• 한국안전학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.48-55
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• 2019

For preventing the accidents generated from the chemical materials, thus far, MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) data have been made to notify how to use and manage the hazardous and chemical materials in safety. However, it is difficult for users who handle these materials to understand the MSDS data because they are only listed based on the alphabetical order, not based on the specific factors such as similarity of characteristics. It is limited in representing the types of chemical materials with respect to their characteristics. Thus, in this study, a lots of MSDS data are visualized based on relationships of the characteristics among the chemical materials for supporting safety managers. For this, we used the textmining algorithm which extracts text keywords contained in documents and the Self-Organizing Map (SOM) algorithm which visually addresses textual data information. In the case of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the United States, the guide texts contained in MSDS documents, which include use information such as reactivity and potential risks of materials, are gathered as the target data. First, using the textmining algorithm, the information of chemicals is extracted from these guide texts. Next, the MSDS map is developed using SOM in terms of similarity of text information of chemical materials. The MSDS map is helpful for effectively classifying chemical materials by mapping prohibited and hazardous substances on the developed the SOM map. As a result, using the MSDS map, it is easy for safety managers to detect prohibited and hazardous substances with respect to the Industrial Safety and Health Act standards.

• 한국위험물학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.12-17
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• 2014

With a rapid growth of domestic industry in korea, now about 25,000 kinds of chemicals are being distributed, and it has been known that just about 15% of them has toxic substances. Recently, South Koreans have an anxiety about the stability and accidents of chemicals because chemical accidents like Gumi hydrofluoric acid accident have occurred. The U.S. has adopted the systems like EPCRA (Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act), TRI (Toxic Release Inventory) and TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act), and is also managing the hazardous chemicals by providing the information about them to its people and site workers. Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare also has adopted J-CHECK system and is implementing it to let Japanese people know the information of safety of chemicals about REACH. However, the Korean government has a difficult situation to mediate the different idea with the Korean industry to make lower statute of Pre-legislation registration & evaluation of chemicals that will be implemented and Chemical Material Control Association that is being implemented. Especially city and country areas located in the industrial areas need political improvement focusing on vulnerable area through the check about current situation of hazardous chemicals of jurisdiction and management method, but the information about the management situation of small scale work places is insufficient. Therefore this study set up the urgent management area in Ansan Smart Hub through NFPA code according to the types of accident and dander characteristics of each chemical being used in the companies that have less than 50 workers and deal with chemicals located in Ansan Smart Hub in Gyeonggi-do.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.317-331
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• 2023

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.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.384-392
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• 2013

Objective: This study inspected incident cases, legal control levels, and GHS(Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals) classification results of strong acids such as hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride, nitric acid, and sulfuric acid, which have been responsible for many recent chemical accidents. As a result, it is deemed necessary for legal control levels of these strong acids to be revised and GHS classification be managed nation-wide. Methods: This study inspected incident cases and legal control levels for strong acids such as hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride, nitric acid, and sulfuric acid. The study analyzed and compared chemical information status and GHS classification results. Results: There were 76 domestic incidents involving strongly acidic hazardous materials over the five years between 2007 and 2011. They include 37 leakage incidents(46.7%) within a workplace, 30 leakage incidents(39.5%) during transportation, and nine leakage incidents(13.8%) following an explosion. The strongly acidic materials in question are defined and controlled as toxic chemicals according to the classes of Substances Requiring Preparation for Accidents, Managed Hazardous Substance, Hazardous Chemical(corrosive) as set forth under the Enforcement Decree of the Toxic Chemicals Control Act and Rules on Occupational Safety and Health Standards of Occupational Safety and Health Act. Among them, nitric acid is solely controlled as a class 6 hazardous material, oxidizing liquid, under the Hazardous Chemicals Control Act. The classification results of the EU ECHA(European Chemicals Agency) CLP(Commission Regulation(EC) No. 790/2009 of 10 August 2009, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation(EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures) and NIER (National Institute of Environmental Research) are almost identical for the three chemicals, with the exception of sulfuric acid. Much of the classification information of NITE (National Institute of Technology and Evaluation) and KOSHA(Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, KOSHA) is the same. NIER provides 12(41.4%) out of 29 classifications, as does KOSHA.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.63-69
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• 2023

대한민국은 세계 1위의 반도체 생산 국가임에도 불구하고 산업 보호를 위한 현장의 폐쇄성으로 대부분의 연구가 단순한 물질 위험에 대한 위험성평가로 이루어지고 있다. 산업 안전 측면에서 유해위험물질의 누출 상태를 파악하는 가스 감지기 등의 모니터링 시스템 등을 구축하고 있으나, 누출 시 유해위염 물질을 효과적으로 배기하기 위한 연구는 최근에서야 시작되었다. 인화성 물질이 다량 취급되는 반도체 제조설비(가스박스)는 현재 가스 감지기 및 공기투입구를 막는 방법으로 안전관리를 하고 있는데, 공기투입구가 없으면 박스 내부를 음압으로 관리할 수는 있으나 내부 기류가 원활히 생성되지 않아 인화성 물질 누출 시 단시간 희석이 어렵다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 여러 기준들을 기본으로 하여 가스박스 규모에 따른 덕트 사이즈의 결정, 공기 투입구의 적정크기 연구를 통하여 인화성 누출 시 유해화학물질이 외부로 노출되지 않으면서 배기 성능 요구량을 최소로 할 수 있는 최적 배기 설계를 해보고자 한다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.235-247
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• 1999

This study was performed to investigate what was the most serious occupational factors in small scale industries. Twenty-three occupatonally hazardous substances were measured at the five workplaces in the Eastern Seoul during 1995∼1996. Total of 2,020 samples were analyzed by either GC/FID for organic vapors or AAS for heavy metals. From the results of this study noise was the most serious factor at the selected workplaces. Noise level in the metal processing, the printing, and the auto repairing industries exceeded the 8 hr PEL by 19.7%, 13.6%, and 11.6%, respectively. Mean concentrations of toluene in the shoe making and the printing industries exceeded the assessment crieterion by 6.0% and 3.8%, respectively. Further study of risk assessment of occupational exposure may be required to protect workers from hazardous working conditons.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.233-246
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• 2012

본 연구는 2008년부터 2010년까지 국내 수입물량이 많은 품목 중 국외에서는 허용되었지만, 국내 허용되지 않은 식품군에서 일부 견과류, 과실류, 기호식품, 유지종자류, 건어물류, 채소류, 향신식품 등 15 품목을 선정하여 PSL, TL 및 ESR을 이용하여 실태조사와 검지법별 적용 가능성을 확인하였다. PSL 측정 결과는 건새우, 볶음땅콩, 조미땅콩에서는 적용 가능성이 높은 것으로 판단되었으나 나머지 품목에서는 적용 가능성이 낮다고 판단하였다. TL 시험법의 경우 대부분의 조사시료는 $150{\sim}250^{\circ}C$ 사이에서 비조사 시료는 $300^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 강한 glow curve peak가 나타남으로써 비조사구와 조사구간의 확인이 가능하였으나 조미땅콩, 건자두, 건체리, 망고(냉동)에서 시료에 미네랄이 없거나 양이 적어 적용 가능성 낮았다. 또한, 동일 식품군이라도 가공 과정이나 미네랄 함량 등 개별 시료의 차이에 의하여 TL glow curve의 intensity가 낮게 나타나 TL 시험법 적용이 가능한 경우도 있고 불가능한 경우도 있는 것으로 확인되었다. ESR 분석 결과는 건포도, 건체리, 망고(건, 냉동), 람부탄(냉동) 및 코코아(파우더/16.1%, 20%, 30%, 40%)에서 결정형 당 유래의 라디칼에 의한 다성분 ESR signal이 관찰되었다. 건자두, 계피가루, 파슬리, 당근 및 브로콜리에서 셀룰로오스 유래의 라디칼에 의한 특이 ESR signal이 관찰되었다. 건한치, 황태채 및 건새우에서 하이드록시아파타이트 유래 라디칼에 의한 특이 ESR signal이 관찰되었다. 하지만, 대부분의 시료에서 조사 전후 모두 single line의 비특이적인 signal이 관찰되어 대조군이 없는 경우에는 방사선 조사 여부 확인시험법으로서 적용가능성이 낮다고 판단되었다. 방사선 조사 허용 외 식품을 대상으로 방사선 조사여부를 분석한 결과, 대상식품 모두에서 방사선이 조사되지 않은 것으로 확인되었으며, 대부분의 품목에서 TL과 ESR 검지법이 PSL 검지법 보다 적용 가능성이 높은 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구를 통해 TL은 미네랄 함량이 적은 시료를 제외한 대부분 시료에서 검지법별 적용 확대가 가능하였으나 ESR은 식품유형과 함량에 따라 결과에 차이가 있어 검지법별 적용 가능성 연구가 지속적으로 필요할 것으로 생각하였다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제30권sup호
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• pp.4.1-4.7
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• 2015

Objectives Approximately 2000 phase-in substances are subject to registration according to the Act on the Registration and Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances (K-REACH), and the expected testing cost is 2.06 trillion Korean won assuming all the test data required for registration are acquired. The extent to which these enormous test costs can be reduced depends on the availability of existing data that can be used to meet the requirements of the K-REACH we examined the current availability of test data that can be used for chemical substance registration. Methods We analyzed the possibility of utilizing the existing test data obtained from 16 reference databases for 369 of 518 kinds of phase-in substances subject to registration that were reported in last October 2014. Results The physical and chemical properties were available for 57.1% of substances, whereas data regarding human hazards and environmental hazards were available at considerably lower rates, 8.5% and 11.8%, respectively. Conclusions Physical and chemical properties were available for a fairly high proportion, whereas human hazards and environmental hazards were reported for considerably fewer substances.

• 한국고분자학회지:고분자과학과기술
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.235-242
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• 1999

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.627-627
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• 2013

Recently, most studies concerning inorganic CdSe/ZnS quantum dot (QD)-polymer hybrid LEDs have been concentrated on the structure with multiple layers [1,2]. The QD LEDs used almost CdSe materials for color reproduction such as blue, green and red from the light source until current. However, since Cd is one of six substances banned by the Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive and classified into a hazardous substance for utilization and commercialization as well as for use in life, it was reported that the use of CdSe is not suitable to fabricate a photoelectronic device. In this work, we demonstrate a novel, simple and facile technique for the synthesis of ZnO-graphene quasi-core.shell quantum dots utilizing graphene nanodot in order to overcome Cd material including RoHS materials. Also, We investigate the optical and structural properties of the quantum dots using a number of techniques. In result, At the applied bias 10 V, the device produced bluish-white color of the maximum brightness 1118 cd/$m^2$ with CIE coordinates (0.31, 0.26) at the bias 10 V.