• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.237-245
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• 2017

Background: Solar furnaces are used worldwide to conduct experiments to demonstrate the feasibility of solar-chemical processes with the aid of concentrated sunlight, or to qualify high temperature-resistant components. In recent years, high-flux solar simulators (HFSSs) based on short-arc xenon lamps are more frequently used. The emitted spectrum is very similar to natural sunlight but with dangerous portions of ultraviolet light as well. Due to special benefits of solar simulators the increase of construction activity for HFSS can be observed worldwide. Hence, it is quite important to protect employees against serious injuries caused by ultraviolet radiation (UVR) in a range of 100 nm to 400 nm. Methods: The UV measurements were made at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne and Paul-Scherrer-Institute (PSI), Switzerland, during normal operations of the HFSS, with a high-precision UV-A/B radiometer using different experiment setups at different power levels. Thus, the measurement results represent UV emissions which are typical when operating a HFSS. Therefore, the biological effects on people exposed to UVR was investigated systematically to identify the existing hazard potential. Results: It should be noted that the permissible workplace exposure limits for UV emissions significantly exceeded after a few seconds. One critical value was strongly exceeded by a factor of 770. Conclusion: The prevention of emissions must first and foremost be carried out by structural measures. Furthermore, unambiguous protocols have to be defined and compliance must be monitored. For short-term activities in the hazard area, measures for the protection of eyes and skin must be taken.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.446-464
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• 2015

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the task-specific hazards of chemicals used by nail technicians in Daegu Metropolitan City. Materials: A total of 30 nail shops located in Daegu City were surveyed to investigate the major tasks and practices performed by nail technicians and the ingredients listed in nail care products used in shops. We also collected instructions for use and material safety data sheets(MSDSs) of nail care products and compared CAS Nos. of ingredients with the lists of chemicals regulated by the Industrial Safety and Health Act(ISHA) and Chemical Substances Control Act(CSCA). Results: A total of 125 chemical ingredients were found in 468 nail care products used at the 30 nail shops. The most frequently found ingredients were ethyl acetate(72%), followed by n-butyl acetate(71.8%), isopropanol(56%), benzophenone(51.1%), nitrocellulose(46.4%) and ethanol(45.3%). Comparing six tasks, the task of manicuring used the most products at 222 products containing 91 ingredients. Among the 125 ingredients, there are 31 chemicals with occupational exposure limits(OEL) designated by the Ministry of Employment and Labor(MoEL), eight categorized as carcinogens, one mutagen and two reproductive toxic chemicals. In terms of carcinogens, formaldehyde was identified as the only confirmed human carcinogen(1A). We found that there was one chemical with a permissible limit, one special management substance, 18 workplace monitoring substances and ten special health diagnosis substances regulated by ISHA. For CSCA, nine poisonous substances, six substances requiring preparation for accidents and one restricted substance were identified. Conclusions: Based on these findings, formaldehyde was identified as one of the chemicals that should most strictly be controlled for the protection of the health of nail technicians and customers. At the same time, it is necessary to distribute materials with detailed hazardous information of nail care products for nail shop technicians.

• 공업화학
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.413-418
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• 2018

붕산, 5붕산암모늄, 붕산/5붕산암모늄 첨가제로 처리한 편백목재 시험편의 연소가스 발생에 관한 시험을 하였다. 4 wt%의 붕소 화합물 수용액으로 각각 편백목재 시험편에 붓으로 3회 칠하였다. 실온에서 건조시킨 후, 콘칼로리미터(ISO 5660-1)를 이용하여 연소가스를 분석하였다. 그 결과, 붕소 화합물로 처리한 시험편의 두 번째_최대산소 소모율은 0.1067~0.1246 g/s로서 공시험편보다 5.3~18.9% 감소했다. 붕산, 5붕산암모늄으로 처리한 시험편의 비소화면적은 2.0~19.0% 감소하였다. 그러나, 붕산/5붕산암모늄으로 처리된 경우 비감쇠면적이 공시험편보다 21.2% 증가하였다. 붕소 화합물로 처리한 시험편의 최대일산화탄소 농도는 0~25% 감소되었다. 이것은 직업안전위생관리국(Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA) 허용기준의 1.6~2.2배의 치명적인 독성을 발생하는 것으로 측정되었다. 붕소화합물은 일산화탄소 감소에는 효과적이었으나 OSHA의 허용기준에는 미치지 못하였다. 붕소화합물은 편백나무의 연소성을 두 번째_최대산소 소모율에 대하여 5.3~18.9%, 최대일산화탄소 발생에 대하여 0~25% 억제하였다.

• 공업화학
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.670-676
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• 2018

붕산, 5붕산암모늄, 붕산/5붕산암모늄 첨가제로 처리한 편백목재 시험편의 연소가스 발생에 관한 시험을 하였다. 15 wt%의 붕소 화합물 수용액으로 각각 편백목재 시험편에 붓으로 3회 칠하였다. 실온에서 건조시킨 후, 콘칼로리미터(ISO 5660-1)를 이용하여 연소가스를 분석하였다. 그 결과, 붕소화합물로 처리한 시험편의 연기성능지수(SPI)는 공시편 보다 1.37~2.68배 증가하였고, 연기성장지수(SGI)는 29.4~52.9% 감소하였다. 그리고 붕소화합물로 처리된 시험편의 연기강도(SI)는 공시편보다 1.16~3.92배 감소되어 연기 및 화재 위험성이 낮아지는 것으로 예상된다. 또한 붕소화합물로 처리한 시험편의 최대일산화탄소($CO_{peak}$) 농도는 공시편보다 12.7~30.9% 감소되었다. 그러나 미국직업안전위생관리국(OSHA) 허용기준(PEL)보다 1.52~1.92배 높은 치명적인 독성을 발생하는 것으로 측정되었다. 붕소화합물은 일산화탄소를 감소시키는 역할을 하였으나 편백목재 자체의 일산화탄소의 생성 농도가 높기 때문에 감소효과에 대한 기대에 미치지 못하였다.