• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.490-495
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• 2021

Introduction: The risk of experiencing psychiatric symptoms related to the COVID-19 pandemic is high among healthcare workers whose occupations are in public health, emergency medicine, and intensive or critical care. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence of fear of COVID-19 among 411 frontline Egyptian physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic; identify determinants and predictors for fear of COVID-19; determine the impact of fear of COVID-19 on job satisfaction; and detect the impact of fear of COVID-19 on turnover intention. Three standardized scales (fear of COVID-19, job satisfaction, and turnover intention scores) were used for data collection via online Google Form. Results: Regarding fear relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, 16.5% of the study subjects were classified as experiencing a severe fear level, while 78.1% experienced a moderate degree. A significant association between the level of fear relating to COVID-19 and the work department. The highest degree of fear is in a general-educational-university facility. Regarding job satisfaction, 42% of those having a severe level of fear are dissatisfied. Fear of COVID-19 is negatively associated with job satisfaction while positively significant correlated with turnover scores, a positive significant predictor of turnover intention. Job satisfaction is negatively associated with turnover intention; a negative significant predictor of turnover intention. Conclusions: Frontline Egyptian physicians reported higher levels of fear relating to the COVID-19 pandemic (moderate to severe). Increased fear levels relating to COVID-19 have a relationship with lower levels of job satisfaction and higher levels of job turnover.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2016

Particulate filtering facepiece respirators (PFFR) is one of the most widely used items of personal protective equipments, and a tight fit of the respirators on the wearers is critical for the protection effectiveness. In order to effectively protect the workers through the respirators, it is important to find and evaluate the ways that can be readily applicable at the workplace to improve the fit of the respirators. This study was designed to evaluate effects of mask style (cup or foldable type) and donning training on fit factors (FF) of the respirators, since these are available at various workplace, especially at small business workplace. A total of 40 study subjects, comprised of 30~50s aged male and female workers in metalworking industries, were enrolled in this study. The FF were quantitatively measured before and after training related to the proper donning and use of cup or foldable-type respirators. The pass/fail criterion of FF was set at 100. After the donning training for the cup-type mask, subjects who passed the fit test were increased from 10 to 33. Moreover, the geometric mean (GM) of FF was increased by 340% in subjects who failed the test. In addition, the training effects for the cup-type mask were significant in female and 50s aged subjects. On the other hand, although the GM of FF for the foldable-type mask was also increased after the donning training, the GM of FF for the foldable-type mask and it's increase rate were smaller as compared to the cup-type mask. Furthermore, the differences of the increase rates of the GM of FF in sex and aged of the subjects were not significantly for the foldable-type mask. The multi-distribution of leak points for the foldable-type mask may be one of causes for the less effect of training on the fit of the foldable-type mask. These results imply that the raining on the donning and use of PFFR can enhance the protection effectiveness of cup or foldable-type mask, and that the training effects for the foldable-type mask is less significant than that for the cup-type mask. Therefore, It is recommended that the donning training and fit tests should be conducted before the use of the PFFR, and that efficient tranining programs for the foldable-type mask are required.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.59-67
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• 2017

Shift workers experience a disruption in the circadian sleep-wake rhythm, which brings upon adverse health effects such as fatigue, insomnia and decreased sleep quality. Moreover, shift work has deleterious effects on both work productivity and safety. In this review, we present a brief overview of the current literature on the consequences of shift work, especially focusing on attention-associated cognitive decline and related behavioral changes. We searched two electronic databases, PubMed and RISS, using key search terms related to cognitive domains, deleterious effects, and shift work. Twenty studies were eligible for the final review. The consequences of shift work can be classified into the following three categories extracted from the literature review : 1) work accidents ; 2) commuting accidents such as car accidents that occur on the way to and from work ; and 3) attendance management at work (i.e., absenteeism, tardiness, and unscheduled early departure). These cognitive and behavioral consequences of shift work were also found to be associated with sleep disorders in shift workers. Thus, improvements in the shift work system are necessary in order to enhance workers' health conditions, work productivity, and safety.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.182-192
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• 2014

Objectives: The aim of this study is to analyze the current status of possession of measurement and analytical instruments at work environment monitoring organizations and their relationships with human resources, including the number of professional engineers and evaluation scores resulting from evaluation programs in 2012. Materials: Data for measurement and analytical instruments were gathered by inspectors who had been assigned by the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency(KOSHA) and the Ministry of Employment and Labor(MoEL) during the evaluation program for 2012. Data for 11 monitoring instruments and nice pieces of analytical equipment were collected from 103 organizations. Additional data such as the type of service provides and the number of professional engineers employed were also recorded by the inspectors. Evaluation scores could be acquired from KOSHA. Results: Comprehensive Occupational Health Service Providers showed good operation quality, while University or Hospital Subsidiary and Work Environment Monitoring Organizations recorded relatively poor results. Evaluation scores correlated well with the possession of measurement instruments and human resources for each organization. High yields provided by professional engineers also showed statistically-associated contributions to evaluation scores and monitoring instrument possession. Compared with monitoring instruments, the amount of analytical equipment had little positive impact on organizations' competence. Conclusions: The evaluation results for domestic monitoring organizations revealed that human resources, possession of instruments, and the quality of employees were critical factors for operating the corporations. Each organization should give considerable effort to improving their ability to strengtheninternal quality, resulting in high-yield production for workers and employers by providing improved workplace monitoring services.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.261-271
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• 2024

국내외 건설현장에서 사용빈도가 급격히 증가하고 있는 슬래브용 알루미늄 폼은 탈형시 바닥으로 그대로 떨어뜨리는 경우가 많아 소음으로 인한 주변 민원이 발생하고, 높은 위치에서 떨어지면서 형틀이 변형되거나 바닥에서 튀어 오로면서 주변 인부들에게 상해를 입히기도 하여 중대재해처벌법이 강화되는 현실에서 개선이 절실한 상황이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 공동주택의 1세대 슬래브 거푸집 전체가 동시에 작업자가 펼친 손이 닿는 위치까지 안전하게 낙하되면 자유롭게 분해하여 다음 층으로 인양할 수 있게 함으로써 안전성, 품질, 경제성, 공정이 개선된 필러서포터 존치형 공법으로써 슬래브의 처짐문제 해결 등의 장점을 확인되고 건설신기술을 획득하였으므로 적극적인 시장개척을 통한 적용 활성화가 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.50-62
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• 2003

Exposure to metalworking fluids (MWFs) has significantly been associated with cancer developed in multi-organs, respiratory diseases and skin diseases. Several carcinogens to humans or animals are contained in MWFs. They have been reported to be mineral oils, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), formaldehyde and N-nitrosodiethanolamine (NDELA). The great hazards of MWF have forced the advanced country including United States to regulate carcinogens contained in MWF. In 2001, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIHs) regarded MWF mist as suspected carcinogen to human (A2) and added it to “Notice of Intended Change (NIC)” list of 2001. In spite of the fact that much MWF has widely been used in many industries using machines, Korea has no legal actions for management of MWF. What is worse, even toxicity such as Carcinogenicity has not been reported. KS (Korean Standards) lists 7 advices of MWF but it does net state the hazards to health. It is very hard to control or minimize worker's exposure to MWF containing many carcinogens. Prier to the introduction of MWF to workplace, it is the most effective measure to regulate carcinogens below a certain level. Regulation on the content of PAH seems to be necessary because less amount of PAH in mineral oils improves the quality of MWF. Also, addition of nitrosating groups to MWF should be prohibited to minimize worker's exposure to NDELA. Employers and manufacturers should indicate the Carcinogenicity of all carcinogens in MWFs in Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) in order fer workers to recognize Carcinogenicity. Legal actions have to be taken to protect workers from health hazards due to exposure to MWF by further investigation on MWF.

• 한국디지털건축인테리어학회논문집
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.5-13
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• 2011

This research proposed the space planing methode and diagrams of restaurant kitchens to improve hygiene by analyzing the related contents collected from books and researches in interior design and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point). HACCP is an effective and scientific hygiene system for food safety in order to prevent cross-contamination from food hazards. Based on the analyses, improvement of food production environments like restaurant kitchens is necessary for food hygiene. The space planing methode of restaurant kitchens to improve hygiene are followings: The circulation planing is that the direction of movement of the food, workers, waste, and dishes should be fractionated and managed for cross-contamination prevention. The space separation planing is that the spaces in the kitchen should be classified and divided into contaminated area and non-contaminated and clean area depending on the degree of cleanliness. The zoning is space arrangement with feed-back process to check the possible points of cross-contamination and correct space arrangement until the possibility of cross-contamination disappear in kitchen. However, if cross-contamination is unavoidable in some points in restaurant kitchens, hygiene facilities such as washing rooms, pass rooms, and double doors with air-shower should be located in order to remove contamination.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.109-118
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• 2005

철근콘크리트조 고층아파트의 경우 흔히 전단벽식 구조시스템을 채택하게 된다. 이때에는 작업자의 이동과 재료나 장비의 수평 운반 편의상 세대간의 내력벽에 직 4각형 형태의 개구부를 설치할 때가 많다. 이와 같은 개구부는 화재등의 재난시에 신속한 대피용 통로로 이용하도록 하는 경우도 있다. 전단벽의 개구부는 구조체의 안전이나 안정을 위협하는 중요한 요소로 될 수 있으므로 설계시나 안전검토에서 반드시 검토해야할 사항이다. 이번 연구는 개구부를 갖는 직 4각형 전단벽의 탄성안정에 관한 것이다. 연구에서는 유한 요소법을 이용하였고 수치해석의 중요 변수는 개구부의 위치와 크기이다. 또한 연직 하중에 의한 균등 압축응력은 물론 휨 모멘트에 의한 응력 및 수평 전단력이 판의 임계응력에 미치는 영향도 검토하였다. 끝으로 비재하면의 구속이 전단벽의 안정성에 미치는 영향도 검토하였다.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.66-73
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• 2019

정부와 안전보건공단의 재해 절감을 위한 다양한 노력덕분에 산업과 건설업 전반에 걸쳐 재해 사고는 감소추세를 보이고 있다. 하지만 건설업에서의 추락재해는 감소하지 않고 오히려 증가하고 있다. 특히, 달비계에 의한 추락재해는 매년 발생빈도는 낮지만 발생 시 작업자의 사망과 직결한다는 측면에서 재해강도가 매우 크다고 할 수 있다. 국내 건설업에서의 달비계 작업환경은 매우 열악하다. 특히 소규모 건설현장에서의 달비계 작업자들은 안전에 대한 감독과 관리를 받을 수 있는 주체가 없다. 달비계 작업자들은 자신들이 직접 제작한 성능이 확인되지 않은 달비계를 가지고 불안전한 작업환경에 내몰리고 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 15년간 달비계에서 기인한 242건의 사고사례들을 분석하여 추락재해 발생 주요 원인 및 개선방안을 제시하였으며, 주요내용은 불안전한 행동에 의한 재해발생률이 높아서 작업대 안착 시, 안전난간을 넘어가는 과정, 몸의 불균형 등에서 사고가 많으며 설비개선 및 작업방법개선으로 해결이 요구된다. 또한, KOSHA Guide에서 제시하는 작업순서 상의 문제점으로 발생되는 재해는 없었으며, 다만 작업 순서를 따르지 않아 안전대를 안전대 걸이용 로프에 미설치 및 미부착에 의한 사망으로 이르는 재해가 다수 발생된 것으로 파악되어 작업방법의 개선에서 가장 중요한 사항은 수직구명줄 및 안전대의 설치 및 착용이 가장 중요한 사항으로 도출되었다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.145-154
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• 2019

본 연구는 소방공무원 개인의 자아상태를 분석하여 자아에 따른 자기효능감과 직무만족도에 미치는 영향을 알아보고, 이를 통해 현장에서 직무의 성과를 향상시켜 효율적으로 직무를 수행하는데 목적을 두고 있다. 연구대상은 경기도 남부지역 B도시 현직 소방공무원 177명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하여 SPSS 22.0을 통해 상관관계분석 및 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구 결과, 첫째, 소방공무원의 자아상태 요인과 자기효능감 요인과의 상관관계에서는 자아상태 요인의 경우 자기효능감이 다소 높고, 자기조절효능감은 매우 높은 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 자아상태 요인이 자기효능감에 미치는 영향에서는 Adult (A)유형, Free Child (FC)유형, Adapted Child (AC)유형 순으로 유의하게 나타났다. 셋째 자아상태 요인과 직무만족 요인과의 상관관계 분석결과 Critical Parent (CP)유형의 경우 모든 직무만족도 요인에서 부적 상관관계를 보였고, Nurturing Parent (NP)유형의 경우 모든 직무 만족도에서 정적 상관관계를 보였다. 이에, 자아상태 요인에서 권위적인 기능인 Critical Parent (CP)를 낮추고 Nurturing Parent (NP)기능을 높이는 부모자아의 수정전략과 낮은 만족도에서 나타나는 Adapted Child (AC)기능을 낮추어 Free Child (FC)기능을 활성화하는 수정전략이 필요하며 합리성에 기초한 지금-여기에 알맞은 강점은 강화하고 약점은 보강하는 전략적 접근이 필요한 것으로 나타났다.