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Korean Industrial Hygiene Association (한국산업보건학회)
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Evaluation on Probability and Intensity of Hazards Exposure by Construction Occupations

건설업 직종별 노출 가능 유해인자 및 노출강도에 관한 평가

  • Hyunhee Park (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, KOSHA) ;
  • Sedong Kim (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, KOSHA)
  • 박현희 (한국산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원) ;
  • 김세동 (한국산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원)
  • Received : 2023.07.05
  • Accepted : 2023.09.14
  • Published : 2023.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives: Construction workers are exposed to various hazardous substances simultaneously. However, little is known about the exposure hazards in construction industry. This study was aimed at identifying the risk of exposure hazards among construction workers. Methods: The expert survey (n=29) was conducted, including construction industry health managers (n=11) and work environment monitoring experts (n=18), on exposure probability, intensity and risk of hazardous substances by construction occupations Results: The exposure hazards of 30 construction occupations were identified and summarized through a literature review and expert survey. The most prevalent hazards were in order of noise, awkward posture, heat/cold, crystalline silica, cement/concrete dust, metal fumes, and volatile organic compounds. The hazards with highest risk score(over seven points) at construction occupations were noise(formwork carpenter, concrete finisher, rebar worker, demolition worker, driller/rock blaster), hazardous rays(welder), heat/cold (earthworks, formwork carpenter, rebar worker, concrete placer, scaffolder), awkward posture(bricklayer, caulker/tile setter, rebar worker) and heavy lifting(bricklayer, rebar worker). Among construction workers, the job types with the highest risk of exposure to carcinogens, and in which occupational cancer has been reported, were in order of stonemason, concrete finisher, rock blaster, welder, insulation installer, painter, scaffolder, plant worker and earthworks in order Conclusions: Systematic research and discussion on occupational disease among construction workers and its various hazardous factors are needed to establish job exposure matrix for facilitating standard for promptly processing the workers' compensation.

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설문에 참여해 주신 건설현장 보건관리자, 대한산업보건협회 관계자 및 설문자료 정리에 도움주신 한국산업안전보건공단 울산지역본부 김영태 대리에게 감사드립니다.

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