• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.482-492
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• 2015

Objectives: Exposure Assessment for workplace hazards where the exposure level is below occupational exposure limits(OELs) has been performed without considering either the degrees of risk or exposure levels and has failed to lead to intervention in many cases. The objective of this study was to suggest and test an application framework for risk assessment methodology under the current exposure assessment system in Korea. Materials: First, we investigated the exposure assessment systems in Korea and other countries. To adopt some risk assessment techniques, we also analyzed risk assessment systems and compared them to exposure assessment systems. A few suggestions were made. We held a public hearing during an industrial hygiene conference and took surveys using a questionnaire. Results: The first suggestion was to implement the risk assessment and exposure assessment through a "one-stop" system. In that case, one expected question would be who has been doing the jobs so far. In most cases, industrial hygiene consulting services or laboratories have been performing exposure assessment for business owners. Business owners are required to perform risk assessment. As two different groups of people will be required to implement two things in a one-stop system, they need to share information. As an information vehicle to share information, commonly filed survey checklists were suggested. The second suggestion was to categorize exposure level into four groups instead of the current binary divisions based on OELs. In the risk assessment system, exposure level is divided into four groups utilizing the cut-points of 10%, 50%, and 100% of OELs. The same schema can be adopted in the exposure assessment system and different levels of requirements can be assigned for each group. The third suggestion was regarding the regulation system. To provide the suggestions some thrust toward being implemented in the field, changes should be made in the legal system. Two different types of new exposure assessment result reporting forms were suggested. Some investigations such as an ergonomic survey are officially accepted as risk assessment under the current legal system. A few items were suggested to be included in the exposure assessment result reporting to be accepted as risk assessment. A pilot study in two small factories was performed and pointed out the strengths and weakness of our suggestions. Conclusions: Discussions and studies on the improvement of the exposure assessment system have been held for decades and no tangible changes have yet been made. We hope this result can help realize healthy lives for workers in Korea.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.81-98
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• 1998

Isokinetic evaluation of trunk flexors and trunk extensors was performed at $60^{\circ}/sec\;and\;120^{\circ}/sec$ of angular velocity by using cybex 6000TEF Unit on 31 healthy male white workers and 15 post-operative HILD patients with no significant difference in mean age and mean body weight between two groups, and compared each other. The purpose of this study is to obtain the isokinetic normative strength values and endurance latins for Dunk extensors and trunk flexors, and is to provide a guideline for rehabilitation program of post-operative HILD patients. The collected data were analyzed by ANOVA, Duncan's Nyktuoke Range Test, and Pearson correlation coefficiency in PC-SAS program, The results obtained were as follow ; 1. Post-operative subjects has lower isokinetic values than normal subjects in peak torque, peak torque $\%$ by body weight, total work, total work $\%$ by body weight, average power, average power $\%$ by body weight, TAAE of trunk flexors and trunk extensors, and there are significant differences with statistic value in trunk extensors at $60^{\circ}/sec$ and in trunk flexors and trunk extensors at $120^{\circ}/sec$ between two groups(p<0.05). 2. Pest-ooperative subjects has lower values for angle of peak torque than normal subjects in trunk extensors, and there are significant differences with statistic value at $60^{\circ}/sec$ and $120^{\circ}/sec$ between two groups. 3. Post-operative subjects has higher values for endurance ratios than normal subjects in trunk extensors and flexors, but there are no significant differences with statistic value between two groups. 4. Post-operative subjects has higher values than normal subjects in peak torque ratios, total work ratios, average power ratios of trunk flexors to trunk extensors, and there are significant differences with statistic value between two groups(p<0.01). 5. There is significant positive-correlation with statistic valve between peak torque and height and body weight in normal subjects(p<0.05), but Thjere is significant negative-correlation between peak torque of trunk extensor at $120^{\circ}/sec$ and age (p<0.05). 6. There is significant positive-correlation with statistic value between peak torque of trunk flexors and body weight in post-operative subjects (p<0.05), but There is significant negative-correlation between peak torque of trunk extensor add age (p<0.05). In conclusion, post-operative subjects have greater weakness in trunk musculature than normal subjects, especially there is more significant weakness in trunk extensors than in trunk flexors

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.197-211
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to examine the image of dental hygienists. The subjects in the study were 396 patients and their caregivers who visited 14 dental hospitals and dentists' offices in and around Seoul. After a survey was conducted, the following findings were given: 1. The people investigated gave a mean of 4.0 to the image of dental hygienists. Dental hygienists rated highest in terms of looking neat and tidy(4.33), and were given the lowest marks in arbitrary job performance(3.46). 2. There appeared four different types of dental hygienist images, which made a 59.824 prediction of the image of dental hygienists in general. A typical image(4.11) was most dominant, followed by professional one(4.07), personal one(4.01) and social one(3.73). 3. The relations between the general characteristics of the respondents and their image of dental hygienists could be described as below: 1) By age, those who were in their 60s(4.12) had the best image of dental hygienists, and the teenagers(3.90) had the worst image of them. 2) By gender, the men(4.05) looked at dental hygienists more positively than the women(3.96). They had a significantly different opinion on the social image of dental hygienists according to gender(pE0.05). 3) By marital status, the married people(4.00) had a better image of dental hygienists than the unmarried ones(3.95). 4) As for the influence of the type of dental institutions, they had a more favorable image of dental hygienists in dentists' offices(4.13) than in dental hospitals(3.88). There was a broad significant difference in the way they looked at the professional and personal images of dental hygienists according to the type of dental institutions(pE0.001). 5) As to the impact of educational level, those who received community-college or higher education(4.01) had the best image of dental hygienists, and those who received middle-school or lower education(3.91) had the worst image of them. 6) By occupation, the government workers and students(4.07) had the best image of dental hygienists, and the company employees(3.90) had the worst image of them. They took a significantly different view of the social image of dental hygienists according to occupation(pE0.05). 7) Concerning the impact of the frequency of receiving dental treatment, the respondents who had received it seven times or more(4.16) had the best image of dental hygienists, and those who hadn't(3.79) the worst image of them. There was a wide significant gap according to that frequency. The way they looked at the typical, social and professional images of dental hygienists was quite different significantly according to that frequency as well(pE0.001). 8) As for the influence of whether they were accompanied by caregivers or not, the people who weren't accompanied by caregivers(3.99) had a better image of dental hygienists than those who were(3.97).

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.70-80
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• 2015

본 연구는 여성119구급대원이 증가하고 있는 추세에 따라 소방 조직 내에서 여성119구급대원의 이미지를 향상시키고 그들을 효과적으로 활용할 수 있는 기초자료로 활용하고자 시행된 연구이다. 연구는 2013년 5월 1일부터 6월 30일까지 Q표본을 선정하여 구급차동승 현장실습을 경험한 응급구조(학)과 학생 총 31명을 대상으로 QUANL program을 이용한 Q방법론을 사용하여 분석하였다. 연구결과 '슈퍼우먼형', '체력한계 히어로형', '섬세한 수호천사형', '능숙한 데스크잡형'의 총 4가지 유형으로 분류되었으며 각각의 설명력은 제I유형 42.2%, 제II유형 4.8%, 제III유형 4%, 제IV유형은 3.6%로 전체변량의 54.7%를 설명하는 것으로 나타났다. 전체적으로 여성119구급대원을 전문가로 인식하고 있지만 체력적인면과 출산 및 육아에 대하여 부담을 가지고 있는 것으로 나타나 조직 구성원의 인식 변화와 제도적인 장치가 마련되어야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.505-512
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• 1999

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between job strains and absenteeism from work. Methods : The study design was cross-sectional, and the study subjects consisted of 1,166 workers who were employed in the small-sized industries. A self administered questionnaire was used to measure the general characteristics, job characteristics(job demand, job control), and social support(coworker support, supervisor support) at work. The Job Content Questionnaire(JCQ) was used to assess job demand(2 items) and decision lattitude(10 items). Social support at work (10 items) was measured using JCQ. Sick absence was collected using self-report and were rechecked by the attendance record of their company. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for the association between job strain and sick absence were estimated. The modifying effect of social support was evaluated by stratification. Logistic regression was used to estimate the relationship between job strain and sick absence. Results : In the bivariate analysis, the variables related to sick absence were age, marital status, occupation, job demand. Four distinctly different kinds of level of job strain were generated by the combination of job demand and job control: low strain group, high strain group, active group, and passive group. The crude odds ratio of high job strain was 1.78(95% CI: 1.26-2.53), and those of active group and passive group were 1.33(95% CI: 1.07-1.66) and 1.13 (95% CI: 0.88-1.47), respectively. The odds ratio of high job strain after adjusting for age and occupation were still significant The odds ratio of high job strain in low social support was 5.96(95% CI: 2.45-14.51), but that in high social support was 0.73(95% CI: 0.26-2.01). Conclusions : Job strain was associated with increased risk of absenteeism from work, and social support at work modified the association between job strain and sick absence.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.143-153
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• 1969

여성(女性)의 노동(勞動)과 영양(營養)의 문제가 근로자의 건강과 생산성(生産性)과의 중요성이 있을 뿐만 아니라 다음 세대(世代)의 건강에까지 미치는 영향이 크다는 관점에서 1969년 8월 13일부터 8월 20일까지 1주일간(週日間) 서을 시내 소재 한 가발공장 여자 기숙사 근로자 949명(名)에 대하여 식품및 영양 섭취상태를 조사하였고 아울러 대상자의 신장및 체중을 조사하였다. 그리고 그 중(中) 임의유출법(任意油出法)에 의하여 선정된 44명(名)에 대하여 임상조사 및 생화학적 검사를 실시하였다. 그 결과(結果)를 요약하면 조사대상자는 체위(體位)가 표준치(標準値)에 미달(未達)이었고 16세(歲)${\sim}$20세(歲)가 전인원(全人員)의 82%이상을 차지하고 있는 여자 근로자로서, 노동정도는 중등노동(中等勞動)에 속하였다. 급식(給食)상황에 있어서는 기초식품의 배합이 고르지 못하여 누락된 식품군이 매(每)식단마다 발견할 수 있었다. 완전영양을 위한 균형식사가 여기에 강조되어야 하겠다. 식단(食單)이 너무 단순한 탓으로 저(低)칼로리와 저(低)영양상태를 초래하고 있으며 열량, 단백질의량에 있어서도 권장량보다 부족되며 특히 동물성 단백질량이 부족된다. 그러나 단백질의 질적(質的)문제에 있어서는 비록 그 양은 적으나 75의 단백가(蛋白價)로서 비교적 양질(良質)이다. 여기서 식물성단백질에서 섭취되는 좋은 현상을 발견할수 있다. 그리고 지방질의 섭취량이 평균 1일(日) 1인당(人當) 8.8g으로 매우 적고 무기질 및 비타민의 섭취량도 모두 우리나라 권장량 보다 저치(低値)를 나타내고 있다. 임상조사(臨床調査) 및 생화학적(生化學的) 검사결과(檢査結果)에 있어서도 비타민 결핍증과 빈혈(貧血) 특히 철(鐵)결핍성 빈혈을 초래하고 있는 사실을 발견할 수 있다. 이러한 급식은 장구히 계속 된다면 근로자의 체위저하(體位低下)는 물론 작업능력 및 건강에도 악(惡)영향을 미칠 것으로 본다. 이와 같은 특수환경에 있는 대상에 대해서 앞으로 영양관리와 건강관리에 대한 채선이 시급히 요망된다고 사료되는 바이다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.297-310
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• 2010

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to verify the impact of the empowerment of dental personnels as one of variables affecting the performance of dental institutions and to seek ways of boosting their organizational productivity. Methods : The subjects in this study were dental personnels who worked in dental institutions. After three investigators were trained, a pilot survey was conducted from October 20 to November 20, 2009, and the questionnaire used in the pilot survey was finalized. The collected data were analyzed with a SPSS(Statistical Package for the Social Science) WIN 12.0 program. The findings of the study were as follows: Results: 1. The dental personnels investigated got 3.98 in meaningfulness, one of the empowerment factors. They found a meaning in their job when they performed it. 2. The dental personnels who were older were more excellent in self- determination and influence, and age made a significant difference to their empowerment. 3. The dental personnels who were better educated were more superior in terms of empowerment, and academic credential made a significant difference to their empowerment factors was statistically. 4. The dental personnels whose yearly salary was larger were more which were the factors of empowerment of each factor was statistically significant. 5. Dental health agency workers less than three years accounted for most of 152 people were working longer duration of empowerment as a whole was that each of the factor scores. Empowerment of each factor was statistically significant. 6. The dental hygienists made up the largest group among the dental institution employees, and the kind of occupation made a significant difference to meaningfulness, competency and influence, which were the factors of empowerment. 7. The greatest group of the dental personnels worked in dental clinics, and the dental hospital employees surpassed the dental clinic employees in competency, self-determination and influence. There was a significant difference in the influence factor according to the type of dental institutions. Conclusions : Thus, the dental personnels were more aware of the meaningfulness factor when their perception of the job-related empowerment was checked, and it indicated that most of them attached importance to meaningfulness during their job performance. But just employees who worked in dental institutions located in particular regions were examined, the findings might not be generalizable. In the future, more extensive research should be implemented, and the sorts of programs that could stir up empowerment among dental institution employees or bolster organizational empowerment should be developed.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.559-566
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• 2017

산업현장에서의 사고와 질병을 차단하기 위해서 정부가 각종 예방대책을 운영하고 있음에도 불구하고, 사고 재해율과 달리 질병 재해율은 감소하지 않고 있다. 업무상 질병은 잠복기를 거치고 발병되거나, 장기간에 걸쳐 서서히 진행되는 경우가 많아서 근로자는 업무와 질병 사이의 인과관계를 증명하는 것이 쉽지 않다. 더욱이 산업현장과 관련된 자료는 대부분 사용자에게 있으며, 자료의 일부가 근로자에게 있더라도 의학적 전문지식이 부족하여 질병의 특성 및 발현과정을 규명하는데 한계가 있다. 이러한 문제점이 제기되는 상황에서, 2017년 8월 대법원은 첨단산업 분야에서 유해화학물질 노출에 의한 직업병(다발성 경화증)의 업무상 재해를 인정함에 있어 근로자의 증명책임을 완화한 전향적 판결을 하였다. 이에 본 연구에서는 해당사건을 중심으로 첨단산업 현장에서 발생한 업무상 질병 사건에 대한 판례를 분석하고, 그에 따른 시사점을 제시하고자 하였다. 이를 통해 희귀질환의 업무상 재해 인정에 대한 관련 법률의 미비점을 보완하여 근로자가 보다 안전한 환경에서 근무함으로써 건강권과 노동권을 담보하는데 기초자료를 제공하고자 한다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.71-76
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• 2018

본 연구는 2017년 1월 3일~3월 25일까지 실험실 연구자를 대상으로 생물 안전성에 대한 현황 연구를 목적으로 한다. 국내 감염병 병원체 취급대학 및 의과대학 소속 실험실에서 병원성 미생물을 취급하는 실험실 연구자 총 500명을 설문 조사하여 실시되었다. 조사 결과에 따르면 응답자는 높은 수준의 인지도를 보였으나 전반적인 생물 안전성 규칙 및 규정을 준수하지는 않았다. 실험실의 생물안전 시설의 등급 여부에 관한 문항에 관한 질문에는 '알고 있다'가 55.8%,'모른다'가 44.2%로 나타났다. 연구자들은 적절한 안전 조치가 개인을 보호 할 수 있으며, 안전 장비와 생물 안전 계획이 충분하지 않음에도 실험실이 안전하다고 믿었다. 생물안전 교육에 관련된 조사에서 연구자의 80%는 실험실 안전에 대한 교육을 받은 경험이 있었고 20%는 안전교육을 받은 적이 없었다. 생물안전교육에 대한 필요성은 66%, 교육내용에 대한 만족도는 46%로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 연구자들은 이미 생물안전교육을 받은 경험이 있지만 지속적인 교육이 필요한 것으로 생각하였다. 또한 생물 안전성 수준을 향상시키는데 있어 가장 중요한 것은 훈련 프로그램 및 교육시스템을 강화하는 것이라는 의견이 있었다. 결론적으로 실험실에서 일어날 수 있는 위험에 대비하기 위한 실험실 생물 안전에 대한 보다 개선된 교육 시스템을 개발할 필요가 있다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.458-471
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• 2001

To evaluate the infra structure supporting hospital nutrition services, we conducted a survey on the unit of organization, unit of dietitians work system, number of personnel engaged on nutrition services, productivity of food service, management of dietitians works, computerization of nutrition services etc. Total ninety-six hospitals were participated in the survey, and they were varied in terms of hospital classification, location, number of beds and type of food service management. All of the large hospitals with more than 400 beds conducted nutrition services under the department of nutrition, but some of the middle and small hospitals with less than 400 beds conducted nutrition services under the other department such as administration. In most of the tertiary hospitals, the work of dietitians were separated in which food services and medical nutrition services were conducted independently by different dietitians, whereas, in most of general hospitals and all the hospital, food services and medical nutrition services were conducted by the same dietitians in all time. The numbers of dietitians and cooks per 100 beds were fewer in the large hospitals with more than 400 beds than the hospitals with less than 400 beds, and the number of cooking and meal serving assistants were the just opposit. The average productivity of food service was 44.5 meals per hour for each dietitian, 84.8 meals per hour for a cook and 7.0 meals per hour for a cooking and meal serving assistant. The productivities for dietitians and cooks tend to be higher in large hospitals than middle and small hospitals, whereas the productivities for cooking and meal serving assistants were just opposite. The large hospitals seemed to solve the problem on the lack of working personnels by hiring part-time workers and by utilization of computer system for their works. The pattern of daily work management in food service area was not much different between dietitians duties, but the pattern of daily work management in medical nutrition service area was different in a way which the analysis of patients nutrient intakes was almost not conducted by dietitians handling both food services and medical nutrition services. Therefore, this study demonstrates that there are significant differences in the infra structures conducting nutrition services among hospitals, suggesting that the strategies to improve this improve this structure in relation to the improvement of service qualities need to be investigated in the future. (Korean J Nutrition 34(4) : 458∼471, 2001)