• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.267-278
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• 2011

Objectives: A great number of hazardous agents can be emitted from various types of art-creation in a fine arts college, but little data on exposure assessment has been published. A variety of processes encompassing toxic or non-toxic materials, tools, and components are involved in a sculptor work at a fine art college. The aim of this study was to assess exposure levels to particulates and noise during sculpture classes in a college of fine arts. Methods: Students in sculpture classes participated in this study. Mass, number, and surface area concentrations of particulates, noise level, temperature and relative humidity were monitored by both personal and area sampling during the tasks of metal, wood, and stone sculpting. Results: The number and surface concentration of particulates was the highest in the task of wood sculpting, followed by metal and stone work. The mass concentration of particulates was the highest in stone sculpting (personal GM 3.0 mg/$m^3$, GSD 3.0), followed by wood (personal GM 1.5 mg/$m^3$, GSD 1.8) and metal work (personal GM 0.95 mg/$m^3$, GSD 1.51) in that order. Occupational exposure limits (OEL) for particulates depends on the type of particulate. For wood dust, 86% (six subjects) of the personal samples and all area samples exceeded the Korean OEL for wood dust (1 mg/$m^3$), while 20% (two subjects) among stone sculpting students were exposed above the Korean OEL (10 mg/$m^3$). In contrast, metal sculpting did not exceed the OEL (5 mg/$m^3$). For noise level, metal sculpting students (Leq 95.1 dB(A) in the morning, 85.3 dB(A) in the afternoon) were exposed the most, followed by stone sculpting (88.3 dB(A)), and wood sculpting (84.8 dB(A)) in that order. Compared with the 90 dB(A) of the Korean OEL and 85 dB(A) of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists' threshold limit value (ACGIH-TLV) for noise, 100% of the subjects (five subjects) and area samples during metal sculpting in the morning session exceeded both OELs, but only three subjects (60%) exceeded the ACGIH-TLV in the afternoon session. For stone sculpting, 50% (one subject) and 100% (two subjects) exceeded the Korean OEL and ACGIH-TLV, respectively, but the area sample did not exceed either OEL. During wood sculpting, two subjects (40%) exceeded ACGIH TLV. Conclusions: This work evaluated the sculptors' exposure to particulate matter and noise in fine art college, and revealed a poor working environment for the participating students. Effective measures should be supplemented by the administration of colleges.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.190-199
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• 2003

This study was conducted to determine the factors affecting job satisfaction in workers by using the Job Stress Model proposed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Data were collected from December 1 to December 30, 1999. The subjects were 2,133 workers employed at 155 work sites, who were examined using NIOSH Job Stress questionnaire translated by the Korea Occupational Safety ${\pounds}|$ Health Academy and Occupational Safety ${\pounds}|$ Health Research Institute. SAS/PC program was used for statistical analysis using descriptive analysis. Pearson's correlation coefficient, ANOVA, and Stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results of this study were as follows. 1. According to general characteristics of the subjects, job satisfaction was high in those with less number of children. 2. By work condition, job satisfaction was higher in those who were working in a permanent job position, were working with regular time basis than with shift basis, were working in regular shift hours than in changing shift hours, were working for a short period, and were working less hours and overtime works per week. 3. In terms of physical work environment, job satisfaction was significantly related to 10 physical environmental factors. In other words, job satisfaction was high in workers who were working in an environment with no noise, bright light, temperature adjusted to an appropriate level during summer and winter, humidity adjusted to an appropriate level. well ventilation, clean air, no exposure to hazardous substance during work hour, overall pleasant work environment and not crowded work space. 4. By work-related factors, job satisfaction was high in those with less ambiguity about future job and role, high job control/autonomy, and less workload. On the other hand, job satisfaction was low in those with little utilization of competencies, and much role conflict at work and workload. 5. As for the relationships between job satisfaction and the non-work related factors, job satisfaction was high in workers who were volunteering at different organizations or active in religious activities for 5-10 hours per week. 6. In the relationships between job satisfaction and buffering factors, significantly positive correlations were found between job satisfaction and factors such as support by direct superior, support by peers, and support by spouse, friend and family. 7. There were nine factors that affected job satisfaction in the workers: age, number of children, work hours per week, noise, temperature at the work site during summer, uncomfortable physical environment, role ambiguity, role conflict, ambiguity in job future, work load, no utilization of competencies and social support from direct supervisor. These nine factors accounted for 26% of the total variance in the multiple regression analysis. In conclusion. the following are proposed based on the results of this study. 1. The most important physical environmental factors affecting job satisfaction in workers were noise, role ambiguity, and work load, suggesting a need to develop strategies or programs to manage these factors at work sites. 2. A support system that could promote job satisfaction is needed by emphasizing the roles of occupational health nurses who may be stationed at work sites and manage the factors that could generate job stress. 3. Job satisfaction is one of the three acute responses to stress proposed in NIOSH job stress model (job satisfaction. physical discomfort and industrial accidents). Therefore, further studies need to be conducted on the other two issues.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.565-574
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• 2011

This study analyzed the concentration of the heavy metals(Cd, Hg, iAs) of urine(n=576) from May, 2007 to Oct 2007. The subject was residents in G, Y, H industrial area, Jeollanam-do, in which exposure due to the adjacency of the industrial complex. As to the heavy metal concentration in the urine of the residents in the whole exposed region and the comparing region, the content of cadmium, mercury, and inorganic arsenic in the exposed region group were 1.23, 1.85, and 8.80 ${\mu}g$/g_ct respectively, and those of the comparing region group were 1.87, 2.00, and 8.93 ${\mu}g$/g_ct respectively, which indicates that the concentration of the comparing group was higher than that of the exposed group. The heavy metal concentration for each age group increased in proportion to age except those under 10 for some substances(p<0.01). As to geometric mean concentration cadmium and inorganic arsenic in urine according to the smoking history of the subject, the concentration of the smoking group and the non-smoking group were 1.65 ${\mu}g$/g_ct and 9.13 ${\mu}g$/g_ct respectively, while those of the non-smoking group were 1.47 ${\mu}g$/g_ct and 8.91 ${\mu}g$/g_ct respectively, which indicates that the former is higher than the latter. As to the inorganic arsenic concentration in urine according to the food preference, in order of vegetable, fish, and meat showed high concentration (p<0.01). To clarify the factors affecting the heavy metal concentration in urine among the subjects, the multiple regression analysis was conducted. As a result, it turned out that as to cadmium content in urine, gender, age, drinking, and smoking have influence on the subjects, with explanatory adequacy of 37.5 %.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.303-311
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• 2002

This study evaluated the concentrations of urinary metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in industrial waste incineration workers. The effect of genetic polymorphisms of xenobiotic metabolism enzymes on urinary concentration of PAH metabolites was assessed. And, aromatic DNA adduct levels were also determined in total white blood cells. Fifty employees were recruited from a company handling industrial wastes located in Ansan, Korea: non-exposed group (n=21), exposed group (n=29). Sixteen ambient PAHs were determined by GC/MSD (NIOSH method) from personal breathing zone samples of nine subjects near incinerators. Urinary 1-hydroxypyrene glucuronide (1-OHPG), a major pyrene metabolite, was assayed by synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy after immunoaffinity purification using monoclonal antibody 8E11 (SFS/IAC). Multiplex PCR was used for genotyping for GSTMI/TI and PCR-RFLP for genotyping of CYP1A1 (MspI and Ile/Val). PAH-DNA adducts in peripheral blood WBC were measured by the nuclease P1-enhanced postlabeling assay. Smoking habit, demographic and occupational information were collected by self-administered questionnaire. The range of total ambient PAH levels were 0.00-7.00 mg/㎥ (mean 3.31). Urinary 1-OHPG levels were significantly higher in workers handling industrial wastes than in those with presumed lower exposure to PAHs (p=0.006, by Kruskal-Wallis test). There was a statistically significant dose-response increase in 1-OHPG levels with the number of cigarettes consumed per day (Pearson correlation coefficient=0.686, p<0.001). Urinary 1-OHPG levels in occupationally exposed smoking workers were highest compared with non-occupationally exposed smokers (p=0.053, by Kruskal-Wallis test). Smoking and GSTMI genotype were significant predictors for log-transformed 1-OHPG by multiple regression analysis (overall model R²=0.565, p<0.001), whereas smoking was the only significant predictor for log-transformed aromatic DNA adducts (overall model R²=0.249, p=0.201). Aromatic DNA adducts was also a significantly correlation between log transferred urinary 1-OHPG levels (pearson's correlation coefficient=0.307, p=0.04). However, the partial correlation coefficient adjusting for Age, Sex, and cigarette consumption was not significant (r=0.154, p=0.169). The significant association exists only in individuals with the GSTMI null genotype (pearsons correlation coefficient=0.516, p=0.010; partial correlation coefficient adjusting for age, sex, and cigarette consumption, r=0.363, p=0.038). Our results suggest that the significant increase in urinary 1-OHPG in the exposed workers is due to higher prevalence of smokers among them, and that the association between urinary PAH metabolites and aromatic DNA adducts in workers of industrial waste handling may be modulated by GSTMI genotype. There results remain to be confirmed in future larger studies.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.141-149
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• 2012

최근 최첨단 핵의학 영상기술의 발달로 임상적 이용이 증가되어 방사선 선원을 취급하는 핵의학과 작업종사자의 몸통 부위와 손 부위에 노출되는 외부 피폭선량을 평가하고 검사 빈도가 높은 전신 뼈검사(Whole body Bone Scan)와 양전자 단층촬영(PET/CT)시 방사선 선원($^{99m}Tc$-HDP, $^{18}F$-FDG)의 취급 및 검사에 따른 손 부위 피폭선량을 측정하고자 한다. 방사선 선원 취급 시 방호구 착용 및 손 부위를 측정 할 수 있는 선량계 보유 여부를 알아보기 위해 4개의 의료기관에 설문 하였다. 방사선 선원을 직접 분주하고 주사하는 숙련된 작업종사자의 가슴과 약지손가락에 열형광 선량계을 착용하여 누적된 외부 방사선 선량을 측정하고 손 부위의 외부 방사선량 측정을 위해 구간별 일일 방사선 선원으로부터 노출되는 선량과 시간을 포켓도시메터를 이용하여 각각 측정 하였다. 인천광역시 4개 의료기관을 대상으로 조사한 결과 손 부위의 방사선 피폭선량 측정기를 구비한 의료기관은 1곳을 제외한 3곳은 구비하지 않았고 차폐기구 사용은 방사선 선원으로부터 몸통을 보호하기 위해 차폐기구를 사용한 곳이 대부분 이었고, 일부 의료기관에서는 사용하지 않는 곳도 있었다. 방사선 선원을 직접 분배하고 투여하는 핵의학과 작업종사자의 손 부위 외부피폭 선량은 몸통부위보다 약 2배 이상 많은 선량을 받았고, 검사 빈도가 높은 전신 뼈 검사와 양전자 단층촬영 시 각 구간별 외부피폭 선량을 보면 방사성의약품 합성 및 분배용기 장착, 분배, 투여, 이동 순으로 각각 나타났다. 또한 방사선 선원 투여시 방호구 착용 전/후 손 부위의 피폭선량을 측정한 결과 통계적 유의한 차이가 있었다. 연구결과 작업종사자의 유효선량에는 못 미치지만 비 작업종사자보다 비교적 높은 선량을 받고 있어 방사선 선원을 근거리에서 노출되는 작업종사자는 안전관리 규정을 준수하고 손 부위 선량계(Ring TLD)를 착용하여 방사선 선원으로부터 피폭 저감을 위한 활동을 하여야 한다.

• 분석과학
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.299-308
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• 2003

실내 사무환경에 대해 흡연환경에 따라 흡연실, 흡연 허용 사무실, 비흡연사무실, 흡연실 인접 지역 등을 대상으로 ETS 중 발암물질인 카드뮴을 포함한 금속류, 니코틴, 3-EP, 호흡성먼지등 지표물질의 농도분포와 이의 분포에 영향을 주는 흡연밀도, 흡연지수 등을 조사하여 그 상관성을 파악하였다. 공기교환횟수는 흡연실과 흡연허용사무실에서 각각 평균 11.1, 4.6 회/시간을 나타냈으며, 흡연밀도는 최고 $2.6cig/m^2{\cdot}hr$에서부터 최저 $0.2cig/m^2{\cdot}hr$로 나타났다. 금속류 중 카드뮴은 기하정규분포를 보였으며 흡연환경별 기하평균 농도가 흡연실에서 $0.045{\mu}g/m^3$, 흡연실 인근 지역에서 $0.018{\mu}g/m^3$, 흡연허용사무실에서 $0.021{\mu}g/m^3$, 비흡연사무실에서는 $0.017{\mu}g/m^3$의 분포를 보였으며 통계적으로는 유의한 차이를 나타냈다(p<0.05). 실내 흡연 환경에 따른 카드뮴의 농도 비를 조사한 결과 비흡연실 기준으로 흡연실에서 2.6배, 흡연허용사무실에서 1.2배의 농도 분포를 보였다. 카드뮴과 지표물질간 상관성을 조사한 결과 니코틴과의 상관계수가 0.53 (p<0.001)으로 가장 높게 나타났으며 호흡성먼지와는 0.43, 3-EP와는 가장 낮은 0.41의 상관계수 값을 보였으며, 흡연 밀도와는 0.54 (P<0.001), 흡연지수와는 0.63(p<0.001)의 상관계수 값을 보였다. 이러한 연구 결과를 토대로 ETS 중 중금속류에서는 카드뮴을 지표물질로 활용할 수 있다고 판단할 수 있다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.227-235
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• 1997

병원내 방사선 작업 종사자 51명(진단방사선과 18명, 치료방사선과 17명, 핵의학과 16명)에서 림프구의 염색체이상 빈도를 대조군 49명과 비교하여 저선량 만성피폭시 인체에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 종사자의 축적선량은 0.30-40.07 mSv 였으며 총축적선량 5 mSv 이하가 46%로 가장 많았다. 염색체 이상이 있는 세포수는 종사자군에서 1.275%로, 대조군에서의 0.677%에 비해 더 높았다(p<0.001). 염색분체형 이상은 종사자군이 약간 높은 경향은 있지만 통계적인 유의성은 없었으며, 염색체형 이상은 대조군 $0.344{\times}10^{-2}$/cell에 비해 종사자군이 $0.706{\times}10^{-2}$/cell로 2.1배 높았다(p<0.05). 이중 교환은 대조군 $0.083{\times}10^{-2}$/cell에 비해 종사자군 $0.245{\times}10^{-2}$/cell로 3.0배 높았다(p<0.05). 총축적선량, 최근 5년 및 최근 2년간의 선량은 염색체이상과 선량-반응 관계가 없었으나, 최근 1년간 피폭선량과 염색체형 교환 빈도사이에 유의한 상관관계가 있었다(p<0.05). 근무년수와 염색체 이상빈도와 선량-반응관계는 없었으며, 각 작업부서 별 염색체이상 빈도 및 대조군과의 비교시, 염색체형 교환이 핵의학과 $0.313{\times}10^{-2}$/cell로 가장 높았으며 (p<0.05), 치료방사선과 근무자 $0.265{\times}10^{-2}$/cell (p=0.0622), 진단방사선과 근무자 $0.167{\times}10^{-2}$/cell (p=0.1107)순이었다. 색체이상이 유발될 수 있음을 확인하였으며, 따라서 림프구 염색체이상은 매우 낮은 양의 방사선 피폭에 의하여도 발생함을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.324-333
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• 2006

This study was designed to investigate the effect of bone demineralization and tibia lead on blood lead in retired lead workers. Two hundred thirty five(126 females and 109 males) retired lead workers who worked in 4 different lead factories and 101 non-occupationally lead exposed subjects(51 females and 51 males) were recruited from March 2004 to October 2004. Bone mineral density(BMD) was measured at left calcaneous bone area by broadband ultrasound attenuation(BUA) method with QUS-2(Metra Biosystems Inc, USA). The BUA value transformed into T-score by WHO standard conversion criteria. Tibia bone lead was measured for skeletal bone lead with K-xray fluorescence(K-XRF) and blood lead was analyzed with flameless atomic spectrophotometer. Hemoglobin, hematocrit, serum calcium and iron were also analyzed. In addition, information for smoking and drinking status and basic personal data such as age, gender and lead exposure were also collected using questionnaire inquiry. Blood lead was correlated with tibia lead (r=0.664) and these two variables were negatively correlated with BMD in bivariate analysis. BMD showed significant main effect on the change of blood lead independent to tibia lead without any effect modification of age or gender; the one T-score unit decrease of mineral bone density made $0.43{\mu}g/dl$ increase of blood lead. On the other hand, tibia lead showed effect modification with gender on blood lead; the slope of tibia lead on blood lead in male was steeper than in female and crossed at around zero of tibia lead. In the multiple regression analysis of blood lead and tibia lead on BMD after adjustment of related covariates, only blood lead showed statistically significant effect on BMD. This study confirmed that BMD and blood lead were significantly associated. To verify the causal association of BMD on blood lead and vice versa, further longitudinal studies are needed.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.14-21
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• 1993

7H-dibenzo[c,g]carbazole(DBC)과 dibenz[a, j]acridine(DBA) 및 이의 대사물 trans-DBA-1,2-dihydrodiol(DBA-1,2-DHD), trans-DBA-3,4-dihydrodiol(DBA-3,4-DHD), trans-DBA-5,6-dihydrodiol(DBA-5,6-DHD)]에 의한 DNA adduct형성을 알기 위해 Hsd:ISR 생쥐 피부에 이를 투여하고 용매 추출법으로 DNA를 분리하고 $^{32}P$-postlabeling법으로 DNA adduct를 분석하였다. DBC를 피부에 투여하여 DNA adduct가 국소작용 부위인 피부와 내장기관인 간, 폐 및 신장에 형성되어 DBC는 국소 및 전신 발암작용이 있음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 DNA adduct활성도가 간에서는 높고 피부, 폐, 신장에서는 상대적으로 낮아 DBC에 의한 발암의 주 표적 장기는 간임을 추측할 수 있었다. DBA, DBA-3,4-DHD 및 DBA-5,6-DHD 투여에 의해 두개의 adduct가 피부에서 관찰되었다. 대사 물질인 DBA-5,6-DHD에 의해 2개의 adduct가 형성되었으나 그 양상이 DBA 및 DBA-3,4-DHD와는 달랐으며 DBA-1,2-DHD에 의해서는 DNA adduct 형성이 관찰되지 않았다. 이상의 결과로 DBA는 국소발암작용이 있으며 활성 대사물인 DBA-3,4-DHD가 최종 발암원(ultimate carcinogen)이고 DBA-1,2-DHD는 무독화 대사물질로 추측된다.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제3권호
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• pp.54-70
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• 1993

According as the automation of clerical work(OA ; Office Automation) develops, the use of VDT(Visual or Video Display Terminal) is increasing suddenly. But, in proportion to the spread of office automation(OA tendency), the self-conciousness syptom attendant upon the work is appearing also (Kim, Jung Tae, Lee, Young Ook, 1990). The apparatuses of office enable the clerical workers to be convenient and perform mass businesses. But, they are increasing the opportunity to be exposed to VDT syndrom, techno stress, computer terminal disease, pain by muscle strain(RSI), bradycausia of noise nature, and electromagnetic waves, etc. which are referred to as the new type of occupational diseases to the workers. It is the real situation that the workers to use VDT is complaining of the physical inconvenience sense in the recent newspaper and literature, it is the point of time that the sydrome to come from VDT use and computer terminal disease, etc. must be classified into the occupational disease(Lee, Kwang Young 1990, Lee, Kyoo Hak 1990, Lee, Won Ho 1991, Lee, Si Young 1991, Lee, Joon 1991, Choi, Young Tae 1991, Heo, Seung Ho 1989). In addition, it is the real situation that the scientifitic study result about the scope that electromagnetic waves has influence on the human body has not been suggested yet, and criticism on the stable exposure permission standard about electromagnetic waves to be emitted from VDT and on the problem in the health about electromagnetic waves is continuing. (IEEE Spectrum, 1990). In addition according to the experience of nursery business of industry field, it is the real situation that the patients who consult complaining of physical and mental inconvenience sence, among the users of apparatus of office automation, are reaching 10% of the patients coming to doctor's room. Therefore, it is necessary to confirm the self-consciousness symptom that the clerical workers complain of multilaterally with the actual state examination about the use of the apparatuses of offices automaton. Thus, this study was tried as th basic data for the cosultation and education for the maintenance and furtherance of the health of workers as the nurse of industry field, by confirming the contents of self-consciousness symptom attendant upon the use of the apparatus for office outomation making the financial institution in which the spparatus for office automation in most frequently used as the subject, and by examining whether there is the difference according to the subject of study, the data were collected, by using the questionnaire method, making 200 workers who consented to the study participation as the subject, among the persons who have spent over 3 months since they used the apparatuses for office automation and didn't receive the treatment in hospital due to the clerical disease for recent 3 years. The period of data collection was from Oct. 9, 1991 to Oct. 12. As for the measurement instrument about the complaint if self-consciousness symptom attendant upon the use of apparatuses fo office automation, the question item on the complaint symptom of health problem attendant upon the treatment of VDT that Kim(1991) developed and on CMI health problem and the question items on the fatigue degree due to industry were used by previous examination to 25 persons. Collected data were analyzed with the statistical method such as percentage, arithmetic mean, Person correlation coeffient, Kai square verfication, t-test, ANOVA, etc. by using SPSS/PC+ program, and the result is as follows : 1. The self-consciousness symptom that the clerical workers complained of most frequetly appeared high in 'My eyes are tired'(99.4%), 'I feel fatigue and weariness'(99.4%), 'I feel that my head is heavy5(90.0%), 'eyesight fell'(88.8%), 'I have a stiff neck'(88.8%), 'I fell pain in the shoulder'(85.0%), 'I feel cold and painful in the eyes'(76.9%), 'I feel the dry sense of eyeball'(76.2%), 'My nerves are edgy, and I an fretful, (75.6%), 'I feel pain in the waist'(73.2%) and 'I fell pain in the back'(72.8%). It emerged that the subject use the apparatuses for office automation complained of self-consciousness symptoms related to visual symptoms and musculoskeletal symptoms. 2. As for the general feature of examination subjects, the result to see the distribution by classifying into sex, age, school career, use career of apparatuses for office automation, skillfulness degree of the use of apparatus for office automation, use hours of the apparatuses for office automation per 1 day, type of business of the apparatus for office automation, rest hours during the use of apparatus for office automation, satifaction degree of business of office automation, and work circumstance, etc. emerged as follows : As for the sex of subjects, the distribution showed that men were 58.8% and women were 41.3%, Age was average 26.9. As the distribution of school career, the distribution showed that4below the graduation of high school' was 58.8%, 'graduation from junior college-university' was 35.0%, and 'over graduate school' was 6.3%. In the question to ask the existence or non-existence of experience of health consultation in connection with the work of office automation, the response that I had the consultation exprience and I feel the necessity emergerd as 90.1% And, the case that the subject who didn't wear the glasses or lens before using the OA apparatus wear glasses or lens after using OA apparatus emerged as 28.3% of whole. As for the existence or non-existence of use career of OA apparatus, the case under 3 years was highest as 52. 7%. As for the skillfulnness degree about the use of apparatus for office automation, most of them are skillful with the fact that 'common' was 44.4%, 'skill' was 42.5%, and 'unskillful' was 13.1% As for the use average hours of the apparatus for office automation per 1 day, the distribution showed that the case under 3-6 hours was 33.1%, the case under 6-9 hours was 28.1%, the case under 3 hours was 30.6%, and the case over 9 hours was 8.1% Main OA business and the use hours for 1 day showed in the order of keeping and retrieval, business of information transmission(162min), business of information transmission(79.3 min), business of document framing(55.5 min), and business of duplication and printing(25.4min). as for the rest during the use of apparatus for affice automation, that I take rest occasion demands the major portion, but that I take after completing the work emerged as 33.8%. Though the subiness gets to be convenient by the use of the apparatus for of office automation, respondents who showed the dissatisfaction about the present OA business emergd high as 78.1%. The work circumstances of each office was good with the fact that the temperature of office was 21.8, noise was average 42.7db, and the illumination was average 364.4 lx, in the light of ANSi/HFS 100 Standard. 3. Sight syptom, musculoskeletal symptom, skin and other symptoms showed the significant difference according to the extent of skillfulness of the apparatus for office automation. All the symptoms exept skin symptom showed the difference according to the use hours of the apparatus for office automation. All the question items exept the sytoms of digestive organs and the rest hours during the apparatus for office automation showed the signicant difference. The question item which showed the signicant difference from the satisfaction degree of present OA business showed the significant difference from all the question item classified into 6 groups. But, age and school career didn't significant difference from the complaint of any self-consciousness symptoms.