• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.367-377
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• 2021

Objectives: Taxi drivers are exposed to various hazards, such as long periods of sedentary work and traffic-related air pollutants. However, studies on the health effects among taxi drivers in South Korea are insufficient. Methods: To assess subclinical hematologic change related to cardiovascular disease among male taxi drivers, we analyzed data from the second Korean National Environmental Health Survey. Fifty-nine taxi drivers and 1,912 controls were included in the analysis. Propensity score matching was performed to adjust for age, body mass index, and urinary cotinine. A total of 295 subjects were matched with 59 taxi drivers. Leukocyte count, platelet count, hematocrit, triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol land total IgE of the taxi drivers were compared with the control groups. Results: Taxi drivers showed significantly elevated blood leukocytes and platelets. Serum total IgE was significantly reduced in taxi drivers. However, blood leukocytes, platelets, and serum total IgE were not significantly correlated with work period among taxi drivers. Conclusions: Regarding the change of the blood leukocyte count, platelet count, and serum total IgE, taxi driving has the possibility to be associated with peripheral inflammation, humoral immunity and cardiovascular risk.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.208-212
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• 2024

Background: Traffic accidents involving professional drivers have serious societal repercussions. Unique occupational stressors and health risks exacerbate the likelihood of traffic accidents among professional drivers. This study explores the association between presenteeism-impaired work performance due to working while unwell-and traffic accident risk among professional taxi drivers in Japan. Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted from June 2022 to February 2023, involving taxi drivers from a single company in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Presenteeism was assessed using the Work Functioning Impairment Scale (WFun). Primary outcome involved the number of self-reported minor traffic accidents. The incidence rate ratio (IRR) of minor traffic accident occurrences was estimated using a Poisson regression analysis, adjusted for confounders including sex, age, and driving experience. Results: Of 838 targeted drivers, 435 were included in the analysis. Higher baseline work functioning impairment was associated with a significant trend of increasing IRR of minor traffic accidents (p for trend = 0.045). A dose-response relationship was seen between the degree of presenteeism and incidence rate of minor traffic accidents. Conclusion: Higher levels of presenteeism were associated with an increased risk of traffic accidents among taxi drivers. The findings underscore the need for socio-economic support and prioritized health management to mitigate traffic accident risk among professional drivers. This study highlights the importance of managing non-critical health issues alongside serious health conditions for safer driving practices among professional drivers in Japan.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.124-136
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• 1999

This paper investigated the symptoms of taxi drivers' physical self-consciousness. As the subjects for the study, 374 taxi drivers participated in the survey for three months, and its result showed as follows:1. In the items of the physical symptoms, the eye's fatigue was indicated as a greatest complaint, and the corporate-taxi drivers showed a higher complaint rate than the owner-taxi drivers. 2. The survey also indicated that taxi drivers over 50 years old showed the highest complaining rate of eye's fatigue, shoulder pain, loins pain, and severe headache. Feelings of burning on empty stomach was the highest complaint factor in the age group between 30 and 39 years old, and pain and burning feelings in eyes in the age group between 20 and 29 years old.3. In the study of the complaining rate of physical symptoms by working hours, the nighttime driers complained of their self-consciousness symptoms of leg and knee pain, shoulder pain, benumbed legs, and these drivers also showed a relatively high complaint rate resulting from the responsibility of living expenses.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.319-323
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• 1999

This study was designed to evaluate the exposure to benzene by residents in neighborhoods near a major roadways, by persons waiting buses, and by drivers and service station attendants while refueling. It was confirmed that the outdoor air benzene concentrations near the major roadways were higher than those further away from the sources. However, neither the indoor air nor breath concentrations were different for two specified residential areas. Smoking was confirmed as an important factor for the indoor air benzene levels. Persons waiting buses, drivers and service station attendants were exposed to elevated benzene levels compared to even the residents in neighborhoods near a major roadways. The mean benzene concentration at bus stop was 2.7 to 6.9 times higher than the mean ambient air concentration. The mean benzene concentrations in the breathing zone of drivers and service station attendants were 95 to 160 and 120 to 202 times higher than the mean ambient air concentrations, respectively.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.9-16
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• 1991

Personal NO$_{2}$ expousre and time activity patterns were measured during March, 1991 for 46 taxi drivers in the Seoul area. Badge-type personal samplers were worn for 24 hours by taxidrivers for monitoring personal expousre to NO$_{2}$. A standard respiratory questionnaire was administered and pulmonary function test was performed using a protable spirometry. The mean concentrations of personal NO$_{2}$ expousres of taxi drivers were 0.55ppm. Personal NO$_{2}$ exposures of taxi drivers were seemed to be higher in longer period of driving, smokers, and use of LP gas in homes. Prevalence rate of respiratory symptoms and the level of pulmonary function(FEV$_{1.0}$ and FVC) seemed to be related to higher personal NO$_{2}$ concentrations. It is concluded that persoanl NO$_{2}$ expousres of taxi drivers are probably affected by indoor NO$_{2}$ levels of a tax/and their common activities.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess excavator drivers in order to determine the proportion showing subjective symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders and to evaluate the association between the symptoms and characteristics of the subjects. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect the information on participants' age, average working hours per day, duration of career (years), work-related musculoskeletal symptoms, and more. The final dataset included 141 excavator drivers. Frequency and percentage were summarized and then the associations between the characteristics of the subjects and symptoms were evaluated as odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: Seventy-six percent of the currently reported musculoskeletal symptoms. Those who have musculoskeletal symptoms attributed their symptoms to unstable posture at work, mental stress or vibrations. There was a significant association between symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders and career of excavator drivers (P for trend=0.04). Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders may be high among excavator drivers and warrants well-designed studies on work-related disorders among excavator drivers.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.18-34
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• 2021

교통사고 사망자 중 보행자 사망자는 약 40%로 가장 큰 비중을 차지하고 있으며, 이는 OECD 회원국 평균 약 2배 정도의 수치로 보행자의 안전관리가 시급한 실정이다. 이처럼 심각성이 높은 보행자 사고의 감소를 위해서는 일반 운전자보다 교통사고 발생 가능성이 높은 고위험 운전자(초보, 고령, 상용차 운전자)에 대한 사고 감소 방안이 선행 적용될 필요가 있다. 이에 본 연구는 보행자가 돌발적으로 횡단하는 위험상황이 구현된 주행시뮬레이터를 활용하여 교통사고 감소 방안 중 하나인 안전운전 교육의 수행 전후 보행자 돌발 횡단 상황에서 고위험 운전자의 운전행태 개선 효과를 분석하였다. 초보 운전자와 고령 운전자의 경우 대부분의대리 안전 지표에서 운전행태 개선을 보이지 않았고, 상용차 운전자만이 안전운전 교육으로 인한 운전행태 개선 효과가 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 초보 운전자와 고령 운전자의 경우 안전 교육 이외에 보행안전 인프라, 운전자 주행 보조 시스템 등의 추가적인 보행자 사고 감소 방안이 필요하다는 것을 시사한다. 본 연구의 결과는 고위험 운전자에 의한 보행자 사고의 감소 방안을 수립하는데 기초 연구로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제31권3D호
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• pp.391-401
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• 2011

시내버스 준공영제 시행은 시내버스 운전자의 신분안정과 근무환경, 복지의 향상을 가져왔다. 이러한 혜택은 시내버스 운전자의 이직을 방지하여 시내버스 운전자들의 연령이 증가하고 있다. 시내버스 준공영제 시행 후 시내버스 교통사고 중 사망사고가 증가하는 등의 부작용이 사회적 문제로 부각되고 있다. 이러한 시내버스 준공영제로 인한 문제점을 최소화하기 위하여 시내버스 교통사고의 저감대책 마련 시 운전자의 연령 증가와 이로 인한 고령운전자의 운전행동 특성을 반영한 교통사고 저감대책 마련의 필요성이 최근 부각되고 있다. 기존의 고령운전자의 교통사고저감 대책 마련은 단순한 정책방향이 대부분이었다. 이러한 한계를 극복하기 위하여 본 연구에서는 실제교통사고 야기자인 고령운전자와 비고령운전자를 대상으로 설문조사와 함께 운전정밀적성검사를 통하여 운전행동특성을 파악하였다. 그 결과 고령운전자의 운전행동특성을 정확하게 알 수 있었다. 또한, 구조방정식을 통한 고령운전자 행동 특성 분석모형 결과를 통해 고령운전자의 교통사고 저감대책을 마련, 제시 할 수 있었다.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.178-189
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• 2023

As the necessity of customer relationship management (CRM) increases, measuring the performance of CRM have been actively discussed. Customer equity (CE) is regarded as an appropriate indicator for evaluating the outcomes of marketing activities. There are three drivers of CE: brand, value, and relationship equity. This study aims to investigate the impact of three drivers on customer satisfaction. Market competition is an environmental factor that affects the effectiveness of CRM. This study divides target firms into leaders and followers. This study found that the differential impact of CE drivers on customer satisfaction depends on the firm's status (leader or follower). Specifically, the brand equity driver significantly impacts the leader firm. However, the impacts of value and relationship equity drivers are bigger for follower firms. The above results suggest that firms need to build CRM strategies that consider the competitive situation of the market and their position.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제20권4호통권58호
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• pp.69-75
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• 2005

Professional taxi driver exposure to indoor air pollutants has been a subject of concern in recent years because of higher levels of air pollutants, comparing to the surrounding atmosphere. This study evaluated the potential exposure to respirable suspended particulate (RSP), nitrogen dioxide $(NO_2)$ and volatile organic compounds (VOCs; benzene and toluene) for professional taxi drivers inside each of 10 vehicles in Pusan, comparing weekday (Monday and Thursday) and weekend (Saturday). Indoor mean concentrations of RSP inside vehicle were $53.88\;ug/m^3\;and\;75.52\;ug/m^3$ on weekday and weekend, respectively. Measured indoor $NO_2$ concentrations were 28.32ppb and 40.69 ppb, respectively. Benzene and toluene mean concentrations inside vehicle were 5.41 ppb and 11.36 ppb, respectively. Considering no smoking of taxi drivers inside vehicle, closed window in winter, and increased usage of taxi on weekend, source of indoor air pollutants inside taxi might be mainly suggested from the number of passenger's carried, faulty exhaust systems, and engine and carburetor evaporative emissions.