• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2022

This study analyzes the impact of occupational accidents on economic growth and labor productivty losses in Korea between January 2008 and July 2018, using the Vector Error-Correction Model (VECM). According to the analysis, the occurrence of occupational accidents was revealed to reduce the number of employed workers and also hinder economic growth. This can be reinterpreted as the reduction of occupational accidents does not cause labor losses in the industry, rather may induce economic growth. Also, the findings discovered that an increase in the number of workers may lead to increase in the probability of occupational accidents in the short term. This suggests that greater number of work-related accidents may occur during the early stages- due to new employees' lack of knowledge related to safety at workplace.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2021

Objectives: The objectives of this study are to introduce the development process of work situations and types in the revised regulations on wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) for hazardous chemical handlers, analyze the implementation of the regulations, and then provide basic data for future education strategies. Methods: The development process of work situations for regulation was explained through a flowchart by year. In 2018, a survey of 30 chemical managers and 201 managers and handlers was conducted based on recognition of work situations and the related regulations. In 2019, 91 chemical managers and 204 handlers were surveyed to find the degree of compliance with regulations, direction for improvement of understanding the regulations, and training methods. Results: Only 78.0% of chemical managers and 66.7% of handlers said they were aware of the regulations (p<0.05). Just 79.0% of handlers knowing the regulations said they would wear PPE in compliance with these regulations. Therefore, the best way to make workers wear proper PPE in accordance with regulations is to strengthen the promotion of education on regulations. In order to improve the quality of education, 51.7% of managers and 33.3% of handlers cited educational content (video, ppt, etc.) as the top priority. Conclusion: This study suggested that more educational opportunities should be provided and educational content should be developed in order for workers handling hazardous chemicals to wear PPE as prescribed in regulations.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.87-102
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• 2002

Injury has now replaced disease as the biggest single cause of death in children after their first birthday. Each day child dies from preventable, unintentional injury and the medical cost of these injury is increasing remarkably. It is necessary to develope injury prevention models to explain, predict, manage, evaluate and analyze the information about accident. The purpose of this paper is, firstly, to investigate parent's actions regarding safety measures at home and secondly, to identify the influencing factors of parents' safety behaviors. The selection of such factors is guided by the theoretical framework of the Pender's Health Promotion Model. Method ; The questionnaire was developed on the basis of other investigations, through pilot testing, peer review, and review by field health workers. The questionnaire was completed by 231 mothers of young children. Data was collected between April and May 2002. Variable Use of three different domains of safety behavior, safety habits, supervision and perception of safety devices, were listed. Mothers were self reported on internal locus of control, mother & child relationships, and marital intimacy. Also the elements of the Health Promotion Model: perceived benefit, barrier, threat, and self-efficacy, were surveyed. Results & discussion The results indicate that most parents take considerable action to reduce household hazards. The constructs derived from the Model were statistically significant differences for a small part of the variables on parental behavior to reduce hazards in the home, such as age, education, economic status, self-efficacy, perceived benefit, internal locus of control. Future studies ought to include social influences, such as expectations, perceived norms, knowledge, and child-related variables, relevant to parental safety measures in their home.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.550-561
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• 2019

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to provide basic data for the improvement of the working environment for health prevention and related countermeasures for shift workers. This study was conducted based on the Fifth Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS), which analyzed the health effects of shift work forces and compared them with preceding studies. Methods: By analyzing secondary rates using raw data from the 5th KWCS, 4,870 (9.7%) of the 50,184 total study subjects were divided into shift work and 45,314 (90.3%) non-shift work groups based on the response to shift status. Variables that could affect work health issues were identified and corrected. A cross-analysis was conducted to examine demographic characteristics (gender, age, and education level) of the workers and occupation characteristics (monthly net earnings, employment type, occupation, working period up to now, workplace scale, type of work system, and weekly working hours). In order to find the work health issue ratio between the shift and non-shift work groups, logistic regression was analyzed and the association with health problems according to shift type by gender was looked at through cross-analysis. Results: According to the surveys conducted from the 1st KWCS (2006) to the 5th KWCS (2017), the proportion of shift workers continued to increase. Also, muscular pains in the lower limbs (hips, legs, knees, feet, etc.) (OR=1.135, 95%CI 1.031-1.251), headaches, eyestrain (OR=1.580, 95% CI 1.428-1.748), anxiety (OR=1.715, 95% CI 1.402-2.099), difficulty falling asleep (OR=1.391), and other problems (OR=7.392) were reported. In addition, back pain, muscular pains in shoulders, neck and/or upper limbs, muscular pains in lower limbs (hips, legs, knees, feet, etc.), headaches, eyestrain, depression, anxiety, overall fatigue resulted in significant results for both male and female shift workers. Depression and anxiety were higher in female shift/circulation compared to males. Conclusions: The social nets for the health and safety of shift workers should be explored in a variety of ways, including management and supervision of shift sites, attempts to reorganize and improve the shift system, development of workers' health recovery programs, promotion, systematic treatment, and compensation systems.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2010

A major purpose of management or occupational safety is a significant decrease in safety accidents. With this view, the establishment of occupational safety culture and the building of occupational communication network stand out as being more important than the past. This study has analysed the positive effects of occupational safety communication on safety consciousness and action of the employees in workplace. And it is confirmed that the occupational safety communication in workplace is the essential mechanism, through which the workers internalize safety consciousness and act safely. The safety consciousness and action of the employees are formed in safety culture, which is not only legal regulations, but a daily communication network in workplace. In these sense, the building of the occupational safety communication network is decisive for the establishment of safety culture. For these reasons, this study makes the proposition that a firm promotion of occupational communication network is necessary, which connects the safety culture and a effective safety management in workplace.

• 산업진흥연구
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.69-75
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• 2024

한국은 경제 규모, 기술경쟁력 등 다수의 주요 지표에서 선진국 대열에 진입하였으나, 산업재해 재해율은 여전히 OECD 국가 중 최하위권 수준이며, 최근에도 각종 건물 붕괴 등으로 다수의 근로자 또는 시민이 사망하는 후진국형 재해가 발생하고 있다. 고용노동부의 2022년 산업재해 현황분석에 따르면 2022년 전산업 업무상 사고사망자 874명 중 건설업 업무상 사고사망자는 402명이며 이는 전체 사고사망자의 약 46%를 차지한다. 특히, 건설업 사고사망만인율은 1.61로 전산업 사고사망만인율인 0.43이 비해 월등히 높은 수준이며, 건설업은 광업 12.18, 어업 1.80 다음으로 사고사망만인율이 높아 그 심각성을 나타내고 있다. 건설공사를 유형에 따라 민간공사와 공공공사로 나누어 볼 때 민간공사가 수주 및 기성 금액면에서나 사고 건수, 사망자수에서 공공공사보다 월등히 높은 수치를 기록하고 있다. 하지만 공공기관에 비해 대다수의 민간 발주자는 안전보건 활동이 미비하고 안전보건체계 구축이 되지 않은 곳이 많다. 본 연구는 민간 발주자의 안전보건 체계 구축과 안전보건활동 강화의 필요성에 대한 제언을 통하여 민간 발주자에 경각심을 알리고 앞으로 선진적인 민간 발주자의 안전보건 발전 방향에 대해 고찰해 보고자 한다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.68-75
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• 2010

This study was conducted to evaluate the differences in symptoms of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between vinylhouse farmers and non-vinylhouse farmers. The study included 118 residents who lived in a rural community. All subjects were assigned to the vinylhouse farmers group (N=58) and the non-vinylhouse farmers group (N=60) according to main agricultural work type. All respondents were interviewed by means of a structured questionnaire. WMSDs symptoms were measured by a self- assessed questionnaire on symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders, and HRQoL was measured by SF-36. Vinylhouse farmers had significant more symptoms of WMSDs in each regional parts of musculoskeletal system, and had significant poor total health status in SF-36. Symptoms of WMSDs were most reliable risk factor for HRQoL. Various health promotion interventions are needed to prevent WMSDs in all farmers and especially vinylhouse workers.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.349-354
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• 2019

건설현장에서 추락으로 인해 사망하는 근로자는 전체 사망자의 약 40%를 차지하며 사망사고 주요 발생 형태로 나타나고 있다, 또한 우리나라 인구구성이 점차 고령화됨에 따라 건설현장에서도 고령화 비율이 점점 높아지고 있으며 신체기능 저하 인지능력 저하 등에 따른 추락재해가 점점 증가추세에 있다. 이에 따라 고령 근로자 추락에 미치는 요인에 대하여 설문조사를 실시하였으며 재해 당사자인 고령 근로자에 초점을 맞춰 보다 근본적인 추락 예방대책을 제시하고자 한다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.747-757
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• 2017

안전점검과 관련된 규정 중 '건설기술진흥법'과 '시설물의안전관리에관한특별법'은 건설공사 시 안전에 관한 내용의 기술과 동시에 유지관리 측면에서의 안전점검에 관한 사항을 규정하여 건설산업의 사고예방을 담당하고 있다. 실질적인 근로자의 안전 확보를 담당하고 있는 규정이면서, 고용노동부의 안전점검과 관련된 유일한 규정이라 할 수 있는 '산업안전보건법 제32조 재해예방전문지도기관의 지도기준'과 '건설업산업안전 보건관리비 계상 및 사용기준'에 따라 건설공사 착공시 관련 기관은 계약과 동시에 준공 시까지 안전점검을 받도록 하고 있다. 그러나 발주기관에 따라 관리 정도의 편차가 심하여 소규모 민간 발주 공사현장은 안전점검이 형식적으로 이루어지고 있으며, 세부규정도 없어 안전점검 대가는 지속적으로 하락하고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 제주지역에서 실질적으로 이루어지고 있는 안전점검의 현황을 조사하여 공사금액별 구분 비교하고 적정한 대가를 각각의 건설 관련 법에 근거하여 산출하고자 하였으며 나아가 세부 규정에 관한 개선방안을 제시하였다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.533-538
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• 2024

2013년 이후로 산업안전보건법상 건설업 위험성 평가가 시행되었으나 법적 강제성이 없어 건설회사들은 이를 형식적으로 운용해 왔다. 또한 최근 산업안전보건법 전면개정, 중대재해 처벌등에 관한 법률 등으로 안전보건 의무를 강화하였으나 사고성 사망만인율은 정체되고 있는 것이 현실이다. 산업재해를 예방하기 위한 위험성 평가 계획이 적절하게 수립된다고 하더라도 해당 사업장에 종사하는 근로자가 위험성 평가의 내용을 이해하고 실행할 수 있어야 하며 이를 위해서는 해당 근로자를 참여하도록 하는 것이 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 이를 위해 건설업 위험성 평가 시 취약계층 근로자의 참여를 활성화할 수 있도록 현장 실태조사를 통해 문제점을 파악하고 효율적인 근로자 참여방안을 모색하고자 하였다.