residence style and employment period. Physical exercise showed significant difference in gender, age, residence style and employment period and nutrition in gender, age, residence style and employment period. Stress management showed significant difference in residence style and employment period and however not in personal relationship. 7. Health promotion life style relating with existence and kind of pain showed significant difference in all area except personal relationship area. In absence of pain, there was statistically significant high score in all area even in total health promotion life style and all area. Accounting of kind of pain, cases of $1{\sim}2$ kinds of pain and $5{\sim}6$ kinds of pain showed relatively high score and it was lower than mark of subject stated absence of pain. 8. Subjects appeal symptom were classified by symptom region and difference of total and each areas were evaluated. General area (p=0.002), self-realization (p=0.012), health management (p=0.023), physical exercise (p=0.028), nutrition management (p=0.028) and stress control (p=0.001) showed statistically significant difference and not in personal relationship area. Especially, elbow, shoulder and neck area marked high and group appealed pain of knee, arm and elbow, foot and ankle marked low. Based on those results, subjective symptom should be accounted seriously in diagnosis of occupational musculoskeletal disease of laborer and among subjective symptom, general characteristics of gender, age, condition of living, education level and employment period make effect. Generally subject appeal symptom marked lower than subject without symptom appeal and it means that life management of subject appealing musculoskeletal pain make important role in management and treatment of occupational musculoskeletal disease.

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만성적 소음노출이 혈압에 미치는 영향에 대한 코호트연구 (Cohort Study for the Effect of Chronic Noise Exposure on Blood Pressure among Male Workers)

  • 차태준;김장락;강위창;양승림;이충렬;유철인;이지호
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제35권3호
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    • pp.205-213
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    • 2002
  • 장기간의 소음노출에 의한 혈압상승 또는 고혈압의 발생에 대해서는 많은 연구에도 불구하고 결과가 다양하고 논란이 많은 실정이다. 이에 연구자는 혈압에 대한 소음의 영향을 보다 정확히 평가하기 위해서 일개 사업장을 대상으로 유사 노출군의 코호트를 구성하고 9년간의 추적조사를 실시하였다. 여기서 얻은 자료를 이용하여 소음노출수준별로 혈압의 연도별 변화경향을 파악하고, 혼란변수를 통제한 상태에서도 혈압의 변화에 대해 소음노출이 영향을 미치는가를 파악하고자 하였다. 부산지역의 일개 금속제품 제조업에서 근무하고 있는 530명의 남자 근로자를 1991년부터 1999년까지 혈압을 9년간 매년 계속 추적조사 하였으며, 조사 대상자들을 근무여건과 노출되는 소음수준(noise level category, 이하 NLC로 약함)에 따라 NLC-I (사무실 근로자, 60dB(A) 미만으로 노출, 155명), NLC-II(현장 기술지원자 및 검사원, 소음에 비정기적으로 노출, 75명), NLC-III (현장근로자, 85 dB(A)이하로 노출, 귀마개 또는 귀덮개를 착용, 167명), NLC-IV (현장근로자, 85 dB(A) 초과 노출, 귀마개와 귀덮개를 동시에 착용, 133명) 의 4군으로 구분하였다. 추적기간동안 소음수준별 혈압은 분산 분석을 이용하여 비교하였고, 혼합선형모형을 이용하여 추적기간동안(1992-1999년)의 보정된 통합평균혈압을 구하고 소음노출수준별로 비교하였다. 고려된 혼란변수는 기준연도(1991년)의 연령, 흡연여부, 음주량, 운동, 고혈압 가족력, 수축기 및 확장기 혈압과 체질량지수의 변화였다. 기준연도의 혈압과 혼란변수를 보정한 상태에서 각 연도별 혈압을 비교한 결과 수축기혈압은 9년째에서, 확장기 혈압은 2년째에서 대조군과 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었으며, 대조군의 평균 혈압이 전반적으로 증가되었다. 추적기간동안 혼란변수를 보정한 통합수축기 혈압은 대조군인 NLC-I과의 차이가 NLC-II는 1.7 mmHg, NLC-III는 2.0 mmHg, NLC-IV는 3.8 mmHg이었고, NLC-IV의 경우 그 차이가 통계학적으로 유의하였다. 확장기혈압의 경우에는 소음노출수준별로 유의한 차이가 없었다. 본 연구는 남성근로자에서 장기간의 소음노출은 혈압의 상승에 독립적인 영향이 있음을 시사하였다.

n-Hexane 노출에 의한 신경행동학적 증상에 monoamine oxidase(B)와 serotonin transporter receptor 유전자다양성의 영향 (Genetic polymorphisms of monoamine oxidase(MAO) B and serotonin transporter receptor(5-HTTR) influence variability in neurobehavioral symptoms by n-hexane exposur)

  • 김기웅
    • 한국산업보건학회지
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    • 제21권2호
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    • pp.116-122
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    • 2011
  • Human occupational exposure to n-hexane has been associated with neurobehavioral symptoms such as depression, irritablity, acute irritation symptom, concentration disturbance and fatigue. Effects of monoamine oxidase (MAO) B and serotonin transporter receptor (5-HTTR) polymorphisms on the neurobehavioral symptoms were investigated in 70 male workers from TV and computer monitor manufacturing plants exposed to n-hexane. Neurobehavioral symptoms were assessed through a self-reported questionnaire and ambient level of n-hexane was measured by NIOSH method. Blood and urine were collected from each workers to determine the MAO(B), 5-HTTR and urinary 2,5-hexanedione(2,5-HD). The mean concentration of volatile n-hexane was $18.8{\pm}28.8ppm$ and that of urinary 2,5-HD was $1.07{\pm}1.47mg/g$ creatinine. Statistically significant associations with sexual disturbance were age and smoking. The frequencies of MAO(B) AA, AG and GG were 18.6%, 45.7% and 35.7%, respectively, and the frequencies of 5-HTTR ll, ls and ss genotype were 82.9%, 15.7% and 1.4%, respectively. MAO (B) gene polymorphisms had susceptibility to the neurobehavioral symptoms such as fatigue, concentration disturbance, irritability and acute irritation symptom and 5-HTTR gene polymorphism had susceptibility to the sleep disturbance and acute irritation symptom. On multiple logistic regression analysis for the neurobehavioral symptoms, memory disturbance was significantly associated with smoking(OR=6.752, 95% CI=37.46) and drinking(OR=4.033, 95% CI=1.252-12.98), emotional lability was MAO(B) genotype(OR=0.412, 95% CI=0.170-0.996), fatigue (OR=1.011, 95% CI=1.000-1.021) and acute irritation(OR=0.990, 95% CI=0.981-1.000) were working duration and sexual disturbance were significantly associated with age(OR=1.208, 95% CI=1.042-1.399), ambient n-hexane(OR=1.077, 95% CI=1.005-1.154) and 2,5-HD(OR=0.186, 95% CI=0.041-0.841). This finding implies that the MAO (B) and 5-HTTR polymorphisms may affect susceptibility for specific neurobehavioral symptoms associated with n-hexane exposure in workers.

표시 유형별 한글 표시문 읽기 불편 경험도 조사 (Survey on the Experienced Discomfort in Reading Korean Characters of Various Display Types)

  • 정명철;송영웅;공용구;이인석
    • 산업공학
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    • 제22권4호
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    • pp.312-316
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    • 2009
  • A questionnaire survey was carried out in order to understand the discomfort when people experience in reading Korean characters of displays. In the survey, 499 respondents (276 males and 223 females), whose ages ranged from 10s to 70s, participated, while 19.6% of the respondents were over 60 years old. The mean visual acuity was 0.93, while it decreased as the age increases from 40s. Approximately 41.4% of the respondents, 98% of them were over 40s, reported that they experienced presbyopia. It was found that the percentage of the respondents who experienced the discomfort much in reading Korean characters significantly increased as the age increases from 40s. The respondents over 40s reported different discomfort experiences according to the type of displays. It was found that the respondents thought that the main reason for the discomfort in reading is related to the character size. The survey results showed that the Korean text in the displays should be designed to be easily readable by the main users.