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A study on the establishment of the criteria for selection of Hazardous substances requiring management in Occupational Safety and Health Act

산업안전보건법상 관리대상 유해물질 선정기준 마련에 관한 연구

  • Park, Eun Woo (SHES Chemical Consulting Co.,Ltd.) ;
  • Park, Jun Ho (SHES Chemical Consulting Co.,Ltd.) ;
  • Lee, Kwon Seob (Occupational Safety & Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency) ;
  • Hong, Mun Ki (Occupational Safety & Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency) ;
  • Ahn, Byung Jun (Occupational Safety & Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency) ;
  • Lee, Eun Jung (SHES Chemical Consulting Co.,Ltd.)
  • 박은우 ((주)쉬스케미칼컨설팅) ;
  • 박준호 ((주)쉬스케미칼컨설팅) ;
  • 이권섭 (한국산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원) ;
  • 홍문기 (한국산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원) ;
  • 안병준 (한국산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원) ;
  • 이은정 ((주)쉬스케미칼컨설팅)
  • Received : 2014.11.21
  • Accepted : 2014.12.16
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was performed in order to establish reliable and relative selection criteria for hazardous substances requiring management(HSRM) in the Occupational Safety and Health Act in Korea. Methods: To determine the relative criteria and weight of evidence for HSRM, we analyzed the difference between the selection method of priority substances in studies by KOSHA(Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency) and the European Union Risk Ranking Method(EURAM). In addition, 597 hazardous substances with exposure limit valueswereanalyzed and the posted health hazards classification by MOEL(Ministry of Employee and Labor), MOE(Ministry of Environment), and EU CLP(Classification, Labelling and Packaging regulation) were compared based on GHS(Globally Harmonized System of classification and labelling of chemicals) criteria. The existing HSRM(167 substances) were evaluated for suitability by the proposed criteria in this study. Results: As a result of this study, the criteria and procedures for selecting HSRM in the Occupational Safety and Health Act were arranged utilizing GHS health hazard classification results, occupational disease cases and domestic use situations. Conclusions: The applicability of the proposed criteria was proved via the evaluation of existing HSRM(167 substances). Most HSRM (161 substances) were found to correspond to a significant health effect or substantial health effect. The question of whether to include the six substances that have been found to have general health effects as HSRM would be require further research.

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