• 제목/요약/키워드: Worker Safety

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Factors that Impact Construction Workers' Hazard Recognition Ability and their Technological Solutions

  • Shrestha, Bandana;Park, JeeWoong;Shrestha, Pramen
    • 국제학술발표논문집
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    • The 9th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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    • pp.458-464
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    • 2022
  • Hazard recognition is considered as one of the pre-requisites for effective hazard management and injury prevention. However, in complex and changing environments, construction workers are often unable to identify all possible hazards that can occur in the jobsite. Therefore, identification of factors that impact hazard recognition in the work environment is necessary to reduce safety incidents as well as to develop strategies that can improve worker's hazard recognition performance. This study identified factors/problems that impact worker's hazard recognition abilities and suggested some potential technologies that can mitigate such problems. Literature reviews of journal articles and published reports related to hazard recognition studies were conducted to identify the factors. The study found out that the major factor responsible for affecting worker's hazard recognition abilities were human-related. Industry factors, Organizational factors and Physical factors of the site were the other factors identified from the study that impact worker's hazard recognition performances. The findings from the study can help site personnel recognize areas where effective measures can be directed towards worksite safety of workers while working in complex construction environments.

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Gasoline 취급 사업장의 작업환경 측정 및 위해성 평가 (Working Environment and Risk Assessment of Gasoline in Workplace)

  • 김현영
    • 한국가스학회지
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    • 제18권4호
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2014
  • 화학물질로부터 근로자의 건강보호를 위해 사용량이 많으나 작업환경 및 유해성 평가 자료가 부족한 gasoline에 대해 유해성(hazards)을 조사하고 국내 취급실태 및 일부 취급 사업장의 작업환경 측정을 통해 위해성(risk assessment)을 평가하였다. 연구결과 gasoline은 생식독성 추정 및 생식세포 변이원성 물질인 1B, 그리고 IARC Group 2B, ACGIH A3 물질이었다. 작업환경 측정결과는 TLV-TWA 기준 $900mg/m^3$미만이었으며, 유해성 평가결과 발암 $RfC_{(Worker)}$$0.3mg/m^3$, 만성흡입독성 $RfC_{(Worker)}$$2.7mg/m^3$, 발달독성 $RfC_{(Worker)}$$2.7mg/m^3$이었다. 그리고 위험도 평가에서 발암성은 459, 만성흡입독성은 51, 발달독성은 51이었으며, 이를 토대로 한 gasoline의 위험도는 1을 초과하는 물질로 평가되었다.

프레스 작업의 산업재해 예방에 관한 연구 (A study for the industrial accident prevention in the press working)

  • 정재수;정수일
    • 대한안전경영과학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한안전경영과학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회
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    • pp.31-37
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    • 2001
  • The purpose of this paper is to supply the principal methods for the safety in the press industrial accident preventions and the basic analyzing theory in the press industrial accidents. It was reached the press machine installed companys and was analyzed the accident characteristics, types, the worker's working period and the distributed worker's age of the happened the press machine industrial accidents. The direct reasons are almost reasons of the press industrial accidents. But it should be not ignore the indirect reasons of the accidents In this study, it was presented that the safety devices is selected by the analyzed reasons in the press industrial accidents for the principal accident prevention.

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근로자 안전을 위한 휴대용 생리모니터 시스템 개발 (A Development of Portable Bioelectric Signal Measurement System for Industrial Workers' Safety)

  • 장준근;허웅;변미경;한상휘;김형태;김형조;김정국
    • 대한안전경영과학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한안전경영과학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회
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    • pp.241-245
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    • 2004
  • In this paper, we implement a portable bioelectric signal measurement system for the safety of industrial workers. The developed system consists of two parts: the one is boielectric signal measurement unit and the other is signal analyzer system with PDA. The former includes signal processing part, A/D convertor, and 8051 based microprocessor, the latter includes software for signal analysis and display. The developed system detects industrial worker's ECG and displays and stores it to PDA. The ECG data in PDA can be transmitted to PC located in a distance, allowing a doctor to review the ECG and make a treatment decision. A doctor analyzes the ECG data and gives medical treatment to industrial worker.

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프레스 작업의 산업재해 예방에 관한 연구 (A study for the industrial accident prevention in the press working)

  • 정재수;정수일
    • 대한안전경영과학회지
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    • 제3권2호
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    • pp.91-103
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    • 2001
  • The purpose of this paper is to supply the principal methods for the safety in the press industrial accident preventions and the basic analyzing theory in the press industrial accidents. It was reached the press machine installed companys and was analyzed the accident characteristics, types, the worker's working period and the distributed worker's age of the happened the press machine industrial accidents. The direct reasons are almost reasons of the press industrial accidents. But it should be not ignore the indirect reasons of the accidents In this study, it was presented that the safety devices is selected by the amalyzed reasons in the press industrial accidents for the principal accident prevention.

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The practice and it's effects of "The safety trainbing program for 'IKIIKI(Vivid)' five senses"

  • Wataru, Masada
    • 대한인간공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한인간공학회 1997년도 추계학술대회논문집
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    • pp.1-3
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    • 1997
  • We suggested and began to develop an entirely new safety program "The Safety Training Program for 'KIKIIKI' (Vivid) Five Senses". The purpose of this program is to enhance worker's consciousness for safety, especially in working places. The work 'IKIIKI' of the program title is Japanese worlds. It means 'vivid' in English.

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Development of an Intelligent Control System to Integrate Computer Vision Technology and Big Data of Safety Accidents in Korea

  • KANG, Sung Won;PARK, Sung Yong;SHIN, Jae Kwon;YOO, Wi Sung;SHIN, Yoonseok
    • 국제학술발표논문집
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    • The 9th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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    • pp.721-727
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    • 2022
  • Construction safety remains an ongoing concern, and project managers have been increasingly forced to cope with myriad uncertainties related to human operations on construction sites and the lack of a skilled workforce in hazardous circumstances. Various construction fatality monitoring systems have been widely proposed as alternatives to overcome these difficulties and to improve safety management performance. In this study, we propose an intelligent, automatic control system that can proactively protect workers using both the analysis of big data of past safety accidents, as well as the real-time detection of worker non-compliance in using personal protective equipment (PPE) on a construction site. These data are obtained using computer vision technology and data analytics, which are integrated and reinforced by lessons learned from the analysis of big data of safety accidents that occurred in the last 10 years. The system offers data-informed recommendations for high-risk workers, and proactively eliminates the possibility of safety accidents. As an illustrative case, we selected a pilot project and applied the proposed system to workers in uncontrolled environments. Decreases in workers PPE non-compliance rates, improvements in variable compliance rates, reductions in severe fatalities through guidelines that are customized according to the worker, and accelerations in safety performance achievements are expected.

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건설위험직종 작업자의 위험체감도 평가 (Risk Assessment for Hazardous Construction Work Recognized by Workers)

  • 손기상;이신재
    • 한국안전학회지
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    • 제21권3호
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    • pp.67-72
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    • 2006
  • This study is to investigate the related materials such as domestic law regulation, research paper, research report, and the other material, and to suggest suitable counter measures, to find out hazard degree for its works of workers and work place through direct survey, in order to determine risk score of each hazardous work which is designated by the Government, without consideration of labour's consciousness against risk level at a site. Therefore, a new questionnaire survey related to the decision of risk level are made and distributed to find out what risk level each worker recognizes. Also, the authors tried to approach reasonable conclusions after discussing reasonability of qualification standard and improving ideas of worker at hazardous work places with worker, faculty member, H&S manager, labour union. And the results show hazard degrees by each work kind of the above: 3.75 for working with machinery, 3.7 for steel structure, 3.5 for operation of tower crane, 3.51 for retaining wall, 3.85 for form work, 3.46 for scaffolding are obtained. This quantified risk can be applied to establishing a reasonable system to keep safe against hazardous works.

Mystery Shopping and Well-Being of Service Workers in South Korea

  • Shin, Heeju
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • 제10권4호
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    • pp.476-481
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    • 2019
  • Background: Mystery shopping is a method in which a company monitors quality of service and employee conduct and compliance with regulations using an evaluator posing as a customer. It is a typical tool of customer-centered bureaucratic control insofar as it provides overall and standardized evaluation of intangible elements of customer service as well as physical elements of service environments. The purpose of this study is to examine how mystery shopping is related to the health status of service workers in South Korea. Methods: Data from semistructured interviews with 15 workers were collected from January to April 2019 to obtain information on service worker experiences with mystery shopping. Data were analyzed using the constant comparison method. Results: Mystery shopping limits worker autonomy and stiffens the workplace environment by standardizing and monitoring labor processes for service workers. In addition, mystery shopping heightens work stress through increased labor intensity. Five mechanisms by which mystery shopping affects service worker health are identified and comprise (1) multifaceted and multilayered surveillance, (2) evaluator subjectivity and irrational requirements, (3) standardized rules combined with high pressure to achieve sales, (4) self-esteem degradation because of evaluator results, and (5) musculoskeletal disorders because of strict adherence to labor processes based on evaluator results. Conclusion: Mystery shopping as an evaluation method should be reconsidered not only in terms of health problems but also in terms of organizational efficiency and issues of human rights.

석면취급 근로자의 직업병에 대한 인식 및 태도 (The recognition and the attitude about the hazard materials and occupational disease in the asbestos related industry)

  • 이관형;이경용
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제25권3호
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    • pp.269-286
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    • 1992
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the present state of worker's recognition and attitude about hazard materials and occupational disease in his workplace. In general worker's view of hazard materials and occupational disease that sis recognition and attitude is related to worker's health behavior for preventing occupational disease and improving his health status. The study subject is composed of workers in the asbestos related industry for example brake lining manufacturing industry, asbestos fiber manufacturing industry, and asbestos slate manufacturing industry. The result of the study are follows : 1. The most of workers in the asbestos related industry have taken health education and safety education, and the more than half of workers recognized the usefulness of preventive device, and ventilatory device in workplace. 2. About 70% of workers have always taken the preventive device. 3. About 80% of workers have recognized occupational disease in the asbestos related industry, and about 64% of workers have recognized that hls workplace have harmful effect on his health. 4. Recognition about the usefulness of ventilatory device in work place has not related with any variables. But recognition about the usefulness of repiratory protector has related with recognition of hazard materials in his workplace, for example asbestos. 5. Attitude about severity and susceptability of occupational disease in the asbestos related industry have related with knowledge about hazard materials and occupational disease.

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