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국내 석탄화력발전소 내 작업종사자의 입자 흡입에 따른 내부피폭 방사선량 평가 (Assessment of Internal Radiation Dose Due to Inhalation of Particles by Workers in Coal-Fired Power Plants in Korea)

  • 이도연;진용호;곽민우;김지우;김광표
    • 방사선산업학회지
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.161-172
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    • 2023
  • Coal-fired power plants handle large quantities of coal, one of the most prominent NORM, and the coal ash produced after the coal is burned can be tens of times more radioactive than the coal. Workers in these industries may be exposed to internal exposure by inhalation of particles while handling NORM. This study evaluated the size, concentration, particle shape and density, and radioactivity concentrations of airborne suspended particles in the main processes of a coal-fired power plant. Finally, the internal radiation dose to workers from particle inhalation was evaluated. For this purpose, airborne particles were collected by size using a multi-stage particle collector to determine the size, shape, and concentration of particles. Samples of coal and coal ash were collected to measure the density and radioactivity of particles. The dose conversion factor and annual radionuclide inhalation amount were derived based on the characteristics of the particles. Finally, the internal radiation dose due to particle inhalation was evaluated. Overall, the internal radiation dose to workers in the main processes of coalfired power plants A and B ranged from 1.47×10-5~1.12×10-3 mSv y-1. Due to the effect of dust generated during loading operations, the internal radiation dose of fly ash loading processes in both coal-fired power plants A and B was higher than that of other processes. In the case of workers in the coal storage yard at power plants A and B, the characteristic values such as particle size, airborne concentration, and working time were the same, but due to the difference in radioactivity concentration and density depending on the origin of the coal, the internal radiation dose by origin was different, and the highest was found when inhaling coal imported from Australia among the five origins. In addition, the main nuclide contributing the most to the internal radiation dose from the main processes in the coal-fired power plants was thorium due to differences in dose conversion factors. However, considering the external radiation dose of workers in coal-fired power plants presented in overseas research cases, the annual effective dose of workers in the main processes of power plants A and B does not exceed 1mSv y-1, which is the dose limit for the general public notified by the Nuclear Safety Act. The results of this study can be utilized to identify the internal exposure levels of workers in domestic coal-fired power plants and will contribute to the establishment of a data base for a differential safety management system for NORM-handling industries in the future.

멕시코의 관광산업과 감정노동의 다차원성 (Tourism Industry and the Multidimensionality of Emotional Labor in Mexico)

  • 주종택
    • 이베로아메리카
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    • 제22권1호
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    • pp.73-109
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    • 2020
  • 관광산업에서는 종사자들이 고객들과 직접 대면 접촉을 할 기회가 빈번하다는 점에서 감정노동과 관련된 문제가 발생할 가능성이 매우 높은 분야이다. 그렇지만 감정노동이 유사한 상황에서 항상 모두에게 동일한 형태로 인식되는 것은 아니다. 조사지에서 보는 것과 같이 감정노동은 개인의 특성과 사회문화적, 경제적 상황에 따라 다양하게 나타난다. 감정노동에 영향을 미치는 요소가 대단히 많고, 또 이런 요소들이 미치는 영향력의 수준은 시기와 장소에 따라 상이하게 표출될 수도 있다. 감정노동에 대한 생각이나 감정 노동으로 인한 스트레스 등 심리적, 정신적 고통은 여러 가지 요인에 의해 달라진다. 연령, 근무기간, 성별에 따라 감정노동에 대한 판단은 분명한 차이를 보인다. 특히 미국으로의 국제노동이주의 경험이나 향후에 국제노동 이주에 참여할 의사가 있는 사람들의 경우에는 감정노동을 심각한 문제로 인식하지 않거나 오히려 긍정적인 사회문화적 경험으로 받아들이는 경우가 많았다. 실제로 오아하카에 다양한 형태의 관광분야 종사자들이 존재하고, 이들이 겪는 경험은 개인과 경제적, 사회문화적 환경에 따라 매우 다르다. 오아하카의 관광 분야 종사자들의 감정노동도 여러 가지 조건에 따라 다양한 형태를 지니고 있다. 감정노동의 긍정적 혹은 부정적 인식과 결과는 개인과 작업조건의 상황에 따라 상이하게 표출된다. 즉 개인의 인성이나 경험, 사회문화적 특성, 작업장에서의 자율성 등 사회경제적 조건이 상당한 영향을 미친다. 결과적으로 개인에게 표현되고 이해되는 감정노동의 형태와 영향은 상당히 다양하고 상황에 따라 변화할 수도 있다. 이런 문제들을 고려하면 감정노동이 나타나는 방식은 경제적 요소 뿐 아니라 사회문화적 혹은 개인적 요소에 의해 상당한 영향을 받는다. 또 특정 업종이나 일의 성격에 따라 감정노동의 존재와 심각성을 주어진 것으로 간주하기보다, 개인에 따른 감정노동의 차이를 인지하고, 감정노동으로 인한 문제의 심각성을 경험하는 방식과 내용이 개인마다 상당히 다르다는 점도 함께 인식해야 한다. 이런 의미에서 감정노동의 역동성과 다양성, 다차원성을 분명하게 새로운 시각으로 파악할 필요가 있다.

일부지역 산업재해환자 실태 연구 -대구, 경북지역 일부 종합병원 중심으로- (A Study of Industrial Patients from Selected General Hospitals in the Kyung Pook and Taegu City Areas)

  • 허춘복;남철현
    • 한국환경보건학회지
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.78-94
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    • 1991
  • The purpose of this study is to research the actual conditions of industrial accident patients and to produce worker satisfaction and a rational and effective counter measure pain. Direct interviews with 179 cases (in and out patients) were carried out during a three month period from April to July 1990, at six hospitals two general hospitals Sun Lin and Sung Mo in Po Hang, and four general hospitals in Taegu Kyung Pook University Hospital, Dong San Medical Center, Young Nam Medical Center and Catholic Hospital. The results of this study are summarized as follows: 1. Among the 179 cases, 51.6 % were male and 48.4 % were female. The two largest age groups were 30~39, 31.8 % and 20~29, 27.4 %. Among the 179 cases, 51.6% were married, the largest family number was 2 to 3, 41.1% and 4 to 5, 25.6%. Educationally, graduation from high school was the largest group, 46.4% among the patients, followed by middle school and primary school. The largest group income level was from 40~69만원, 45.2%. The largest group of patients who worked over 50 hrs. a week was 52.0%. The largest group of patients who worked less than 1 year was 44.7%, of the patients in work places of less than 100 people, 60.3% were injured and in work places of 100~299 people, 20.1% were injured. In manufacturing, the lagest group injured was 55.3%, the next group was transport, stroage, communication. The largest group of production workers injured was 40.2%. 2. The cause of injury in the largest group was facility problems, 33.5%. The next group was unsafe habits, 30.2% a lack of safety knowledge, 17.9% and insufficient supervision, 12.3%. The 30~39 year age group was head the highest number of injuries, 40.4% work places with more than 10 yeras of work, 44.4% work palces with more than 1000 people, 56.3% and mining accidents, 80.0%. Among these groups the highest cause of injury was due to facility problems. 3. The accident pattern showed machinery injuries 28.5% as the largest group, followed by falls & falling objects 17.3%, fire & electric 15.1%, struke by an object 14.5%, followed by overaction and vehicular accidents. The accident pattern showed 46.4 % among workers over the 50 year age group, workers in the 5~10 year group, 50.0 % places employing more than 1000 workers, 35.3 % : construction 73.7%, and construction workers 57.1%, among these fall & falling objects caused the greatest number of injuries. 4. The largest group of injuries was fractures 54.8%, trauma 14.5%, amputation 11.7%, open wound, and burns. The largest number of fractures occurred in people in the 30~39 year age group, 63.2 % over 10 years of work, 55.6% in work places of 300~400 people, 63.6% construction 63.2% and general workers 57.2 %. 5. The largest group of injuries was upper extremity 45.3%, lower extremity 24.0%, trunk 18.5 % and head or neck 12.2%. Of these groups, upper extremity injuries were the highest in those less 20 years old 75.0%, less than 1 years of work 59.5%, in work places of 500~999 people 60.0%, manufacturing 56.6 % and production workers 55.6%. 6. Periods of injury showed 34 people injured in September, to be the largest followed by October, 32 August, 22 people July, 19 people and the lowest December, 2 people. During the week, Friday had the largest group injured, 35 people followed by Saturday, 26 people and the lowest was Wednesday, 17 people, During the day 1400 hours had the largest group injured, 38 people followed by 800 hours, 31 people. 7. On a basis of 5 as the highest mark, the average, according to worker satisfaction showed facility safety 3.55, work environment 3.47, income 3.44, job 3.21 and treatment 2.98. 8. The correlation between general characteristics and injury showed that age was directly correlated to the duration of work(r=.2591) p<0.01, age was directly correlated to industry (r=2311) p<0.01, and the duration was directly correlated to occupation(r =.4372) p<0.001.

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산림환경 이용 빈도가 근로자의 스트레스에 미치는 영향: 의료 및 상담서비스기관 종사자에 대한 비교 연구 (Effect of Frequency of Using Forest Environment on Workers' Stress: a Comparative Study on Workers in Medical and Counseling Service Institution)

  • 정원희;우종민;유지수
    • 한국산림과학회지
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    • 제103권1호
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    • pp.129-136
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    • 2014
  • 본 연구는 산림환경 이용 빈도에 따라 근로자의 스트레스 수준에 어떤 차이가 있는지를 알아보고자 했다. 이를 위해 정서적 스트레스와 소진 경험이 많은 것으로 알려진 감정노동 직업군 중에서 연구대상자를 선정했다. 수도권 소재 의료기관과 상담기관의 직원 370명을 대상으로 사전 설문조사를 실시하여 산림이용 빈도에 따라 이들을 분류했다. 이후 캠프와 대조군 검사에 서면으로 참여의사를 밝힌 인원을 모집한 결과, 최종적으로 산림환경 이용 빈도가 높은 집단이 27명, 산림환경 이용 빈도가 낮은 집단 42명의 총 69명이 연구에 참여하였다. 이들을 대상으로 Worker's Stress Response Inventory (WSRI), Recovery Experience Questionnaire (REQ), Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS)와 같은 심리사회적 변인과 심박변이도(heart rate variability), 코티솔(cortisol), 자연살해세포(Natural Killer cell) 등의 생물학적 변인 검사를 실시한 결과, 산림환경 이용 빈도에 따라 스트레스 수준에 차이가 나타나는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 산림이용 빈도 "높음" 집단은 우울, 직무증상과 스트레스 반응 총점(WSRI)이 "낮음" 집단에 비해 유의미하게 적었으며, 스트레스에서의 회복경험 총점(REQ) 역시 통계적으로 유의하게 "낮음" 집단보다 높았다. MBI-GS의 정서적 고갈과 직업성취감 감소, 총점에서도 "높음" 집단이 유의하게 낮은 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 대부분의 다른 지표에서도 동일한 경향성이 관찰되었다. 생물학적 변인에서는 통계적으로 유의한 결과는 없었으나 "높음" 집단은 심박변이도의 SDNN 및 RMSSD, TP 지표와 자연살해세포 활성도에서 높은 수치를 나타내었고, 코티솔은 낮았다. 이 결과는 평소 산림환경을 자주 이용하는 사람들이 심리사회적인 스트레스가 낮고, 생물학적으로도 더 스트레스를 적게 받는 상태에 있음을 의미한다.

일부지역 산업재해환자 실태 조사 연구 -대구${\cdot}$경북지역 일부 종합병원 중심으로- (A Study of Industrial Patients from Selected General in the Kyung Pook and Taegu City areas)

  • 허춘복
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • 제3권1호
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    • pp.151-174
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    • 1991
  • The purpose of this study is to research the actual conditions of industrial accident patients and to produce worker satisfaction and a rational and effective counter measure plan. Direct interviews with 179 cases (in and out patients) were carried out during a three month period from April to July 1990, at six hospitals : two general hospitals Sun Lin and Sung Mo in Po Hang, and four general hospitals in Taegu : Kyung pooh University Hospital, Dong San Medical Center, Young Nam Medical Center and Catholic Hospital. The results of this study are summarized as fellows : 1. Among the 179 cases, $51.6\%$ were male and $48.4\%$ were female. The two largest age groups were 30-39, $31.8\%$ and 20-29, $27.4\%$. Among the 179 cases, $51.6\%$ were married, the largest family number was 2 to 3, $41.1\%$ and 4 to 5, $25.6\%$. Educationally, graduation from high school was the largest group, $46.4\%$ among ,the patients, followed by middle school and primary school. The largest group income level was from 40-69 만원, $45.2\%$. The largest group of patients who worked over 50 hrs. a week was $52.0\%$. The largest group of patients who worked less than 1 year was $44.7\%$, of the patients in work places of less than 100 people, $60.3\%$ were injured and in work places of 100-299 people, $20.1\%$ were injured. In manufacturing, the largest group injured was $55.3\%$, the next group was transport, storage, communication. The largest group of production workers injured was $40.2\%$. 2. The cause of injury in the largest group was facility problems, $33.5\%$. The next group was unsafe habits, $30.2\%$ ; a lack of safety knowledge, $17.9\%$ ; and insufficient supervision, $12.3\%$. The 30-39 year age group head the highest number of injuries, $40.4\%$ ; work places with more than 10 years of work, $44.4\%$ ; work places with more than 1000 people, $56.3\%$ and mining accidents, $80.0\%$. Among. these groups the highest cause of injury was due to facility problems. 3. The accident pattern showed machinery injuries $28.5\%$ as the largest group, followed by falls & falling objects $17.3\%$, fire & electric $15.1\%$, strucke by an object $14.5\%$, followed by overaction and vehicular accidents. The accident pattern showed $46.4\%$ among workers over the 50 year age group, workers in the 5-10 year group, $50.0\%$ ; places employing more than 1000 workers, $35.3\%$ ; construction $73.7\%$, and construction workers $57.1\%$, among these fall & falling objects caused the greatest number of injuries. 4. The largest group of injuries was fractures $54.8\%$, trauma $14.5\%$, amputation $11.7\%$, open wound, and burns. The largest number of fractures occurred in people in the 30-39 year age group, $63.2\%$ : over 10 years of work, $55.0\%$ ; in work places of 300-490 people, $63.6\%$ ; construction $63.2\%$ and general workers $57.2\%$. 5. The largest group of injuries was upper extremity $45.3\%$, lower extremity $24.0\%$, trunk $18.5\%$ and head or neck $12.2\%$. Of these groups, upper extremity injuries were the highest in those less than 20 years old $75.0\%$, less than 1 year or work $59.5\%$, in work places of 500-999 people $60.0\%$, manufacturing $56.6\%$ and production workers $55.6\%$. 6. Periods of injury showed 34 people injured in September, to be the largest followed by October, 32 ; August, 22 people : July, 19 people and the lowest December, 2 people. During the week, Friday had the largest group injured, 35 people ; followed by Saturday, 26 people and the lowest was Wednesday, 17 people, During the day 1400 hours had the largest group injured, 38 people ; followed by 800 hours, 31 people. 7. On a basis of 5 as the highest mark, the average, according to worker satisfaction showed facility safety 3.55, work environment 3.47, income 3.44, job 3.21 and treatment 2.98. 8. The correlation between general characteristics and injury showed that age was directly correlated to the duration of work (r=2591) p<0.01, age was directly correlated to industry (r=2311) p<0.01, and the duration was directly correlated to occupation (r=4372) p<0.001.

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농산물우수관리제도 (GAP) 적용을 위한 고추농가의 미생물학적 위해도 평가 (Microbiological Hazard Analysis of Hot Pepper Farms for the Application of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) System)

  • 남민지;허록원;이원경;김경열;정도영;김정숙;심원보;정덕화
    • 농업생명과학연구
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    • 제45권6호
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    • pp.163-173
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    • 2011
  • 본 연구에서는 고추재배 농가에 대한 농산물우수관리제도(Good agricultural practices, GAP) 적용을 위한 미생물학적 위해분석을 수행하였다. 경북 청송에 위치한 고추재배 농가 3곳을 선정한 후 재배환경 도구, 작물, 작업자 및 공중낙하균에 대하여 시료를 수집하였고, 위생지표세균, 병원성 미생물 및 곰팡이를 분석하였다. 그 결과, 일반세균, 대장균군 및 곰팡이는 3 곳의 농가에서 각각 0.7~6.2, 0.2~4.7, 0.4~4.3 log CFU 수준으로 확인되었고 총 90점의 시료 중 4점의 시료(작물 잎 1점, 농업용수 1점 및 토양 2점)에서 대장균이 검출되었다. 병원성 미생물 Staphylococcus aureus의 경우 B 농가의 작업복에서만 $1.0log\;CFU/100cm^2$로 검출되었고, Bacillus cereus는 B와 C 농가의 재배환경 도구와 작업자에서 1.0~2.5 log CFU 수준으로 확인되었다. 그러나 다른 병원성 미생물의 경우는 모든 시료에서 검출한계이하의 수준으로 검출되었다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때 농가에서 재배되고 있는 고추에 대한 잠재적인 미생물학적 위해가 확인되었고, 이를 최소화할 수 있는 관리시스템, 예를 들면 GAP와 같은 관리시스템이 미생물학적 위해로부터 고추의 안전성 확보를 위해 적용되어야 할 것으로 판단된다.

우리나라 잔디 생산과 재배 관리실태 (Sod Production and Current Status of Cultivation Management in Korea)

  • 배은지;이광수;김동수;한은희;이상명;이동운
    • Weed & Turfgrass Science
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    • 제2권1호
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    • pp.95-99
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    • 2013
  • 잔디 생산농가의 생산과 관리 실태를 알아보기 위하여 2010년과 2011년 57개 농가를 대상으로 설문조사를 수행하였다. 경영실태 분석 결과 주업과 겸업이 비슷한 비율로 진행되는 혼농형태의 경영을 하고 있는 것으로 나타났고, 경영규모별 소유형태는 0.5 ha 이상 규모에서 임차의 비율이 높았다. 잔디 생산 농가에서는 신품종, 시비와 토양 등의 집중관리, 병해충에 높은 관심을 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 판매처 및 노동력 등의 문제로 인해 잔디산업의 미래에 대해서는 낙관적이지 못하였다. 잔디 재배의 정보는 이웃의 경험에 의존하는 농가가 81.8%로 가장 많았다. 품종 선호도 분석에서는 32.1%의 재배자들이 번식력이 우수한 품종에 가장 관심이 높았다. 잔디 재배농가는 정부에 대한 요구사항으로 금융지원(28.1%), 유통구조 개선(26.6%), 우수한 잔디품종 보급(23.4%) 등이었다.

수도권 지역 직장인의 음식 관련 스마트폰 어플리케이션 이용 실태와 만족도 (Usage and Satisfaction of Food-related Smartphone Applications of Office Workers in Seoul Area)

  • 길문경;정희선;윤지영
    • 한국식품영양학회지
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    • 제27권6호
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    • pp.1096-1106
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    • 2014
  • This study was conducted to figure the usage status and satisfaction of food-related smartphone applications by generic characteristics and food purchase attributes of Seoul area workers. The results show that health vitality-oriented group, married compared to single, those with higher eating-out expenses possess more food-related applications (p<0.05). The primary reason for the usage of food-related applications was the need for food-related information (53.7%). The highest application subjects in use were restaurant-related information and recipe information. The real-life aid food-related applications utilized most were also restaurant information (60.7%) and recipe information (28.3%). Health vitality-oriented respondents especially turned out to use nutrition information and food functionality information often (p<0.01), and recipes or calories & diet information usage frequency was higher in women than in men (p<0.001). Restaurant-related information were more frequently used by singles, highly educated, and those with high income and eating-out expenses (p<0.05). Satisfaction of food-related applications was normal (3.06), showing that the satisfactory level is not yet high. Satisfaction regarding purchase attributes showed that the health vitality-oriented group (3.19) was more satisfied compared to other groups (p<0.05), and women (3.16) were more satisfied that men (2.89) were (p<0.05). Inconveniences of food-related applications were highest in usage fee (3.29), simplicity of information (3.28), lack of reliability of information and need for update (3.10). The results of this study implies that various subdivisions of food-related applications users should be implemented; at the same time, food-related applications covering diverse subjects that regard each group's characteristics should be developed in order to utilize food-related knowledge and information as a marketing tool in the food industry; this can efficiently be done by paying attention to the quality of information and updates within applications.

일부 섬유 제조업 근로자의 피로자각 증상에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Perceived Symptoms of Fatigue of the Workers in the Textile Industry)

  • 서인선;안옥희
    • 한국보건간호학회지
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.81-97
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    • 1993
  • This study was carried out to analyze the factors of the perieved symptoms of fatigue of the industrial workers, to examine the inter-relatisnship of the above factors with their general charactenstics and the environments of working area for the examination of their health status and the effective health management of them. This study was undertaken from December 1 to December 20, 1990. The subjets were 495 workers who had worked at the Industrial complex located in Chonbuk Province. The result of this study were as follows: 1. The worker's percieved symptoms of fatigue were classified to the following seven factors; A) Musculo-Skeletal Symptoms, B) Neuro-Psychial Symptoms, C) Optical Symptoms, D) Heart Symptoms, E) Head Symptoms, F) Respiratory Symptoms, G) Genital Symptoms 2. Analysis of the inter-relationship of their percieved symptoms of fatigue with general characteristics; 1) The difference of distribution to their percieved symptoms of fatigue according to sexuality was significant; Female were higher than Male $(p{\leqq}0.001$, p<0.005) 2) The difference of distribution to their percieved symptoms of fatigue according to age was significant; Age group under 24 years of age were higher than the other's group (p<0.001). 3) The difference of distribution to their percieved symptoms of fatigue according to the level of education was significant; Workers who stand on a low intellectual were higher than workers on a high intellectual level. 4) The difference of distribution to their percieved symptoms of fatigue for a week was the highest when worked at sunday. 5) The difference of distribution to their percieved symptoms of fatigue for seasons was high at spring. 3. Analysis of the inter-relationship of their percieved symptoms of fatigue with the environments of working area. 1) The difference of distribution of their percieved symptoms of fatigue according to the working department was significant; Production workers were higher than office workers. 2) The difference of distribution of their percieved symptoms of fatigue related with working posture was significant; Sitting: Musculo-Skeletal symptoms (p<0.05), Optical symptoms (p<0.005) 3) The more dissatisfied with their's own duty they were, the higher became the distribution of their percieved symptoms of fatigue (p<0.001. p<0.005, p<0.05) 4) The more dissatisfied with their working condition they were, the higher became the degree of their percieved symptoms of fatigue (p<0.001. P<0.05) 5) The difference of distribution of their percieved symptoms of fatigue according to kinds of job was significant: Workers who has handled heavy materials were higher than who had not handled $(p{\leqq}0.001$, p<0.05). Workers who has handled chemical materials: Optical, symptoms $(p{\leqq}0.001)$. Workers who has handled dusty materials: Respiratory symptoms (p<0.01) 6) The environment of working area was significantly affected to the distribution of their percieved symptoms of fatigue: Workers complains of a illumination problem; Optical symptoms (p<0.005), Heart symptoms (p<0.005) Workers complains of a ventilation problem: Heart symptoms (p<0.05), Optical symptoms, Heart symptoms (p<0.01) Musculo-skeletal symptoms ($p{\leqq}0.001$)

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소규모 제조업 남성 근로자의 근골격계질환 자각증상 및 관련요인 (Musculoskeletal Disorder Symptoms and Related Factors among Male Workers in Small-scale Manufacturing Industries)

  • 이승현;이주연;조영채
    • 한국산학기술학회논문지
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    • 제13권9호
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    • pp.4025-4035
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    • 2012
  • 본 연구는 소규모 제조업 사업장 근로자들의 근골격계질환 자각증상 호소율을 알아보고, 인구사회학적 특성, 건강관련행위 특성, 직업관련 특성 및 직무스트레스 요인과의 관련성을 검토하고자 시도하였다. 연구대상은 50인 미만의 소규모 제조업 사업장 62개소를 임의로 선정하여, 이들 사업장에 근무하고 있는 생산직 남성 근로자 856명으로 하였다. 조사는 2011년 10월 1일부터 11월 30일까지의 기간 동안에 조사대상 사업장에서 건강검진업무를 수행하는 의사와 간호사에 의해 자기기입식 설문조사(self-administered questionnaire)를 통해 이루어졌다. 연구결과, 조사대상자의 근골격계질환 자각증상 호소율은 82.0%이었으며, 로지스틱회귀분석 결과 근골격계질환 자각증상의 관련요인으로는 결혼상태, 비만도(BMI), 주관적인 건강상태, 음주여부, 직급, 근무경력, 질병으로 인한 결근여부, 외래진료여부가 유의한 관련성이 있는 요인으로 나타났다. 이상과 같은 결과를 볼 때, 50인 미만 제조업 근로자들의 근골격계질환 자각증상 호소율은 일반 대기업이나 중소기업보다 훨씬 높은 호소율을 보였으며, 인구사회학적 특성, 건강관련행위 특성, 직업관련 특성 및 직무스트레스 등의 여러 요인과 관련성이 있는 것으로 나타났다.