• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.90-102
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• 1993

A study on the factors affecting subjective symptoms of labor working in textile industries was carried out from June I to 30 in 1991. A total of 870 laborers were selected from the textile industries at Taegu, Kyungbuk in Korea. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting subjective symptoms and improve the health condition of the labor in the industries. The results of this study can be summarized as follows: 1. 72.5% of the respondents were females and 27.5% were males. 45% of them were in the age group of between 20 and 29 years old, 25.7% were between 10 and 19 years old and 14.4% were between 30 and 39 years old. 57.6% finished high school level education, 70.6% were single, 31.2% had religion of Buddhism and 57.3% lived in the dormitory. Financially, 45% of them partially supported their family members. 2. 34.5% of the respondants were working in the administrative areas and the rest were working in the production areas. The period of working was 1~4 years. 64.7% of them owned their houses. 72.9% worked for a shift. 15.9% were satisfied with their job and 17.1% were not satisfied with their job. 3. 44.0% of the respondants complained about eye problems and more females than males complained about problems. 4. The laborers in the age group of between 40 and 49 years old complained about serious headache and younger laborers complained about respiratory problems. 5. 50% of unmarried laborers complained about eye problems, 40% of night workers felt aches in their empty stomach. 6. 54.4% of the respondents working in manufacturing department complained about eye problems, 29.5% of working in processing department complained about headache and 43.4% of the respondents working in spinning department complained about shoulder ache. 7. Most laborers went to the drug stores for their health. 8. 60.7% of teen ages complained about their irregular menstruation. 51.7% of the in twenties complained about pain during the period. 45.8% of the respondents in thirties complained about nervous system. The women working nights show 74.1% in all three and highest complaint rate. According to the conclusion of this study, it is recommended that more money should be spent on better health education for the laborers in textile industries. Also it is recommended that the policies and supports for them should be strengthened.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.111-119
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• 2007

Firemen are directly exposed to various harmful chemicals, physical factors and mental stress during rescue and fire-fighting. In fire extinguishing, unstable posture, poisonous gas, dust, high temperature and heavy equipments are possible hazardous factors. The alertness for emergency, shift work, job strain and stress are also possibly hazardous. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of musculo-skeletal symptoms and job stress and to determine risk factors in firemen. This study was carried out in a group of 226 firemen in Busan City, Korea. Standardized Nordic Questionnaire was used to investigate the prevalence of musculo-skeletal symptoms and Psycho-social Well-being Index (abbreviated PWI) was used to investigate the prevalence of job stress. General and occupational characteristics were included education, marital status, alcohol and smoking history, working duration, and work shift system. Body mass index (BMI) scores were calculated by physical examination including height and weight. Concerning musculo-skeletal complaints, the commonest site was neck, and shoulder, lower back, upper back were the next. Complaint site above one area of body was about 80%. From multiple logistic regression analysis, working duration was significant variable in musculo-skeletal symptoms. Odds ratio were 15.4 in working duration. About 16.8% was high risk stress group. From multiple logistic regression analysis, shift work and alcohol drinking were significant variables in PWI scores. Odds ratios were 2.25 in shift work. Accordingly, interventions are needed for health promotion of long term and shift worker.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2012

In order to evaluate the physical and psychological health effects of air pollutants from new building materials, 100 employees who worked in new buildings were given a general health questionnaire, and the prevalence of their subjective complaints was measured. The collected data were classified according to age, gender, smoking status, profession, working time, sleep time, life style, and length of employment. The results obtained were summarized as follows: The THI lie scale scores were significantly higher among the older respondents. Compared to males, females showed a significantly higher level in the depression itemas well asa tendency toward high ratios of physical and psychological complaints. The smoking group showed higher scores regarding health complaints related to most physical and psychological items. Smokers showed significantly increased respiratory organ complaints compared to nonsmokers. Those with a profession showed significantly higher level of nervousness. The group of those working 7 to 10 hours group showed higher rates of complaints in the multiple subjective symptoms and mouth/anus items than the group working less than 2 hours. Those living an irregular life showed a tendency toward higher rates of complaints for most physical and psychological subjective factors. Those who were satisfied with their environments showed significantly lower scores in the mouth/anus, impulsiveness, mental irritability, depression, and nervousness items. In summary, this study shows that the health complaint scores regarding physical and psychological symptoms tended to be higher among the unsatisfied group, the irregular life group, the group who worked long hours, the elderly, smokers, and females. These results can be used to improve the psychosomatic health status and working environments of employees working in new buildings.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.305-306
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• 2006

In process for production of Rubber Scheme Product that have the most inferior Working Environment is Medicine mixture and Scheme processing. Applying automation and Environment Treatment technology to the hazardous chemical and mixture processing, Through developed 'Mixture Automatic Machine for hazardous chemical Interruption type that is occurred at mixing rubber medicines', we try to decline worker's intensity of labour, Also overcomes solution of work evasion phenomenon and manpower supply and demand's difficulty by forming agreeable working environment and through the automatic scheme and mixture processing by preventing that hazardous chemical had known as disease causes of various importance disease is exposed to worker during the work. and we plan to do so that production of high added value product may be available.

• Entomological Research
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.540-549
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• 2018

Climate change due to global warming and changes in land use increase the development time and distribution, as well as the abundance, of mosquitoes, thereby negatively affecting human life and health. In this study, we investigated the habitat characteristics of mosquito occurrence sites in Danwon-gu, Ansan city, Korea, based on a daily record of civil pest complaints lodged at the Danwon-gu Community Health Center. We considered two types of factors (natural and artificial) known to affect mosquito occurrence. We confirmed a total of 554 cases of mosquito occurrence from March 2014 to August 2017. The total study area was $49.11km^2$, with urban areas constituting the largest proportion. Additionally, we investigated habitat preferences of mosquitoes in terms of terrain factors; generally, mosquitoes occurred at low elevations and on low slopes. Regarding the preference of oviposition sites, mosquitoes occurred at higher rates near streams and crops lands. The rate of mosquito occurrence tended to increase in areas with dense human populations. Regarding climatic factors, the rate of mosquito occurrence increased in areas with high temperature and low precipitation.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제36권9호
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• pp.614-623
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• 2014

지방상수도에서 이물질에 의한 수질민원은 수돗물에 대한 불신을 초래하고 음용률을 저해하는 가장 큰 요인이라 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 수질민원 대상지역의 이물질 수집 및 시료의 정성 및 정량분석을 실시하여 이물질에 함유되어 있는 화합물과 원소성분을 검출함으로서 이물질 발생의 원인을 밝히고 해결방안을 모색하고자 하였다. 또한 상수관로 내부의 이물질로 인해 지속적으로 발생하는 수질민원을 해소하고 수돗물에 대한 신뢰성 향상 및 양질의 수돗물 공급을 위한 방안을 마련하고자 하였다. 민원지역에서 포집된 이물질은 관로의 내부부식 및 노후화로 인한 부식생성물의 무기화합물뿐만 아니라 탄소(C) 및 산소(O)성분을 다량 함유한 유기화합물도 포함하고 있었다. 이물질에 대한 정확한 판단과 저감을 위해 객관적인 대상지역의 관상태평가가 필요한 것으로 조사되었다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.131-135
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• 2014

Background: Cassava and corn milling is a growing small-scale enterprise in Africa. We aimed to determine the incidence of hand-arm musculoskeletal complaints among vibration-exposed Congolese cassava and corn millers in the previous 12 months. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, prior to a follow-up study, from March to May 2013 among cassava/corn millers in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, in which 365 millers age-matched to 365 civil workers anonymously answered a questionnaire. Results: Overall incidence of hand-arm musculoskeletal complaints was 25.8% in millers (vs. 5.2% in civil workers; p < 0.001). The risk of experiencing musculoskeletal symptoms was seven times higher in millers [vs. civil workers; odds ratio (OR) = 7.10; 95% confidence interval (CI): 4.03-12.50; p < 0.0001]; 2.4 times higher in smoking millers (vs. smoking civil office workers; OR = 2.36; 95% CI: 1.42-3.88; p < 0.001); 3.6 times higher in millers with longer daily exposure (> 8 hours; vs. those working ${\leq}8$ hours; OR = 3.56; 95% CI: 1.93-3.61; p = 0.026); and 7.4 times higher in young millers (vs. older millers, OR = 7.39; 95% CI: 1.29-75.52; p < 0.001). Smoking, number of cigarettes, and daily exposure duration were positively correlated with musculoskeletal complaints. Conclusion: This study revealed a relatively high incidence of musculoskeletal complaints among African cassava and corn millers. The use of anti-vibration protective equipment and the regulation of this hazardous occupation may reduce the burden of musculoskeletal disorders in millers.

• 화약ㆍ발파
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.29-38
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• 2022

최근 전자뇌관은 다양한 건설현장과 석산에서 폭넓게 사용되고 있다. 보안물건이 근접한 지역을 비롯하여 발파작업에 의한 파쇄도 개선과 2차 소할 비용 절감을 통한 작업효율성을 극대화하거나 공사기간을 단축시켜 비용을 절감하기 위해 전자뇌관을 이용하는 경우가 점차 늘어나고 있는 추세이다. 본 사례는 도심지에서 시공 중인 수도권 광역급행철도 A노선 민간투자사업 건설공사 00공구 현장에서 전자뇌관을 적용한 사례이다. 당 현장은 설계에 비전기뇌관을 이용하여 시공하도록 되어 있었으나, 발파작업을 진행하던 중 인근에 위치한 보안물건에 대한 피해와 민원을 최소화하면서 안전하고 빠른 굴착작업을 위해 전자뇌관을 이용한 발파공법을 검토하였다. 전자뇌관을 적용하여 발파소음과 진동에 대한 환경규제기준을 충족시켰으며 인근의 보안물건에 대한 손상을 방지할 수 있었다.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.87-98
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• 2005

본 연구는 도심구간통과 철도노선에서 빈번히 발생하는 민원을 고려하여 철도 건설대안의 우선순위를 판단할 수 있는 방법론을 다기준 의사결정법의 하나인 AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process; 분석적 계층화법) 기법을 이용하여 개발하였다. 철도사업과 관련된 민원의 특성 및 원인을 분석하기 위해, 경의선, 경춘선, 수인선, 장항선의 네 개 노선에서 주로 발생되는 민원사항을 정리 분석하였다. 원인별로 분류된 민원을 해결할 수 있는 전문가 집단의 브레인 스토밍 과정을 거쳐 현행유지를 포함한 7 개의 철도건설 대안을 제시하였다. 선택된 최적대안을 시행함에 있어 문제가 될 수 있는 항목을 사전에 파악할 수 있도록 개선우선순위를 도출하였으며 AHP 평가설문이 내재적으로 가지는 중복도 문제를 해결하기 위해 Fuzzy 측도를 활용한 송기한 (2002)의 모형을 적용하였다. 각 대안 간 가중치 변화에 대한 민감도 분석을 수행하여 집단간 이해관계의 차이로 인한 최적대안의 변화정도를 살펴보았다. 본 연구에서 개발된 방법의 적용성 검토를 위해 경의선 구간 중 고양시 지역을 대상으로 지하화와 현행유지 대안에 대한 사례분석을 수행한 결과 각각 0.489, 0.511로 현행유지 대안이 더 높은 점수를 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 하지만 중복도와 민감도 분석을 시행했을 경우 평가점수에 다소 차이가 나타났다. 또한, 현행유지대안을 선택할 경우 종합교통체계의 열위지수가 0.1063으로 가장 우선적으로 보완되어야 할 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서 개발된 모형을 바탕으로 민원을 고려한 노선대안 선정이 이루어진다면, 철도사업 뿐만 아니라 여러 공공사업을 시행함에 있어 정부와 시민 그리고 지방단체의 합의를 통한 원활하고 효율적인 사업진행이 이루어 질 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 청정기술
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.54-63
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• 2017

산업발전과 공업화로 인해 VOCs의 발생이 증가하고 있고, VOCs는 불쾌감을 주며 불만을 불러일으키는 요인 중 하나이다. 이를 제어하기 위해 본 연구는 식물정유와 광촉매로 흡수제를 제조하여 벤젠과 톨루엔을 제거하고자 하였다. 식물정유물질 선정실험을 수행한 결과, 편백나무의 제거효율이 약 70%로 가장 높게 나타났으며, GC분석 결과 Monoterpene류와 Sesquiterpene로 이루어져 있음을 확인하였다. 광촉매 선정실험 결과, 광촉매 종류는 $TiO_2$의 효율이 가장 높게 나타났으며, UV lamp power는 10 W, $TiO_2$의 양은 $0.1gL^{-1}$부터 효율이 우수하게 나타났다. 수산화라디칼 생성특성 실험결과, $TiO_2$의 농도와 UV lamp power가 클수록 많은 양의 라디칼이 생성되었다. 제조된 흡수제의 제거효율 및 반응속도 실험결과, 제거효율은 최대 약 98%까지 나타났으며, 활성화 에너지는 약 $18kJmol^{-1}$로 나타났다.