• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.158-166
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• 2010

Objectives: This study aimed to find gender distinctions in terms of the sociology of the population; to determine work-related factors; to analyze gender differences in daily living, work, sports, and art performances; and to identify gender-related factors that limited performance of daily living and work activities. Methods: A questionnaire was designed that included disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH), accident history, disease history, work duration at current workplace, marital status, job satisfaction, job autonomy, and physical demands of the job. Out of 1,853 workers surveyed, 1,173 questionnaires (63.3%; 987 males, 186 females) included responses to DASH disability and DASH optional work and were judged acceptable for analysis. Results: Upper extremity functional limitation during work and daily living was higher for females than males. The limitations for males increased according to their household work time, accident history, work duration, job satisfaction, physical demand, and job autonomy. Meanwhile, female workers' upper extremity discomfort was influenced by their disease history, job satisfaction, and physical demands. In addition, the size of the company affected male workers' upper extremity function, while marriage and hobbies influenced that of female workers. Conclusion: This study addressed sociodemographic factors and work-related factors that affect each gender's upper extremity function during daily living and working activities. Each factor had a different influence. Further studies are needed to identify the effect that role changes, not being influenced by risks at work, have on musculoskeletal disorders.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.410-412
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• 2017

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious problem not only among workers who experience industrial accidents but also among workers who witness such accidents. Early intervention is needed to prevent prolonged psychological problems. There has been no study conducted regarding the psychological problems of and interventions for bystander workers in Korea. This study introduces the experience of intervention on psychological problems at the Busan Workers' Health Center workers who witnessed their colleagues' death. An investigation and an intervention were conducted according to the Korean Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) Guide. In total, 21 individuals including indirect observers showed statistical differences on scores of the Impact Event Scale Revised and the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 after the intervention. Future interventions and research involving a larger sample size over a longer period are needed. The KOSHA Guide could be a useful tool for urgent psychological intervention in the event of major workplace disasters.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.346-351
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• 2018

Objective: This study aims to provide information needed to determine the wages paid for replacement labor for work lost following accidents in agricultural operations. Methods: Visits and interviews were conducted with 171 farmers who experienced a loss of at least one day of work due to an agricultural workplace accident. Results: It was found that only 35.1% of the study participants hired replacement labor, and more replacement labor was hired in greenhouse and fruit workplaces than in open field work. The mean number of days of hiring replacement labor was 14.6 days, and no significant differences were found between the national average wage and the surveyed value, while female workers were paid less than their male counterparts. Conclusions: The results from this study would be of help in determining a reasonable level of compensation for lost work.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.217-238
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• 2022

Purpose This study aims to develop a work-related injury and illness monitoring geographic information system that analyzes and visualizes the types of work-related injury and illness based on workers' compensation insurance big data. Design/methodology/approach Using the developed system, we explained the process of monitoring the areas of the applied workplace, medical care application, index, and medical care institution. We also showed examples of analyzing the index and medical care institution area. By applying the system, we can intuitively recognize the current status of workers' compensation insurance and confirm the basic information necessary for managing the current status of workers' compensation insurance. Findings We generated more helpful information by combining workers' compensation insurance data and designated medical care institution data. We were able to apply the severity score and the vulnerability index of work-related injury and illness to the system as a demonstration. To efficiently manage workers' compensation insurance, it was necessary to integrate workers' compensation insurance and designated medical care institution data, as well as the data from various sources.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.5865-5874
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• 2015

최근들어 세월호 참사등의 대형사고는 인재로 밝혀지고 있고, 사고원인 역시 현장 대응 매뉴얼 부재와 관리사각지대, 안전불감증등으로 집약된다. 사고보다 더 큰 문제가 사업장의 안전불감증이다. 이 대목이 바로 안전사고를 낸 사업장과 사업주에 징벌적 손해배상제를 도입해야 하는 이유이기도 하다. 가해자의 불법행위로 인한 실질적인 손해배상에 추가하여 더 많은 금액을 배상함으로써 불법행위가 반복되는 상황을 막기위한 형벌적 성격을 띠고 있다. 현재는 기본적으로 손해를 끼친 피해에 상응하는 '보상적 손해배상제도'를 법률로 인정하고 있는데, 피해자를 제대로 구제하지 못하고 있다는 비판을 받고 있다. 그러나 안전사고 예방을 위해서는 징벌적 손해배상제도의 도입이 필요하다. 왜냐하면 이 제도는 후진적 안전사고의 재발을 막는 한편, 안전을 위한 투자 및 관리에 힘쓰는 건전한 기업에는 더욱 많은 기회를 주는 방향으로 운용될 수 있고, 국민의 안전을 위협하고 도외시하는 기업은 퇴출시키는 것이 사회정의에도 부합하기 때문이다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.150-156
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• 2018

As the types and usage of chemical increase, modern countries should protect their health and environment from the risk of hazardous chemical. Chemical accidents not only affect humans but also cause huge losses to the environment. Moreover, since its effects do not end in a short period of time, it is necessary to identify the extent of the damage and establish a prevention and response system in advance. In 2015, the Chemical Substances Management Act provided a system for assessing the impact on the people and the environment around the workplace. However, it is difficult to quantitatively evaluate the impact on environmental factors such as vegetation and aquatic, with the current hazard assessment methods. The purpose of this study is to analyze the quantitative risk of environmental receptors. This study improved the existing risk assessment formula by using the environmental vulnerability index and established the end point concentration criterion which can estimate the damage range to environmental media. To verify the results of the study, a virtual accident scenario was selected and a case study was conducted. As a result, the extent of impact on the environmental medium can be calculated, and the degree of environmental risk of the zone can be quantified through the risk analysis considering the environmental vulnerability. This study is expected to increase the reliability of the reliability of the existing risk anaylsis method beacause it is a risk analysis method that can be applied when the environmental factors are absolutely necessary and when the residents and environment are complex.

• 한국건설관리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건설관리학회 2004년도 제5회 정기학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.552-555
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• 2004

최근에는 고층화, 대형화, 복잡한 구조물의 축조가 현격히 증가하여 철골공사는 지속적으로 증가할 것으로 예상됨으로 철골공사에서 재해 발생은 지속적으로 늘어나고 있는 실정이다. 건설현장에서는 사전작업절차서, 안전관리계획서, 시공계획서, 점검일지를 통하여 작업의 위험요소를 파악하고 관리하는 안전점검 활동이 이루어지고 있으나 이와 같은 계획서에는 세부적인 작업의 수준으로 작성되지 않고 적응범위가 미흡하여 건설현장에서 활용도가 저조한 실정이다. 안전관리 체크리스트를 체계적으로 작성하기 위해서는 세부적인 작업에 관하여 재해원인을 파악해야 한다. 본 연구에서 안전관리 방안을 위한 재해유형의 원인은 전체 건설공사 중에서 철골공사를 그 대상으로 하고 있다. 철골공사작업에서의 안전사고를 예방하기 위하여 철골공정을 세부작업으로 나누어, 차후에 체크리스트를 개발하기 위해 각 세부작업에 관한 재해 원인을 파악하고자 한다.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.13-25
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• 2016

This study was carried out to provide a basis for the development of a safety manual for kitchen accident prevention by identifying the safety situation and awareness through risk assessment of kitchen areas. The study was conducted in two phases. First, kitchen accidents and area risk assessment were investigated from February 2014 to September 2014, after which safety awareness of hospital foodservice employees was assessed in a survey. The results of this study were as followes. All of the respondents were women. The evaluation point of kitchen area risk assessment was reduced by 14%. After improvement, an initial score of 108 points decreased to 93 points. The number of accidents was also reduced by 78%; 14 accidents were decreased to three. The most common area of accidents was the kitchen area (58.8%), and burns was the most common accident (35.3%). Most of the employees deemed "enough staff" as the most major factor for good foodservice. "High indoor temperature and poor ventilation in the kitchen area" was chosen as the most common problem in the foodservice workplace. Taken together, our study quantitatively evaluated safety issues in hospital foodservice kitchen areas and provides a basis for the development of a safety manual for kitchen accident prevention.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.91-98
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• 2019

해상과 같이 고립된 장소에서 발생하는 작업자의 사고는 일반적인 건설 사고와는 달리 통신의 제한 등의 문제로 구조에 어려움이 따른다. 또한 CCTV의 부재로 인한 사고 현장의 수색에 어려움이 생긴다. 이러한 문제점을 개선하기 위해 이 논문에서는 작업 현장에서 필수적으로 착용해야 하는 안전모에 IoT 기술을 접목한 장치를 제안한다. 제안 장치는 기존의 안전모에 심박센서, 체온 센서, 가속도 센서 및 카메라 센서를 부착하여 설계 및 구현하며, 사용자 및 관제 센터에서 작업자의 상태를 모니터링 할 수 있게 한다. 또한 작업자에게 비정상적인 생체 신호나 낙상이 발생하면 영상을 관제센터로 전송한다. 제안 시스템을 활용하면 작업자의 상태를 실시간으로 확인할 수 있으므로 작업자의 사고에 대해 빠른 대처를 할 수 있는 장점을 가진다.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.656-664
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• 2023

연구목적: 고용노동부에서는 사업장 내 화재·붕괴 등의 대형재난이 발생하면 사업장 대규모 인적사고 위기관리 표준매뉴얼에 근거하여 재난을 관리하고 있다. 현재 운용중인 표준매뉴얼을 점검하고 미흡한 항목에 대해 개선방안을 제시하고자 한다. 연구방법:이에 따라, 재난관리 매뉴얼 내·외부 전문가, 본부·지방관서의 재난업무 담당자 등과 함께 표준매뉴얼을 점검하였고 우선적으로 개선해야 할 항목을 도출하였다. 연구결과: 붕괴사고의 경우에는 재난관리 주관부처 선정의 논란을 제거하기 위해 행정안전부에서 선정기준을 정확히 제시할 필요가 있으며, 인파밀집사고의 경우에는 표준매뉴얼 보다는 행동·실무 매뉴얼에 구체적으로 반영하여 유사시 근로자 대피 안전성을 확보해야 할 것이다. 이 외에도 재난안전 통신망 운영 및 대피요령에 대해 상세한 내용의 추가 보완이 필요해 보인다. 결론: 향후에도 국민의 눈높이에 부응하는 재난관리 제도 개선을 위해서 해당 분야별 전문가, 재난업무 담당자, 그리고 일반시민 등의 의견수렴을 통해 근로자의 생명과 안전을 보장하고 좀 더 현장감 있는 사업장 대규모 인적사고 위기 관리 표준매뉴얼 마련을 기대한다.