• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.597-602
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• 2022

건설 현장에서는 정규 근무시간 외의 야간작업, 조기작업, 점심시간 작업 시 관리감독자나 안전관리자의 부재로 많은 사고가 발생한다. 본 연구의 목적은 근로자의 안전수준을 측정하고, 작업조건에 대한 전문가집단의 의견을 분석하여 취약시간대 사고 예방을 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 한다. 작업조건은 기본조건, 물리적 환경, 사회적 환경, 생리적 요인의 4개 영역으로 구분하였으며, AHP를 통해 결정된 우선순위 고려 대상과 사전에 조사한 근로자의 안전수준에 대해 상관관계를 조사한 후, 요인별 관리방안을 도출하였다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.268-283
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• 2016

Among men, depression is often unrecognised and untreated. Men employed in male-dominated industries and occupations may be particularly vulnerable. However, efforts to develop tailored workplace interventions are hampered by lack of prevalence data. A systematic review of studies reporting prevalence rates for depression in male dominated workforce groups was undertaken. Studies were included if they were published between 1990 - June 2012 in English, examined adult workers in male-dominated industries or occupations (> 70% male workforce), and used clinically relevant indicators of depression. Twenty studies met these criteria. Prevalence of depression ranged from 0.0% to 28.0%. Five studies reported significantly lower prevalence rates for mental disorders among male-dominated workforce groups than comparison populations, while six reported significantly higher rates. Eight studies additionally found significantly higher levels of depression in male-dominated groups than comparable national data. Overall, the majority of studies found higher levels of depression among workers in male-dominated workforce groups. There is a need to address the mental health of workers in male-dominated groups. The workplace provides an important but often overlooked setting to develop tailored strategies for vulnerable groups.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.690-698
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 전파를 이용하는 기기의 확산에 따른 전자파 인체영향 정책 방향에 대하여 제안한다. 특히 해외 주요국에서 시행하고 있는 사전주의 원칙에 대한 개념과 이를 근거로 취약계층의 보호를 위하여 국제기준보다 강화된 인체보호기준을 적용하는 사례를 분석하였다. 또한, 최근 경기도의회에서 제정한 전자파 안심지대 조례에 대하여 헌법상 법률우위의 원칙, 법률 유보의 원칙 등에 위배되는 사실에 대하여 분석하였으며, 향후 국내에서 전자파 취약계층을 위한 법제도 정비 및 관련 정책 추진은 전파법에 근거하여 추진할 것을 제안한다.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.465-486
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• 2021

연구목적: 대부분의 재난정보 시스템은 비장애인 중심이므로 재난대처능력이 상대적으로 취약한 장애인·노인·어린이 등 안전취약계층을 고려한 재난정보 전달 체계는 부족한 것이 현실이다. 장애인과 노인의 안전취약특성을 고려하여 재난정보 전달 및 대피지원 서비스를 구축하는데 IoT 기반의 통합관제 기술을 활용하는 서비스 제공을 통해서 정보화의 사각지대를 해소하고 장애인·노인의 재난 대응을 위한 맞춤형 재난정보 서비스를 구축하여 안전취약계층의 안전성을 향상시키는데 목적이 있다. 연구방법: 본 연구의 핵심이 되는 모델은 재난경보 전파 모델과 대피지원 모델이며, 장애인과 노인의 재난 상황 발생 시 행동특성을 반영하여 개발하였다. 재난정보 전파 모델은 IoT 기술을 이용하여 수집된 재난상황을 전파하며, 대피지원 모델은 지구자기장 기반의 측위기술을 활용하여 사용자의 실내위치를 파악하고 실내 대피경로 데이터를 기반으로 한 경로안내 등 안전취약계층의 행동특성을 반영한 맞춤형 서비스 제공을 통해 안전하게 대피할 수 있도록 도움을 주게 된다. 연구결과: 시범모델 실증은 실제 사용자를 대상으로 개발된 서비스를 사용해보도록하여 사용자 입장에서 대피경로 안내의 적합성, 서비스의 만족도 등 실내위치 정확도에 대한 효율성 등 정성적인 평가를 도출하였다. 결론: 모델 실증을 위하여 모바일 앱 안전취약계층을 위한 재난정보와 대피지원 서비스를 구축하였다. 재난상황을 화재상황으로 한정하여 장애우와 관련 분야 전문가를 통해 실증하였다. 재난정보전달과 대피지원의 적절성에서 "만족" 평가를 받았으며 시범모델의 특성상 기능 만족도와 사용자 UI는 "보통"으로 평가되었다. 이를 통해 본 연구에서 제시된 재난정보 및 대피지원 서비스는 안전취약계층에게 재난대피 골드타임을 놓치지 않고 보다 신속한 재난대피를 지원하는 것으로 평가되었다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제10권11호
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• pp.143-148
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• 2019

현대 사회에서 안전 서비스 및 시스템 환경을 구축하고 활용하는 것은 매우 중요하고 관심이 큰 분야이다. 특히, 어린이, 고령자, 여성, 장애인 및 외국인 등 사회적 취약 계층에 대한 안전 서비스 제공은 사회적 이슈가 되고 있다. 그러나, 대부분의 안전 서비스 및 시스템은 일반인을 대상으로 적용되고 있기 때문에 사회적 취약 계층을 위한 시스템 개발이 필요하다. 따라서, 본 논문에서는 실시간으로 상황을 인식하고, 신속한 대응을 할 수 있도록 데이터를 처리, 전송하는 시스템 모듈을 개발하였다. 이를 위해, 실시간 상황 인식에 필요한 다양한 센서를 통합 모듈로 설계하고, 이를 통해 수집된 데이터를 분석하여 처리 결과를 전송하는 안전 시스템 모듈을 개발하였다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.147-156
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• 2018

PURPOSES : The purpose of this study is to analyze the characteristics of the weight values of evaluation items by traffic safety project type. METHODS : In general, a large-scale investment in projects such as the traffic safety project requires economic analyses to be performed in advance. However, there is an argument for considering special characteristics of the traffic safety project. Therefore, this study conducted characteristic analysis of the weight values of evaluation items. The analysis consisted of two steps. The first step was hypothesis verification using analysis of variance (ANOVA). In this process, the authors examined whether the weight of evaluation items is the same regardless of the traffic safety project type. Based on the first step's results, the authors proceeded to the second step. The objective of this step was to analyze how different the weight values are by traffic safety project type using an analytic hierarchy process. RESULTS : According to the ANOVA test results, the benefit to cost ratios have different weight values based on traffic safety project type at the 0.01 significance level. The policy evaluation items, such as the plans connection, resident opinion, and regional equity, also showed the same results except that the result for the related plans connection was statistically significant at the 0.05 level. Based on the first step's result, the AHP analysis in the second step showed that the traffic safety projects for vulnerable users and pedestrians have very low weight values in economic evaluation factors compared with other safety project types. The weight values for vulnerable users and pedestrians were 0.29 and 0.26, respectively, in economic evaluation items. On the other hand, the weight values for other safety project types were around 0.6. Among the policy evaluation items, resident opinion showed a higher weight value than other factors, such as connection and regional equity items. CONCLUSIONS : The social and economic impact of a traffic safety project varies by project type and project characteristics. Although the economic approach is overarching and a reasonable methodology is applied for large-scale projects, it should be noted that the safety issue, especially for transportation of vulnerable uses, requires a non-economical approach. Based on the analysis results, this study suggests that the priority of the projects should be determined by separating them into independent assessment groups depending on their characteristics.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2016

Background: Several studies have investigated the relationship between specific occupations and suicide mortality, as suicide rates differ by profession. The aim of this study was to investigate suicide mortality ratios across broad occupational groups in Greece for both sexes in the period 2000-2009. Methods: Data of suicide deaths were retrieved from the Hellenic Statistical Authority and comparative mortality ratios were calculated. Occupational classification was based on the International Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88) and the coding for Intentional self-harm (X60-X84) was based on the international classification of diseases (ICD-10). Results: Male dominant occupations, mainly armed forces, skilled farmers and elementary workers, and female high-skilled occupations were seen as high risk groups for suicide in a period of 10 years. The age-productive group of 30-39 years in Greek male elementary workers and the 50-59 age-productive group of Greek professional women proved to have the most elevated number of suicide deaths. Conclusion: Further research is needed into the work-related stressors of occupations with high suicide mortality risk and focused suicide prevention strategies should be applied within vulnerable working age populations.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.476-482
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• 2023

Introduction: There is a growing global interest in the issue of precarious employment. We aimed to analyze the characteristics and socio-demographic distribution of precarious employment using a summative score approach. Methods: To operationalize precarious employment, we utilized data from the Korean Working Conditions Survey and focused on three distinct dimensions: employment insecurity, income inadequacy, and a lack of rights and protections. By constructing a summative scale ranging from -16 to 2, with lower scores indicating higher precariousness, we measured employment precariousness among Korean wage workers. To compare employment precariousness according to survey participant characteristics, we employed the Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test. Results: We analyzed a weighted number of 38,432 workers. The overall sample showed a median (Q1, Q3) summative scale score of -3 (-6, -1). The median summative score was lower for women compared to men (men: -2; women: -5; p < 0.001), as well as for young or older workers compared to middle-aged workers (young: -4; middle-aged: -2; older: -5; p < 0.001). Similarly, workers with lower educational levels (middle school or below: -8; high school: -5; college or above: -2; p < 0.001) and non-white collar workers (blue collar: -5; service/sales worker: -6; white collar: -2; p < 0.001) experienced higher levels of employment precariousness. Conclusion: Our findings indicate that certain vulnerable groups, such as women, young or older adults, workers with low educational attainment, and caregiving or low-skilled elementary workers, are disproportionately exposed to high employment precariousness. Active policy interventions are needed to improve the employment quality of vulnerable groups.

• 한국생활환경학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.360-367
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• 2017

Although the elderly collecting and selling wastepaper is one of the most vulnerable groups in society, this group has not been studied specifically. Subjective health status is an important aspect of quality of life in old age. The purpose of this study is to examine factors affecting subjective health status among the elderly collecting and selling wastepaper. Analyses are based on data from 2014 Korean Elderly Survey. Multiple regression analysis showed that gender, depression, and fear of falling were associated with subjective health status. The results of this study suggest that gender and mental health aspects should be considered in making intervention plan for assessments and providing services for health among the elderly collecting and selling wastepaper. The study findings also indicate that efforts to improve safety in worksite of elderly persons collecting and selling wastepaper are needed.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.55-63
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• 2012

As of Dec. 31, 2011, the number of nation's escalators accounts for 24,248 units, 5.4% of total elevators in our country, safety accidents take up as many 539 case, 55.2% of total elevators' safety accidents. Escalator safety accidents show high incident ratio of primary safety accidents breaking out by users' careless and abnormal use type, taking up multi-caused accident, which mainly take place from vulnerable age groups such as children under 13, and elders above 65. The Government will have to devote itself for policy and support for the establishment of safety management system fit for current state, the revitalization of preventive education for safety accident, the enhancement of safety awareness to escalators' users in order to secure escalator safety environment on an international level and support domestic industrial development.