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Nurses' Compliance with Safety Guidelines for the Use of Antineoplastic Agents, Observable Symptoms, and Stress from Occupational Exposure (간호사의 항암제 안전관리지침 수행도, 노출로 인한 자각증상 및 스트레스의 관계)

  • Park, Seon-Ja;Kim, Hyun-Ju
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.293-300
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: This study was done to identify the relationship between nurses' compliance with safety guidelines for the use of antineoplastic agents, observable symptoms, and stress from occupational exposure. Methods: The participants were 172 nurses from six general hospitals in a metropolitan area. They had administered antineoplastic agents at least three months prior to the study. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires, and then analyzed using SPSS/WIN 23.0 for descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, $Scheff\acute{e}$ method, and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The average score on the guideline for safety compliance was 87.75 points out of a total of 100. The average score for observable symptoms of exposure to antineoplastic agents was 30.12 (28~56) points, and that for mean stress was 33.52 (15~60) points. Observable symptoms and stress from occupational exposure showed a statistically significant positive correlation (r=0.34, p<.001). Conclusion: To increase the degree of compliance with safety guidelines for antineoplastic agents, hospitals should lower the chance of exposure to antineoplastic agents, as well as minimize the observable symptoms and stress from occupational exposure. Periodic education and policy support are needed to improve compliance with safety guidelines for antineoplastic agent use.

Development of Handling Guidelines for the Safety and Health of Transporters of Hazardous Chemicals - Focusing on Safety Containers and Packaging for Delivery of Hazardous Chemicals Used for Reagents - (유해화학물질 운반자의 취급안전보건 관리를 고려한 취급기준 마련 - 유해화학물질 시약 등 택배 안전용기 및 포장기준을 중심으로 -)

  • Im, JiYoung;Jeong, JaeHyeong;Sung, HwaKyung;Kwon, YongMin;Ryu, JiSung;Lee, JinHong;Lee, JiHo
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.46 no.4
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    • pp.423-432
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    • 2020
  • Objectives: In this study, we analyzed the current state of delivery containers and packages and established handling guidelines to safely transport delivery containers and packages for use in research, testing, and examination reagents. Methods: Handling guidelines were revised in such categories as maintenance of the handling facilities, storage, loading and unloading, containers and packages, transportation, etc. In addition, we analyzed the current state of domestic sales for hazardous chemicals used for research, testing, and examination reagents, and investigated the handling guidelines related to delivery transportation in the USA, EU, and Japan by chemical property. Results: There are 6,160 companies selling hazardous chemicals. Among them, the 476 companies selling reagents for use in research, testing, and examination were investigated. Total amounts handled reached 425,000 tons, contributing to 0.2% of the total. For delivery transportation, internal containers and packaging was specified for chemical properties as follows: within 1 L for flammable gas, within 5 L for flammable liquid, and within 18 L for others. In addition, the maximum size of the outer package was set within 130 cm for total length, width, and height, and no dimension of the packaging could exceed 60 cm. Sixty-four hazardous chemicals with explosiveness or acute inhalation toxicity were prohibited for delivery transportation. Conclusion: Specified handling guidelines for inner and outer containers as well as packaging were regulated for delivery transportation of hazardous chemicals used for reagents. In addition, 64 hazardous chemicals were prohibited for delivery transportation. These are designed to prevent transportation accidents involving hazardous chemicals for reagents and thus protect the safety and health of transporters who handle hazardous chemicals.

A Study on the Guidelines for Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Dental Offices (치과진료실에서 주사바늘 찔림 사고 예방을 위한 가이드라인 연구)

  • Jeon, Jeong-Mi;Lim, Soon-Ryun;Cho, Young-Sik
    • Journal of dental hygiene science
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.247-253
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate guidelines and safety and precautionary devices for prevention of needlestick injuries in dental offices. This study conducted comparative analysis on the domestic and overseas guidelines for infection control and surveyed safety and precautionary devices for prevention of needlestick injuries. Based on the result of analysis and survey, this study suggests safety and precautionary guidelines to prevent needlestick injuries. To prevent needlestick injuries, staff in dental offices should be well aware of the guidelines for infection control and how to use safety and precautionary devices.

Comparative Analysis on Domestic and Overseas Design Guidelines for Aging in place (지속적 거주(Aging in place)를 위한 국내·외 주택설계지침의 비교)

  • Kim, Hye-Shin;Park, Soobeen
    • Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea Planning & Design
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    • v.35 no.9
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    • pp.19-28
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    • 2019
  • Domestic and international laws and regulations on design of residential environment are adopted, revised and supplemented to solve the problems such as access, safety and privacy in the residential space of the elderly and the disabled. This study is an comparative analysis of Korea and Japan, USA, UK laws and regulations on environment design by literature review. The purpose of this study is to present the basic materials required for development of the standard that would supports the undiscriminatory physical environment for the socially weak who are experiencing aging and disability, due to the restricted scope of entrance, bathroom and kitchen spaces with high frequency of safety accident. The results of this study are as follows. (1) Design guidelines on residential environment were compared under five residential factors for aging in place: safety, accessibility, amenity, usability and privacy. (2) The guidelines of each country applied to the entrance, bathroom and kitchen space were compared. (3) The results showed present guidelines should be completed with 'safety', 'accessibility', 'amenity', 'usability' and 'privacy' for Aging in place.

Safety Management Cost Accounting for Underground Electric Power Transmission Facility Construction (전력구 설치 공사의 안전관리비 계상 기준에 관한 연구 )

  • Min Ho, Kim;Sung Woo, Shin
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.37 no.6
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    • pp.50-59
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    • 2022
  • In the Construction Technology Promotion Act (CTPA) of the Republic of Korea, safety management cost is enforced as a statutory cost that must be included in the budget of construction projects. However, the construction of underground electric power transmission facilities (UEPTFs) is not included in the category of construction works defined in the CTPA. Consequently, the statutory safety management cost does not apply to the construction of UEPTFs. To overcome this limitation, the clients of UEPTF construction projects generally provide internal guidelines enabling the addition of the safety management cost in the project budget. Nevertheless, even after the execution of the internal guidelines, some important cost items are omitted from the budget owing to the incompleteness of the guidelines. In this context, this paper proposes a complete set of accounting items and their calculation methods for appropriate budgeting of the safety management cost of UEPTF construction projects. To this end, the current budgeting method of the safety management cost of UEPTF construction projects is analyzed, and a questionnaire study is performed to confirm the necessary cost items and their appropriate calculation methods. Based on the results of the questionnaire study, a set of accounting items and their calculation criteria for the budgeting of the safety management cost of UEPTF construction projects are proposed.

Evaluating the Imfortance of the Child-Friendly Planning Guidelines for Residential Environments (아동친화적 주거환경을 위한 디자인지침 중요도 평가)

  • Chong, Kyong-Suk;Lee, Yeun-Sook
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.61-69
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study was to lay out child-friendly planning guidelines for environments in a bid to create residential environments geared toward backing up children's life. Earlier studies were reviewed to make a literature analysis to find out existing planning guidelines for environments, and small-group workshop was held to formulate down-to-earth planning guidelines. And a survey was conducted on the parents of selected children to assess the importance of the selected planning guidelines. The findings of the study were as follows: First, residential environments were categorized into housing spaces and outdoor playing spaces, and 25 and 28 planning guidelines for each field were prepared respectively. When a survey was implemented, all the 53 planning guidelines were rated as important or very important. Second, the guidelines for safety were considered very important, and the importance of the planning guidelines varied with children's age. The findings of the study suggest that the development of more reinforced criteria for children's safety is required to create child-friendly residential environments.

Current Status of Patient Safety Regulations, Guidelines and Support Mechanisms in Korean Hospitals

  • Lee, Jae Ho;Kim, Jeong Eun;Kim, Suk Wha;Lee, Sang Il;Jung, Yoen Yi;Kim, Moon Sook;Jang, Seon Mi
    • Perspectives in Nursing Science
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.158-166
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    • 2013
  • Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate patient safety regulations and guidelines in order to understand their current status, and to examine support measures to improve patient safety in Korean hospitals. Methods: The participants were the safety officers from hospitals with 200 or more beds and 112 hospitals responded to the online survey. The questions covered patient safety regulations, the performance level of patient safety activities, patient safety incident reporting systems, the dedicated professional, training, support mechanisms, and expectations of reporting systems. Results: Among preventative measures, fall prevention and hand hygiene were reported to be most widely practiced (92% and 91%, respectively). Time-out for invasive procedures showed a relatively low practice rate at 70%. Among patient care activities, transfusion, surgery and sedation, medication, and infection management were performed by 84, 74, 93 and 93% of the hospitals, respectively. Patient safety activities included patient safety committee, patient safety cooperation between decision-making bodies, patient safety workshops, seminars, lectures, and training for employees. Conclusion: Patient safety regulations and guidelines have not yet been sufficiently prepared, and a public institution such as a certification authority is of crucial importance to enforce these guidelines.

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ILO 안전보건경영세스템지침 확정

  • Yun, Gyeong-Chae
    • The Safety technology
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    • no.44
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    • pp.10-13
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    • 2001
  • 그동안 관심을 모았던 국제적인 안전보건경영시스템(OSH-MS : Occupational Safety and Health management System)이 국제노동기구(ILO)에 의해 개발되어 발표 되었다. 지난 6우러 "국제노동기구의 안전보건경영시스템 지침(ILO Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems)"이란 제목으로 국제노동기구에서 공개했는데, 이것은 작년부터 국제 노동기구가 2001. 6울에 확정 지침을 발표하겠다고 밝힌 이후 나온 것으로써 지난 2우러 공개한 '안전보건경영체제에 대한 기술지침 초안' (Draft ILO Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems)을 4.19~27일 전문가 회의를 개최를 통해 수정 발표한 것이다. 따라서 이번 호에서는 지난 2월 공개된 초안과 6월에 확정된 지침을 비교하면서 확정지침의 내용을 소개 한다.

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SAFETY ASPECTS OF INTERMEDIATE HEAT TRANSPORT AND DECAY HEAT REMOVAL SYSTEMS OF SODIUM-COOLED FAST REACTORS

  • CHETAL, SUBHASH CHANDER
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.47 no.3
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    • pp.260-266
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    • 2015
  • Twenty sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs) have provided valuable experience in design, licensing, and operation. This paper summarizes the important safety criteria and safety guidelines of intermediate sodium systems, steam generators, decay heat removal systems and associated construction materials and in-service inspection. The safety criteria and guidelines provide a sufficient framework for design and licensing, in particular by new entrants in SFRs.

Research on the Adequacy and Application of Safety Standards for Station Facility (역시설 안전기준의 적정성 및 적용성에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jin-Ho;Sin, Sung-Soon;Kim, Min-Hee
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.181-187
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    • 2008
  • In 2004, railway safety law was established since intimidatory factors have increased for railway industry, such as high speed rail, urban transit extension, induction of new transportations. The projects for safety system establishment and guidelines are performed including the safety guidelines for station and platform. Therefore, in this study the safety rules are examined through investigation for stations

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