Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (한국산업보건학회지)

Korean Industrial Hygiene Association (한국산업보건학회)
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A Surveillance Study of the Viewpoints on the Material Safety Data Sheets(MSDS) Training for Safety and Health Managers and Workers

물질안전보건자료 교육에 대한 안전보건관리자와 근로자의 인식

  • Kim, Ki-Woong (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, KOSHA) ;
  • Park, Jin Woo (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, KOSHA)
  • 김기웅 (한국산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원) ;
  • 박진우 (한국산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원)
  • Published : 2012.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was conducted to survey the viewpoints on the material safety data sheets(MSDS) training for safety and health managers(SHMs) and workers. Subjects and Methods: A surveillance was made using a self-reported questionnaire for 78 SHMs and 122 workers to survey their viewpoints on the MSDS training. Survey results were analyzed using the SPSS program(Version 12.0 SPSS Inc., USA). Results: The result of the study shows that there are contrasts with the cognition of SHMs' and workers' on the education of MSDS and the program preference for education efficiency of MSDS. Workers were significantly more interested in the MSDS education than the SHMs did. Workers preferred the education program which is easily to be understood, to voluntarily participate on MSDS education, but SHMs did the quiz program. Also we found that the SHMs wanted to learn the education program via the expert(37.3%) rather than education resources(33.3%) which were served by government or relevant agency. In contrast, workers wanted the audio-visual education program, which is mainly consisted of accident cases (33.3%), rather than periodical education program(22.1%). Conclusions: This study showed that effectiveness of MSDS education was associated with the program served by company, and the education program for the voluntary participation of the workers should be made practical and attractive.

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