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Review of K-12 Metaverse Safety Education in Korea :Ministry of Education Official Program

  • Deok-Jin Jang;Hong-Sang Lee;Ha-Sung Kong
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.44-48
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    • 2023
  • To enhance safety in dangerous situations, it is essential to provide practice-oriented safety education. However, direct experiences can be limited, and thus, metaverse-based safety education is emerging as an alternative. In this study, we analyzed the first official metaverse safety education program of the Korea Ministry of Education, mainly focusing on its title, objectives, content, and results using the Revised PRISMA framework. The program concentrates on "life safety" for "fire safety," "disaster safety" for "earthquake safety," and "first aid" for "abrasions, burns, fractures, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the use of AED." We classified the objectives of the entire program and its three sub-programs, and identified the knowledge, main practice tasks, and their results. The aim of this study is to promote an understanding of the main cases of national-led metaverse safety education and infer the practical safety education contents emphasized to Korean school-age students.

Questionnaire Survey of the Methods Used in Household Doenjang Production in Korea

  • Ryu, So Young;Lee, Sang Yoo;Woo, So Young;Kang, Seung Yoon;Song, Jeonghun;Jeong, A-Yeong;Chun, Hyang Sook
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.342-350
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    • 2020
  • This study examined the methods used in household doenjang (Korean soybean paste) production. Nine hundred forty-three responses were obtained using a nationwide, questionnaire-based survey (2018-2019) with non-probabilistic snowballing sampling. Consistent with previous studies, the respondents were primarily over the age of 50 years (97.1%) and female (97.9%). In addition to soybeans, the most used ingredients were red pepper (85.8%) and charcoal (85.5%), which most respondents obtained through direct farming (50.4-59.9%). Seasonal production occurred later in the higher latitude regions (Gyeonggi-do, Gangwon-do, Chungcheong-do) (p < 0.01), which have lower average temperatures, and the fermentation period was shorter in the lower latitude regions (Jeolla-do, Gyeongsang-do, Jeju-do) (p < 0.01), which have higher average temperatures. There were no significant regional differences in the season when doenjang was made, with most production occurring during January and February (81.1%). Most respondents (71.3%) made doenjang using homemade meju (soybean block used as a starter) in a traditional way to allow the microorganisms to be naturally inoculated. These results could be used as a basis for future research on topics such as starter development, standardized production, and safety of household doenjang.

Hazard Levels of Cooking Fumes in Republic of Korea Schools

  • Lee, Iu-Jin;Lee, Sang-Gil;Choi, Bo-Hwa;Seo, Hoe-Kyeong;Choi, Ji-Hyung
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.227-234
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    • 2022
  • Background and Purpose: In 2021, lung cancer in school food workers was first recognized as an occupational cancer. The classification of the carcinogenicity of cooking fumes by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) was based on Chinese epidemiological data. This study aimed to determine the hazard levels of school cooking fumes in Korea. Materials and Methods: Based on public school cafeterias in one area, 25 locations were selected for the survey according to the number per school type, ventilation states, and environmental pre-assessments of cafeterias. Two inside cooking areas using a heat source and one outside cooking area were selected as control measurement points. Measurements of CO, CO2, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs), including benzene, formaldehyde, and particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5, PM1, respectively), were taken. The concentrations and patterns of each substance in the kitchens were compared with the outdoor air quality. Result: Known carcinogens, such as the concentrations of PAHs, formaldehyde, TVOC (benzene), and particulate matter in school cooking fumes, were all detected at similar or slightly higher levels than those found outside. Additionally, substances were detected at relatively low concentrations compared to the Chinese cooking fumes reported in the literature. However, the short-term exposure to high concentrations of CO (or composite exposure with CO2) and PM2.5 in this study were shown. Conclusion: The school cooking fumes in South Korea was a relatively less harmful than Chinese cooking fumes, however short-term, high exposure of toxic substances can cause a critical health effect.

A Study on the Calculation of the proper number of the SPMS safety managers and safety management ratio when introducing SPMS (전문 안전 순찰 관리시스템(SPMS) 도입 시 건설 현장의 적정 SPMS 안전 관리자 수 및 안전 관리비 요율 산정에 관한 연구)

  • Yoon, Yeo-Chan;Chung, Kwang-Seop;Kim, Ji-Hoon;Kim, Sung-Min
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.45-52
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    • 2015
  • Depending on the growth of the construction industry, size of construction sites are becoming enlarged, and construction work is becoming diversified as well. However, this increases risks of safety accidents. In order to alleviate this problem, some large construction companies have implemented a Safety Patrol Management System (SPMS) in order to reduce accidents on construction sites. Aimed at the construction sites where SPMS has been applied, the purpose of this research is to calculate the proper number of SPMS safety mangers by comparing and contrasting the number of safety managers per person for each site with different sizes and the converted accident ratio. In addition, we also aim to calculate the adequate amount of SPMS safety management costs compared to the total amount of construction expenses required once SPMS is introduced.

Influences of Safety-Practice and Cognitive Failure on Safety Accident among Middle Students (중학생의 안전실천과 인지실패가 안전사고에 미치는 영향)

  • Jung, Do-Young;Lee, Seung-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.14 no.8
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    • pp.3665-3671
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    • 2013
  • This study was investigate to impact on safety accidents occurrence for the safety practices of middle school students learn the extent of the failure. A total of 292 patients and it survey data were collected from 5 November 2012 to 11 May 25 of research subjects. Research tools were used SPSS win17.0, the mean and standard deviation, Paired t-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient was used. Safey practice and cognitive failure of subjects was related to negative correlation and according as safety practices was higher, cognitive failure was low. According as safety practices and cognitive failure was low, Safety incidents experienced was high. Therefore, by applying safety practices and cognitive failure degree, it need to for research to come up with ways for the prevention of safety accidents. Besides, A variety of safety and accident prevention training programs by expanding the scope of the study in school, it should be done generalization of safety awareness, cultivate and Safety practice.

Influences of School Food Service Employees′ Food Safety Training on Food Safety Knowledge and Practices (고등학교 급식 조리종사원들의 위생교육 경험과 위생지식 및 실천과의 관계)

  • 이경은;류경
    • Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.597-605
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of the study was to investigate relationships among food safety training, knowledge, and practices of school food service employees. A questionnaire that identified employees' food safety training experience, knowledge, and practices was developed based on a review of literature. A total of 341 Korean school food service employees participated in the survey; the final usable responses were 293 (a response rate: 86%). Statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS for Windows (version 10). Most of the respondents (> 86%) took training sessions on 'proper hand washing' and 'proper food storage temperatures', whereas less than 60% had training on 'monitoring procedures and corrective actions at critical control points'. The mean score of their food safety knowledge was 8.02 out of 11. The majority of the employees knew correctly 'potentially hazardous foods (93.2%)' and 'diseases and symptoms with which they are excluded from working (87.0%)'; less than 50% chose a correct answer for 'sanitizing food contact surfaces.' A chi-square analysis revealed that the employees' actual knowledge did not differ significantly by whether they had food safety training (at the level of a =0.01), except one topic 'diseases and symptoms with which they are excluded from working.' Their self-reported practice scores were rated as 2.98 - 3.39 based on a 5-point Likert-type scale (1-not at all, 5-always). Employees' food safety training should be conducted continuously and repetitively to improve the effectiveness of the training.

Development and Evaluation of a Safety Education Program for Injury Prevention in Elementary School Students (학령기 아동의 사고예방을 위한 안전교육 프로그램 개발 및 평가)

  • Kim, Shin-Jeong
    • Child Health Nursing Research
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.20-29
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    • 2010
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate the effects of a safety education injury prevention program in elementary school students. Methods: To develop the safety education program, Dick & Carey's teaching model and Keller's ARCS theory were applied. A safety education programs was developed for lower grade students (1st-3rd) and for higher grade students (4th-6th). To evaluate the effect of the safety education program, a pre-post test questionnaire was used with experimental and control groups. The participants were 238 (119 in the experimental group, 119 in the control group) lower (3th) grade and 296 (148 in the experimental group, 148 in the control group) higher (5th) grade elementary school students. For students in each experimental group, safety education was provided for 40 min once a week for 10 weeks. Results: There were significant differences in the level of injury prevention knowledge, attitude, and practice between the experimental group and control group in both the lower and higher grade elementary students. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that safety education is an effective nursing intervention to improve injury prevention knowledge, attitude, and practice in elementary school students.