• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.138-142
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• 2016

Background: Household waste collectors (HWCs) are exposed to hazardous conditions. This study investigates the patterns of workplace injuries and work-related illnesses of HWCs. Methods: This study uses cases of workplace injuries and work-related illnesses of HWCs that occurred between 2010 and 2011. We analyzed 325 cases of injuries and 36 cases of illnesses according to the workers' age, length of employment, size of workplace, injured part of body, day and month of injury, type of accident, agency of accident, and collection process. Results: There were significant differences in the effect of workers' length of employment, injured part of body, type of accident, agency of accident, and collection process. Results show that most injuries occur in workers in their 50s and older. This study also shows that 51.4% of injuries occur at businesses with 49 employees or fewer. Injuries to waste collectors happen most often when workers are electrocuted after slipping on the ground. The second most prevalent form of injury is falling, which usually happens when workers hang from the rear of the truck during transportation or otherwise slip and fall from the truck. Work-related illnesses amongst waste collectors are mostly musculoskeletal conditions due to damaging postures. Conclusion: These findings will be instructive in devising policies and guidelines for preventing workplace injuries and work-related illnesses of HWCs.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.454-461
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• 2017

본 연구목적은 가정에서 발생한 유아의 안전사고 유형을 조사하고, 부모의 변인에 따른 안전지식의 차이를 검증하는 것이다. 연구대상은 전북 I시 유치원과 어린이집의 만3-5세 자녀를 둔 부모 총 226명이다. 연구도구는 선행연구 및 문헌을 참고하여 연구목적에 적절하게 수정 보완한 질문지를 사용하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS 21.0 프로그램을 이용하여 빈도분석, 기술통계, 일원변량분석 및 Duncan 사후 검증을 실시하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 첫째, 유아기 자녀를 둔 거의 대다수의 가정에서 안전사고가 발생하였고, 6개월 동안 평균 1.78회 정도 안전사고가 일어났다. 유아의 안전사고는 넘어지거나 미끄러지는 사고, 충돌 및 충격에 의한 사고, 협착이나 끼임 사고, 추락사고, 찔림과 베임 사고, 화상, 이물질 삼킴과 흡입사고 순으로 발생되었다. 둘째, 부모 모두 '평균 정도 수준'의 안전지식을 가지고 있었다. 어머니의 연령에 따라 '추락'과 '응급처치' 영역에서 안전지식에 차이가 있었다. 또한 전업주부인 어머니가 취업한 어머니보다 전반적인 안전지식과 '화상'에 대한 안전지식이 높았다. 아버지의 연령에 따라 '화재' 영역에서 안전지식의 차이가 있었다. 이러한 연구결과를 토대로 부모의 안전지식을 향상시킬 수 있는 부모안전교육 프로그램이 개발되고, 지속적으로 운영될 필요가 있다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.215-218
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• 2012

Objective: Traumatic epidural hematomas (EDHs) in children are a relatively unusual occurrence. The cause and outcome vary depending on period and reg ion of study. The aims of this analysis were to review the cause and outcome of pediatric EDHs nowadays and to discuss outcome-related variables in a large consecutive series of surgically treated EDH in children. Methods: This is a retrospective review of 29 patients with surgically treated EDHs between Jan 2000 and February 2010. Patients' medical records, computed tomographic (Cl) scans, and, if performed, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were reviewed to define variables associated with outcome. Variables included in the analysis were age, associated severe intracranial injury, abnormal pupillary response, hematoma thickness, severity of head injury (Glasgow Coma Scale score), parenchymal brain injury, and diffuse axonal injury. Results: The mean (SO) age of the patients was 109 months (0-185 months). Most of the injuries with EDHs occurred in traffic accident (14 cases, 48.2%) and followed by slip down in 6 cases and falls in 6 cases. There were one birth injury and one unknown cause. EDHs in traffic accidents occurred in pedestrians hit by a motor vehicle, 9 cases; motorbike and car accidents, 5 cases and bicycle accidents, 1 case. The locations of hematoma were almost same in both sides (left side in 15 cases). Temporal lobe is the most common site of hematomas (13 cases, 44%). The mean size of the EDHs was 18 mm (range, 5-40 mm). Heterogeneous hematomas in CT scans were 20 cases (67%). Two patients were referred with unilateral or bilateral dilated pupil(s). There was enlargement of EDH in 5 patients (17%). All of them were heterogeneous hematomas in CT scans. Except for 4 patients, all EDHs were associated with skull fracture(s) (87%). There was no case of patient with major organ injury. CT or MRI revealed brain contusion in 5 patients, and diffuse axonal injury in one patient The mortality was zero, and the outcomes were excellent in 26 and good in 2 patients. None of the tested variables were found to have a prognostic relevance. Conclusion: Regardless of the EDH size, the clinical status of the patients, the abnormal pupillary findings, or the cause of injury, the outcome and prognosis of the patients with EDH were excellent.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.19-29
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• 2022

연안통발 어민에 대한 설문조사 결과, 통발 투하 및 인양 중 로프 걸림에 따른 전도사고가 42.1 %로 가장 높았고, 갑판에서 미끄러짐과 통발 권양장치의 신체 협착사고가 각각 21.1 %를 차지하였다. 또한 가장 위험한 작업은 전체 조사대상의 53.2 %가 통발 인양과정을 들었고, 어종선별 33.8 %, 통발 투하 9.1 % 순으로 응답하였다. 어민들은 통발 권양장치의 주요 개선 요구사항으로 응답자의 36.8 %와 31.6 %가 통발을 수중에서 작업갑판까지 수월하게 인양하는 방안과 통발 인양 시 로프 장력 극복과 슬립 방지 등 사고저감 방안을 언급하였다. 본 연구에서 소형 통발어선 권양장치는 구동롤러와 로프 간의 적정한 접촉각을 통해 로프의 접촉면적과 마찰계수를 증가시킴으로써 권양력을 높이는 것이다. 구동롤러와 로프 간의 접촉각이 1°, 5°, 9°, 14° 및 19°일 때 로프 장력은 각각의 접촉각에 따라 차이를 보였으며, 9°일 때 가장 높은 392.62 kgf까지 측정되었다. 이러한 실험결과를 반영하여 시제품 권양장치를 제작하고 총 길이가 100 m인 로프에 4 m 간격으로 총 25개의 통발을 해상에 설치한 후 인양에 따른 로프 장력을 측정하였다. 그 결과, 로프 장력은 통발 인양작업 초기에 급격히 증가하여 가장 높은 31.89 kgf로 측정되었으며, 이후에는 크게 낮아졌다. 따라서 소형 통발어선 권양장치의 권양력은 인양작업 초기에 부여되는 최대 로프 장력 값을 기준으로 설계하는 것이 타당하다.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.85-102
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• 2015

본 연구의 목적은 외식산업 주방에서 안전 매뉴얼의 방향을 제시하고자 하였다. 외식산업 주방에서의 사고는 87.2%의 매우 높은 사고경험을 가지고 있다. 사고의 유형별로는 칼로 인한 베임(84.7%)이 가장 많았으며 그 뒤를 이어 뜨거운 불과 물, 기름 등에 의한 화상인 데임(74.4%)과 넘어짐(28.1%) 순으로 나타났다. 성별에 대한 주방안전환경에 대한 인식과 개인의 주방안전 이행 정도에서는 남녀간 유의적 차이를 보임으로써 남성이 여성보다 사고 확률이 높다고 볼 수 있다. 근무연수에서 보여주는 주방안전과 안전이행정도는 1~3년차일 때 가장 높게 나타나지만, 7~10년이 되면 가장 낮은 것으로 보여지는 것은 환경에 익숙해지면서 위험도에 둔감해지는 시기로 볼 수 있어, 년수가 지날수록 위험에 대한 환기를 시켜 안전수칙 이행도를 높일 수 있어야 할 것이다. 순환적 구조에서 예방과 사고처리, 사후처리과정을 보다 전문적인 관점에서 심도 있게 검토하여 외식주방의 안전을 지키는 매뉴얼로 제시하는 바이며, 이를 기본으로 하여 각 외식주방별 환경에 적합하도록 수정 보완하여, 향후 사고 예방과 대처에 필요한 매뉴얼을 개발, 배치할 수 있는 방안을 향후 과제로 제언하는 바이다.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.17-28
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• 2023

This study aimed to verify the validity of the evaluation items and weight determination of the indoor environmental safety area, which has the most frequent accidents, among the safety certification evaluations of educational facilities by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea, which has been conducted since May 2021. As a preceding study, the evaluation items of the school safety evaluation checklist being implemented in the US state of Vermont were compared, and the causes of accidents judged by teachers in the accident experiences written by 200 Korean teachers were compared with the safety certification evaluation items belonged to the Ministry of Education. In addition, research literature using the AHP analysis technique on safety risks of elementary and secondary schools in China and safety evaluation index study cases of 539 elementary school children in Indonesia were analyzed. Through these preceding studies, measures to add and adjust evaluation items were derived and the validity and importance rankings of evaluation items were calculated through AHP questionnaires to teachers and safety experts. In addition, a survey was conducted on 104 ordinary people to verify the results of expert analysis. As a result of expert AHP analysis, 'safety education and disaster response training (.396)' was the highest priority for the relative importance of the first layer, followed by 'safety measures (.387)' and 'building materials'. Safety (.216)' was found to be the highest priority. In the overall importance ranking of the 13 second-tier screening items, safety accident prevention education had the highest priority and disaster preparedness training ranked second, proving that the Ministry of Education's review weight was underestimated. In addition, slip and collision accident countermeasures, which were not in the existing Ministry of Education review items, ranked 4th, laboratory practice room safety measures ranked 6th, and sanitation, cleanliness, hazardous substance management, and cafeteria/cooking room safety measures ranked 9th, indicating a significant level of importance. Referring to the importance ranking, which is the result of this study, it is suggested that it is necessary to review the weight of each review item again.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제30권6D호
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• pp.587-597
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• 2010

교통사고가 발생하면 사고 당사자들은 민 형사적인 문제에서 자유롭지 못하기 때문에, 교통사고 조사자는 사고 상황을 정확하게 재현 또는 분석을 하여야 한다. 또한, 이러한 교통사고 발생과 관련한 요인에 대한 분석을 통해 얻어진 자료를 활용하여 교통사고 다발지역의 개선 및 보완작업을 시행하게 된다. 현재까지 알려진 바로는 수많은 교통사고, 교통시설물, 도로설계 등과 관련하여 가장 많은 영향을 미치는 요인은 차량의 속도와 가속능력, 제동능력 등이다. 이는 자동차의 성능과 노면의 마찰계수가 가장 밀접한 영향을 미치는 부분이다. 특히, 사고 순간의 속도의 추정은 교통사고처리특례법의 11개 주요항목인 과속과 관련하여 매우 중요한 사항이기에 정확성이 요구되는 부분이다. 하지만, 국내에서는 아직 이러한 부분에 대한 심도 있는 연구가 많이 진행되지 못하는 것이 현실이다. 이러한 현실을 반영하여 본 연구에서는 차량의 급제동에서 제동흔적이 발생되기 시작할 때까지의 시간인 제동경과시간을 정밀가속도계(Vericom VC2000PC)로 측정하여 제동경과시간과 노면의 마찰계수를 정확히 추정하였다. 실험결과를 분석하여, 여러 가지 특수 아스팔트 포장 및 미끄럼방지포장 종류에 따른 제동경과시간과 마찰계수를 계산하여 연구의 목적에 맞도록 기초자료를 제공하고자 하였다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.62-71
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• 1990

This study was to evaluate the nature of traumatic injuries on anterior teeth of 530 patients and the prognosis of stabilized cases of 102 patients, including possible 18-follow up cases among them, treated at Dental Hospital, Yonsei Medical Center from Mar. 1983 to Feb. 1988. The obtained results were as follows. 1. The peak of monthly distribution of trauma to the anteriors was June and was the lowest in November. The ratio of male to female was 2.6 : 1. The most common incidence of the trauma to the anteriors was seen in the 3rd decades. The most chiefly involved teeth were central incisors in both upper and lower jaws. The causes of trauma were as followed in descending order by first blows, traffic accidents, falls, slip downs, and sports. The types of traumatic injuries of anterior teeth consisted of periodontal tissue injuries(55.9%), the injuries to the hard dental tissues and pulp(31.3%), and alveolar bone injuries(12.8%). 2. 35.1% stabilized anteriors were treated with root canal therapy. The success rate of stabilization was 95.3%, and 92.3% in replantation of avulsed teeth. 3. External root resorption, internal root resorption with calcification of pulp chamber or root canal, ankylosis of root, and other periapical pathosis were seen in follow-up radiographic findings. 4. Success rate of stabilization of the traumatized anteriors after 3 years showed 71.4% average.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2016

Loss of postural stability can possibly lead to slip and fall accidents in the number of workplaces and everyday life. This study was aimed to examine the effects of whole body fatigue and partially limited visual field on the ability of maintaining postural balance during quiet standing. A group of twelve healthy male subjects participated in the experiment. Before and after experiencing the whole body fatigue induced by bicycling exercises, the position coordinates of subject's center of pressure (COP) were obtained under the two levels of visual field condition (i.e., open visual field and limited visual field). Four levels of the whole body fatigue examined were rest, 300watt, 600watt, and 900watt. Position coordinates of COPs measured on a force plate were then converted into the total length of postural sway path in both the medio-lateral (ML) direction and the anterior-posterior (AP) direction. Two-way ANOVA result showed that the length of sway path in the AP direction became significantly larger as the whole body fatigue accumulated. Post-hoc test revealed statistically significant differences between rest and 900watt and between 300watt and 900watt. The significant increase of the sway length was also found when the visual field was partially obstructed by the boxes. In the ML direction, however, there was no statistically significant difference of the postural sway in both the AP and ML directions. The results imply that the ability of maintaining postural stability can be reduced significantly due to such tasks along with whole body fatigue. The postural balance can also be impaired by the limited visual field.

• 의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2014

Purpose: Generally, rural housing in Korea have had target of people who are in good physical health rather than the disabled. Therefore, it is difficult to offer high quality residential environment for the elderly and the disabled. The purpose of this study is to propose the ways to promote ease and safety in the rural housing. Methods: This study evaluates the accidents, improvement factors, satisfactions, complaints by space of 153 rural housing in Taebaeksi. Results: This study divides the a rural house into 7 sectors : a passage to entrance, an entrance hall, a livingroom, a bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen, and utility room. this study propose the following plan that rural housing to be barrier free space. First, in passage to entrance of the house, people with disabilities should not experience difficulties in walking, so installing ramps to remove the stepped slope grade without slip so that the floor finish should be. Second, entrance hall need more space to change and keep wheelchair. Third, switches and handle should be installed various height and form depend on the behavior of residents. Forth, install a drain to make no changes in level of bathroom. Implications: This research could be the basic data to renovate the rural housing.