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Risk and Improvement Measures of Work from Home in the Post-COVID-19 Era - Focusing on Mental and Physical Issues (포스트 코로나 시대 재택근무의 위험성과 개선방향 - 정신적, 신체적 사안을 중심으로)

  • Tae Soo Eum;Eun Taek Shin;Chang Geun Song
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.93-101
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    • 2023
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted how people work, resulting in a massive shift towards working from home or remotely. Work from home has played a critical role in reducing the transmission of COVID-19 by limiting in-person interactions and reducing the density of people in office buildings. It also enabled businesses and organizations to continue operating while keeping their employees safe and healthy. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of work from home in business and organizational sectors worldwide, and it is likely to continue as a preferred mode of work even after the pandemic is over. This shift towards working from home has not only impacted the way people work but also has significant implications for urban development, transportation, and the environment. This study intends to develop measures for addressing potential physical and mental health issues among remotely working employees. Additionally, it identifies the major influencing factors of home workers' health hazards and proposes improvement measures that can be applied to working from home, along with existing laws and prevention methods.

Review of PM-related Air Quality Improvement Policies of United States for PM-related Air Quality Improvement of Metropolitan Region in Korea (수도권 미세먼지 환경 개선을 위한 미국의 대기환경정책 사례 조사 연구)

  • Woo, Jung-Hun
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.579-593
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    • 2009
  • Several fine particle-related policies in Northeast United States were investigated in support of the execution of special measures to improve air quality of Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA). The definition of particulate matter (PM) in the Clean Air Act (CAA), components and procedures of Regional Haze Rule (RHR), and Air Quality Management (AQM) were reviewed. Several State Implementation Plans (SIPs) were also reviewed as the way to attain required air quality under the Clean Air Act. $PM_{2.5}$ attainment SIP of Maryland, 8-hr Ozone attainment SIP of New Jersey, and Regional Haze Rule attainment SIP of MANE-VU were analyzed in detail as case studies. We realized that "Special Measures for Air Quality Improvement in the Seoul Metropolitan Area" has many similarities with its US counterparts in terms of purpose, components, procedures, and implementation methods. US policies, however, have more advanced features, such as standardized procedures and methods, transparent guidelines, and stable relationship among federal/state/local governments and stakeholders, which would be helpful to improve air quality in SMA.

Quality Improvement Measures of Modular Public Rental Apartment Houses through Defects Analysis (모듈러 공공주택의 하자분석을 통한 품질 개선 방안)

  • Lee, Soon Guh;Kim, Gyu Yong;Nam, Jeongsoo
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.425-436
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    • 2024
  • Modular apartment houses are a relatively new approach to public housing in South Korea. While promising in terms of efficiency and potential cost benefits, initial occupancy and maintenance data highlight areas for improvement in quality control. Analysis of defects reported during occupancy and maintenance stages revealed a high prevalence of issues with wallpaper and flooring. This suggests a need for stricter quality control measures during the production and installation of these building components. Furthermore, maintenance data identified shortcomings in the waterproofing methods employed for roofs, as well as in the design and construction management of connections between the low-rise concrete frames and the modular units themselves, including balconies. These findings point towards the importance of meticulous design and rigorous construction management practices to ensure the long-term durability of these critical building elements. Finally, the research suggests that unifying responsibility for construction management by awarding contracts for both the frame and the modular units to a single company could improve overall quality control. This approach could potentially mitigate issues arising from divided responsibility and streamline communication channels. By addressing these quality control concerns, modular construction has the potential to become a more widely adopted and successful method for delivering public housing in South Korea.

Analyzing Education/Training Status of Construction Field Engineers and Its Improvement Measures (건설현장 기술인력의 교육·훈련 실태분석 및 개선방안)

  • Lee, Junyong;Shin, Wonsang;Son, Changbaek
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.55-62
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    • 2024
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness and necessity of improvement for the currently implemented education and training in order to cultivate and secure excellent construction engineers of domestic construction companies, and to suggest future improvement measures. The conclusions obtained through this study are as follows. The overall satisfaction of construction engineers at the construction site was high, and it was found to be effective in improving job skills, but the educational content, educational methods, and educational environment need to be improved. In order to improve the educational content, it is urgent to introduce a practical-oriented educational curriculum to respond to technological development. In order to increase the educational effect of online education methods, it is very important to develop excellent educational content. In order to improve the educational environment, it is necessary to expand customized practice spaces, establish educational facilities by region, and operate shuttle buses.

A Study on Improvement Plans for Application of the Personal Information Protection Act(Based on the Subject to Duty of Safeguards) (개인정보보호법 적용 대상에 대한 개선 방안 연구(안전성 확보조치 기준 의무 대상 중심으로))

  • Jang Sang Soo
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.35-43
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    • 2023
  • Since the Personal Information Protection Act was enacted in 2011, it has played a role in safely protecting people's personal information and protecting their rights. Personal information controller must comply with the duty of safeguards for safe personal information management. Even though administrative regulation is an accompanying issue, it is not clear to whom, when and how it applies. According to the imposition of duties, the scope, standards, safety measures, procedures, etc. for the target person should be clearly and specifically specified, but the current legal system is insufficient .In this study, problems and reasonable improvement plans were presented for the classification criteria for applicable subjects, the criteria for the criteria for determining the targets, and the criteria for measures to ensure safety. Through this, we intend to contribute to enhancing the effectiveness of the system by presenting reasonable measures by clarifying and specifying the scope and standards of application.

A Study on the Fire Safety Design Methods of Opening in High-rise Building (초고층고층 건축물의 개구부에 대한 화재안전 설계방법 조사)

  • Kwon, Young-Jin;Jin, Seung-Hyeon;Lee, Byeong-Heun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2018.05a
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    • pp.8-9
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    • 2018
  • In recent years, the fire risk in the aged housing facilities in high-rise building has been closing up due to the fire in the Grenfell Tower. In the case of these high-rise residential facilities, fire cases of residential facilities such as Uijeongbu Apartment Fire The fire hazard has been reexamined mainly. Especially, the fire of these residential facilities is very closely related to the window, so measures are needed. On the other hand, in Korea, there is almost no fire safety measures against these openings. Therefore, this study suggests improvement measures by comparison with advanced countries based on fire safety measures for domestic windows.

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Evaluation of the Quality of Care among Hospitalized Adult Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Korea

  • Hong, Ji Young;Kang, Young Ae
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • v.81 no.3
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    • pp.175-186
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    • 2018
  • Pneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Since 2014, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) has assessed the overall quality of care among hospitalized adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) provided by all medical institutions in Korea. A committee of the Korea Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases developed the hospital inpatient quality measures set for CAP consisting of eight core measures and five monitoring measures. The composite measure score was calculated. The medical records of hospitalized adult patients ages 18 years or more with CAP from October to December 2014 were evaluated. The data of 523 hospitals (42 tertiary hospitals [8.0%], 256 general hospitals [49%], and 225 hospitals [43.0%]) and 15,432 cases (tertiary hospitals, 1,673 cases [10.8%]; general hospitals, 8,803 cases [57.1%]; hospitals, 4,956 cases [32.1%]) were analyzed. We found large variations among institutions in terms of performance of care measures for CAP. For the composite measure score, the mean value was 66.7 (tertiary hospitals, 98.5; general hospitals, 79.2; hospitals, 43.8). Despite significant differences in measure scores between tertiary, general hospitals and hospitals, no significant differences were found in mortality between hospitals. Further studies are needed to determine the care measures appropriate for CAP.

Watershed Management Measures for Water Quality Conservation of the Hwaseong Reservoir using BASINS/HSPF Model (BASINS/HSPF 모델을 이용한 화성호 수질보전을 위한 상류 유역 수질개선방안 연구)

  • Kang, Hyeongsik;Jang, Jae Ho
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.36-44
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    • 2013
  • HSPF model based on BASINS was applied to analyze effects of watershed management measures for water quality conservation in the Hwaseong Reservoir watershed. The model was calibrated against the field measurements of meteorological data, streamflow and water qualities ($BOD_5$, T-N, T-P) at each observatory for 4 years (2007-2010). The water quality characteristics of inflow streams were evaluated. The 4 scenarios for the water quality improvement were applied to inflow streams and critical area from water pollution based on previous researches. The reduction efficiency of point and non-point sources in inflow streams was evaluated with each scenario. The results demonstrate that the expansion of advanced treatment system within wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and construction of pond-wetlands would be great effective management measures. In order to satisfactory the target water quality of reservoir, the measures which can control both point source and non-point source pollutants should be implemented in the watershed.