• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.149-158
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• 2018

Background: Work comfort studies have been extensively conducted, especially in the underground and meteorological fields resulting in an avalanche of recommendations for their evaluation. Nevertheless, no known or universally accepted model for comprehensively assessing the thermal work condition of the underground mine environment is currently available. Current literature presents several methods and techniques, but none of these can expansively assess the underground mine environment since most methods consider only one or a few defined factors and neglect others. Some are specifically formulated for the built and meteorological climates, thus making them unsuitable to accurately assess the climatic conditions in underground development and production workings. Methods: This paper presents a series of sensitivity analyses to assess the impact of environmental parameters and metabolic rate on the thermal comfort for underground mining applications. An approach was developed in the form of a "comfort model" which applied comfort parameters to extensively assess the climatic conditions in the deep, hot, and humid underground mines. Results: Simulation analysis predicted comfort limits in the form of required sweat rate and maximum skin wettedness. Tolerable worker exposure times to minimize thermal strain due to dehydration are predicted. Conclusion: The analysis determined the optimal air velocity for thermal comfort to be 1.5 m/s. The results also identified humidity to contribute more to deviations from thermal comfort than other comfort parameters. It is expected that this new approach will significantly help in managing heat stress issues in underground mines and thus improve productivity, safety, and health.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.282-294
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 광산안전관리를 위한 충돌방지시스템의 개발 현황과 적용사례를 분석하였다. 광업 선진국인 미국과 호주에서 사용하는 충돌방지시스템의 용어를 정의하고 이용되는 센서 기술들을 비교하였다. 또한 해외의 광산 회사들이 개발한 충돌방지시스템인 $MineAlert^{TM}$ Collision Awareness System, Cat $MineStar^{TM}$, Intelligent Proximity Detection 기술 등에 대해 소개하였다. 국내 광업 분야에서는 충돌방지시스템을 개발한 사례가 없었으며 건설과 철도 분야에서 이와 유사한 개념의 시스템을 확인할 수 있었다. 충돌방지시스템을 도입하면 광산에서 발생할 수 있는 충돌사고를 방지하여 작업자의 안전을 개선시킬 수 있을 것이며, 해외의 개발 사례를 통해 국내 광산 환경에 적합한 센서 기술을 개발하고 적용하는 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 조형예술학연구
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• 제7권
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• pp.128-149
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• 2005

주사총은 중국의 현대 미술문화를 형성하는 시기에 중요한 영향을 끼친 여성 화가이다. 그는 1939년에 태어나 1996년에 사망하였는데 중국 정치 사회의 격변기를 지나면서 그 영향을 받았다. 그의 실제적인 작품 활동 기간은 중국 '문화대혁명'이 끝나고 1978년부터 약 1990년까지 약 13년밖에 되지 않는 짧은 기간이다. 특히 1985년 이후 류마티스 관절염에 의해 그림을 그릴 수 없을 정도로 사지가 뒤틀리는 고통 속에서도 틈틈이 그림을 그리는 창작렬을 보였다. 주사총의 작품의 변환을 보면 크게 '리얼리즘의 표현시기', '<광공도>의 표현시기', '이족(彛族)의 표현시기', '연화(蓮花)의 표현시기'로 나누어 볼 수 있다. 그의 작품 가운데 <광공도>는 많은 사람들에게 충격을 주었으며, 중국의 현대인물화에 있어서 전환적인 영향을 끼쳤는데 중국의 전통적인 인물화 표현에서 벗어나 화면을 분할하고, 인물을 변형하거나 왜곡시켜 새로운 인물화를 보여 주었다. 주사총 작품세계의 특성은 '전통성', '리얼리즘', '역사성'의 표현으로 볼 수 있다. 주사총은 중국 전통 회화표현을 바탕으로 서양의 표현과 자신의 개성적 표현을 더했으며, '문화대혁명기' 때는 인물의 실사표현을 통한 리얼리즘을 보여 주었다. 그리고 '이족'을 나타낸 작품들에서는 그들 삶의 모습들을 생생하게 그려내었다. 일제 만행의 역사적인 기록을 바탕으로 <광공도>가 이루어진 것에서는 '역사'를 재해석하여 화면을 구성하는 창의성을 볼 수 있다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.778-781
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• 1988

With the advent of widespread mechanization and high-speed era, the incidence of traumatic rupture of the tracheobronchial tree has been increased considerably. Rupture of the bronchus is an unusual result of nonpenetrating trauma to the chest. This case was a 30 years old male who was a worker in the mine. The patient had sustained a compression chest injury with multiple rib fracture. At the time trauma, he was suffered from dyspnea, hemoptysis and hemopnemothorax of both side were noted. After tracheostomy, corrective surgery was performed with end-to-end anastomosis on the 8th time after trauma. Postoperative course was uneventful and good result of bronchogram with hypaque on the 16th day after operation.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.289-297
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• 2019

Objectives: To identify the positive rate of and the risk factors associated with latent tuberculosis infection(LTBI) in mine workers, the objectives of the present study evaluated those among former mine workers. Methods: Between January 2015 and May 2017, former male mine workers who had been subjects for epidemiology research for work-related chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) and had received QuantiFERON-$TB^{(R)}$ Gold In-Tube(QFT-GIT) from the Institute of Occupation and Environment(IOE) under Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service(KCOMWEL) were selected as the study subjects. To identify significant variables for increased risk of LTBI, logistic regression analysis was performed. Results: A total of 736 male former mine workers were selected as study subjects. The positive rate of LTBI among subjects was 69.2%(509/736). The current smoking[odds ratio(OR), 2.3; 95% confidence interval(CI), 1.1-4.9], COPD(OR, 1.4; 95% CI, 0.9-2.3), department loading(OR, 1.8; 95% CI, 0.9-3.4) and mining(OR, 1.5; 95% CI, 0.9-2.5), and working duration of over 20(OR, 1.6; 95% CI, 0.9-3.1) and over 30 years(OR, 2.2; 95% CI, 0.9-4.9) were associated with increased risk of LTBI. The interferon-gamma(IFN-${\gamma}$) level after stimulation with Mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB)-specific antigens showed a significantly negative correlation with age(r=-0.126). Conclusions: The present study determined that the high positive rate of LTBI among mine workers was associated with not only the host factors but also the occupational exposure to mine dust.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.108-123
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• 2019

최근 전 세계적으로 지하 광산 내 안전관리의 중요성이 부각됨에 따라 실시간 작업자 위치추적, 모니터링 시스템, 원격 제어 등 정보통신기술을 접목한 광산안전관리 기술 개발이 한창 진행 중이다. 이러한 기술들은 네트워크 구축의 유연성을 위해 주로 무선 통신 방식이 적용되고 있으며, 국내에서도 지하 광산 내 무선 통신 네트워크를 통한 모니터링 시스템을 구축한 사례들이 있지만 국내 기준에 맞는 기술 개발이 필요한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 지그비 기술을 활용하여 실시간 환경 모니터링 시스템을 개발하고 국내 석회석 광산에 적용한 결과를 고찰하였다. 나아가 개발된 환경 모니터링 시스템을 실시간 통기 모니터링 인터페이스인 $VentSim^{TM}$ LiveView와 연동하여 활용성을 검토하였다. 본 연구는 향후 통기 설비 제어 등 광산 통기 시스템 최적화에 관한 연구에 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.209-231
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• 2018

지하광산 내 심각한 사고가 전 세계적으로 끊임없이 발생하고 있다. 작업자의 생명과 건강을 확보하고 생산성을 향상시키기 위해서 최근 갱내 무선센서 네트워크 기반 환경 모니터링 및 통신 시스템의 구축을 위한 수많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 국내에서도 최근 정보통신기술의 도입으로 이러한 시스템의 개발 및 구축 사례가 증가하기 시작했지만 갱내통기를 고려한 환경 모니터링에 대한 국내연구는 미비하다. 본 연구에서는 갱내 무선센서 네트워크의 구축 및 환경 모니터링에 관련한 해외의 다양한 연구 동향을 분석하였고, 특히 환경 모니터링 시스템의 갱내통기와 관련한 7가지 세부 주제에 대하여 고찰하였다. 또한 실시간 모니터링을 수행한 연구의 동향을 통기 네트워크 해석에 활용되는 상용 소프트웨어 별로 정리하여 고찰하였다. 본 연구를 통해 국내광산에 적용하기 위해 추후 연구가 필요한 주제와 국내에 적용 중인 갱내환경 기준에 대해 논의하였다. 본 논문은 국내 지하광산 내 무선센서 네트워크 기반의 환경모니터링과 통신 시스템의 구축과 관련한 향후 연구에 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.317-323
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• 2021

Background: The surface mining industry has one of the highest fatality rates among private industries in the United States. Despite recent decreases in the fatality rates of comparable industries, the fatality rate in the surface mining industry has increased. Meanwhile, a lack of safety research in surface mining has hindered efforts to improve safety strategies in the surface mining workplace. Method: This study examined quarry workers' hazard identification skills by conducting a case study of a surface mining facility in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Semistructured interviews were conducted with eight quarry workers who were employed at the mine facility. In addition to the interviews, data were collected through field notes, notes from an expert meeting with safety managers, and site photographs to explore quarry workers' safety behaviors in the workplace. Results: The results showed that quarry workers identified hazards and improved their safety performance by translating safety knowledge learned from training into practice, acquiring hands-on work experience, learning from coworkers, and sharing responsibilities among team members. Conclusion: This study contributes to understanding quarry workers' safe performance beyond what they have learned in safety training to include their interaction with other workers and hand-on experience in the workplace. This study informs practitioners in the surface mining industry to build a safe work environment as they design effective safety programs for employees.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.38-40
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• 1976

Rupture of a bronchus is an unusual result of nonpenetrating trauma to the chest. This case was a 19 year old male who was a worker in the mine. The patient had sustained a compression chest injury without external wound or rib fracture. At five days after trauma, he was suffered from dyspnea and the symptom was progressively increased. Two weeks after the chest trauma, a diagnosis of left main bronchial obstruction due to traumatic bronchial rupture was made by means of bronchoscopy and bronchography. He was operated upon. The left lung was completely atelectatic and the left main bronchus was found to be transected at the level of 3cm from carina. End-to-end anastomosis of the bronchus was performed and the left lung was aerated very well. postoperative course was uneventful.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.247-254
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• 1987

Serum immunoglobulin(Ig)A, IgG, IgM, levels were measured in 99 coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) patients and 12 healthy coal workers and 9 non-miners to compare with each group by the radiological categories, its complications and working period in coal mine. Serum were measured by nephelometry, The findings were as follows: 1) Serum IgA levels were significantly different between three groups of CWP patient, healthy coal worker and non-miner ($mean{\pm}standard$ deviation: $226.4{\pm}87.7,\;221.3{\pm}45.1,\;170.1{\pm}65.7$ respectively). 2) There were no significant differences of Ig levels among radiological categories of CWP. 3) There were no significant differences of Ig levels among simple pneumoconiosis and its complicated disorders. 4) The three Ig levels were slightly increased in the group of mining years less than 20 years (IgA: r=0.1869, p<0.10 IgG: r=0.2902, p<0.05 IgM: r=0.2889, p<0.05).