Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing (한국직업건강간호학회지)

Korean Academic Society of Occupational Health Nursing (한국직업건강간호학회)
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Cost-Benefit Analysis for Periodical Inspection of Press

일부 사업장의 프레스 정기검사에 대한 비용-편익 분석

  • Kim, Ji-Yun (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jung, Hye-Sun (Graduate School of Occupational Health, Catholic University) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Young (Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University) ;
  • Choi, Eun-Sook (Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Choi, Sook-Ja (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Gal, Won-Mo (Department of Safety System, Seoul Health College) ;
  • Kim, Woo-Young (Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yang, Bong-Min (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
  • 김지윤 (서울대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 정혜선 (가톨릭대학교 산업보건대학원) ;
  • 김은영 (서울대학교 보건환경연구소) ;
  • 최은숙 (서울대학교 간호과학연구소) ;
  • 최숙자 (서울대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 갈원모 (서울보건대학 안전시스템과) ;
  • 김우영 (서울대학교 간호과학연구소) ;
  • 양봉민 (서울대학교 보건대학원)
  • Published : 2003.11.30
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Abstract

Although occupational accidents caused by presses are found to be the highest in manufacturing industrial groups, there are no study regarding to annulment for periodical inspection of press. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the economic benefit of periodical inspection of press for preventing accidents. The cost-benefit analysis in this study was conducted to evaluate the relative magnitude of benefit to cost. Study samples were 26 and years analysed were 1995, 1996, 1998 and 1999. Personal interviews with safety managers were held from October 7 to November 2, 2002. Costs of the periodical inspection program were compared with the benefit of accident that caused by presses. Costs and benefits were calculated at an discount rate of 5%. The benefit-cost ratio was 5.7. The sensitivity analysis for the discount rate, the number of press, and size of industry showed that every benefit-cost ratios were upper than one(1.0). The results of this study suggested that periodical inspection for press is important program for preventing accident and the regulation for periodical inspection program should be reenforced by government.

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