• 제목/요약/키워드: Work Environment Monitoring

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저선량과 고선량 측정구간 변환이 가능한 모바일 방사선 측정시스템 개발 및 평가 (Development and Evaluation of a Mobile Environmental Radiation Measurement System That Can Switch between Low and High Dose Measurement Sections)

  • 이홍연;한상준;김보길;이건주;김석현;김정훈
    • 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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    • 제45권1호
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    • pp.49-55
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    • 2022
  • This study is to develop a mobile type environmental radiation measurement system for emergency response or environmental radiation monitoring of local governments near nuclear facilities. A mobile radiation measurement system can monitor radiation by field beyond the spatial constraints of a fixed environmental radiation monitor. If installed in local government infrastructure such as public transportation, environmental radiation can be monitored without additional manpower and measurement work. In addition, it is designed to enable monitoring and measurement of radiation from low to high doses as well as the environment in preparation for radioactive disasters such as nuclear power plant accidents. It is expected that this system will be utilized not only in normal times but also in the event of a radiation accident to improve the disaster prevention capabilities of local governments.

생활 속 미세먼지 영향평가를 위한 소형센서의 신뢰성 및 활용성 평가 (Evaluation of the Usability of Micro-Sensors for the Portable Fine Particle Measurement)

  • 김진수;장유정;김진석;박민우;부찬종;이윤구;김윤하;우정헌
    • 환경영향평가
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    • 제27권4호
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    • pp.378-393
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    • 2018
  • 국내의 미세먼지 문제가 심각해짐에 따라 개인이 활동하는 주변공간의 미세먼지 농도를 알고자 하는 욕구 또한 증가하여 직접 미세먼지의 실시간 농도를 측정할 수 있는 휴대용 미세먼지측정센서에 대한 수요가 증가하고 있다. 그러나 시중에 판매되는 미세먼지 간이측정기는 정해진 인증기준 없이 제작 판매되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 최근 판매가 급증하고 있는 휴대용 미세먼지 측정센서의 농도값을 어느 정도 신뢰할 수 있는지와 이러한 센서들이 어떠한 경우에 활용될 수 있는 지에 대해 일반적인 시민의 입장에서 고찰할 필요가 있다고 판단하였다. 이를 위해, 1) 기기 간 상호비교 및 보다 정확한 장비와의 비교를 수행하고, 2) 휴대용 기기를 활용하여 미세먼지의 영향을 저감할 수 있는 방안들에 대한 검증실험을 수행해 보았다. 그 결과 휴대용센서들의 농도 절대값을 그대로 신뢰하기엔 문제가 있었지만, 그 재현성과 선형성은 실생활에서 활용되기에 유용하다고 판단되었다. 또한 휴대용 미세먼지 측정센서를 사용함으로써 사용자들은 자기 주변의 변화하는 미세먼지 농도에 대해 빠르게 인지하고 대처 할 수 있을 것으로 판단되어, 미세먼지 오염의 피해를 줄이는 데 활용할 수 있을 것이라 기대된다.

자발적 컴퓨팅 환경에서 중복작업 분배를 위한 P2P 기반 지역적 매치메이킹 기법 (P2P-based Regional Matchmaking Techniques for Distributing Redundant-works in Volunteer Computing Environments)

  • 천은영;김미경;국승학;김현수
    • 한국정보과학회논문지:컴퓨팅의 실제 및 레터
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    • 제15권11호
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    • pp.831-835
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    • 2009
  • 자발적 컴퓨팅은 인터넷을 통해 연결된 컴퓨터의 유휴 자원을 활용해 큰 규모의 애플리케이션의 연산을 처리하는 컴퓨팅 패러다임이다. 자발적 컴퓨팅 환경에서 사용하는 중복 작업 분배기법은 동적인 자원과 작업의 특성에 대해 고려하지 않기 때문에 작업 시간 지연과 지속적인 작업재분배 요청으로 인해 작업 수행의 비효율성의 문제를 일으킨다. 이에 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 작업과 자원의 특성을 고려하여 작업을 재분배 할 수 있는 P2P 기반 지역적 매치메이킹 기법을 제안한다. 제안하는 매치메이킹은 작업/자원에 대한 명세, 자원가용공간 모니터링 모듈, 매칭 요청/응답을 위한 프로토콜, 매치율 계산 모듈 등의 요소로 구성된다.

전리방사선 노출과 관리 (Exposure Assessment and Management of Ionizing Radiation)

  • 정은교;김갑배;송세욱
    • 한국산업보건학회지
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    • 제25권1호
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    • pp.27-35
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    • 2015
  • Objectives: To investigate safety and health management, conditions in factories or facilities handling radiation-generating devices and radioactive isotopes were reviewed in terms of regulations of radiation safety control in Korea. Radiation exposure levels generated at those facilities were directly measured and evaluated for establishing an effective safety and health management plan. Methods: Government organizations with laws and systems of radiation safety and health were investigated and compared. There are three laws governing radiation-related employment such as occupational safety and health acts, nuclear safety acts, and medical service acts. We inspected 12 workplaces as research objects:four workplaces that manufacture and assemble semiconductor devices, three non-destructive inspection workplaces that perform inspections on radiation penetration, and five workplaces in textile and tire manufacturing. Monitoring of radiation exposure was performed through two methods. Spatial and surface monitoring using real-time radiation instruments was performed on each site handling radiation generating devices and radioactive isotopes in order to identify radiation leakage. Results: According to the occupational safety and health act, there is no legal obligation to measure ionizing radiation and set dose limits. This can cause confusion in the application of the laws, because the scopes and contents are different from each other. Surface dose rates in radiation generating devices such as implanters, thickness gages and accelerators, which were registered according to nuclear safety acts, using surveymeters, and seven of 36 facilities(19.4%) exceeded the international standards for surface radiation dose of $10{\mu}Sv/hr$. Conclusions: The results showed that occupational health and safety acts require a separate provision for measuring and assessing the radiation exposure of workers performing radiation work. Like noise, ionizing radiation will also periodically be controlled by including it in the object factors of work-environment measurement.

Monitoring suspended sediment distribution using Landsat TM/ETM+ data in coastal waters of Seamangeum, Korea

  • Min Jee-Eun;Ryu Joo-Hyung;P Shanmugam;Ahn Yu-Hwan;Lee Kyu-Sung
    • 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한원격탐사학회 2004년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2004
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    • pp.340-343
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    • 2004
  • Since the tide embankment construction started in 1991, the coastal environment in and around the Saemangeum area has undergone changes rapidly, there is a need for monitoring the environmental change in this region. Owing to high temporal and spatial heterogeneity of the coastal ecosystem and processes as well as the expense with traditional filed sampling at discrete locations, satellite remote sensing measurements offer a unique perspective on mapping a large region simultaneously because of the synoptic and repeat coverage and that quantitative algorithms used for estimating constituents' concentration in the coastal environments. Thus, the main objectives of the present study are to analyze the retrieved Suspended Sediment (SS) pattern to predict changes after the commencement of the tide embankment construction work in 1991. This is accomplished with a series of the Landsat TM/ETM+ imagery acquired from 1985-2002 (a total of 18 imageries). Instead of a simple empirical algorithm, we implement an analytical SS algorithm, developed by Ahn et al. (2003), which is especially developed for estimating SS concentration (SSC) in Case-2 waters. The results show that there is a significant change in SS pattern, which is mainly influenced by the tide and tidal height after the construction of the embankment work. As the construction progressed, the distribution pattern of SS has greatly changed, and the rate of SS concentration in the gap area of the dyke of post-construction has significantly increased.

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요중 1-OH-pyrene을 이용한 PAH환경근로자들의 노출평가 및 위생조치에 의한 총 노출량 감소효과 (Exposure Assessment and Effect of Hygienic Measures for Reducing Total Exposure for Workers Exposed to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Using 1-OH-pyrene in Urine)

  • 이송권;남철현;노병의;이영세;조기현
    • 한국산업보건학회지
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    • 제7권2호
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    • pp.264-278
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    • 1997
  • The average level of coke oven emissions in the work site was $0.04mg/m^3$, which was below the permissible exposure level($0.2mg/m^3$). The average level of 1-OH-pyrene in the urine of the wokers was $0.745{\mu}mol/mol$ creatinine which is far below the BEI($2.3{\mu}mol/mol$ creatinine). Correlation between airborne COE in working environment and urinary 1-OH-pyrene concentration was statistically significant. These results explain that exposure level by biological monitoring is much higher than that by environmental monitoring. The effect of hygienic measures for reducing internal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons was studied in 25 coke-oven workers. Their 1-OH-pyrene levels increased by $0.77{\mu}mol/mol$ creatinine, while working with ordinary protective measures. The average levels of the same workers with extra hygienic measures increased by $0.34{\mu}mol/mol$ creatinine. The average increase of the urinary 1-OH-pyrene concentration over the 5-day work week was 56.3%($0.43{\mu}mol/mol$ creatinine) lower when extra hygienic measures were taken(p=0.0001).

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대학의 해외인턴쉽을 위한 인터넷에 기초한 국제NGO 협력 Network Model - CBMC와 협력사례를 중심으로 (Internal Based Cooperative Network Model for University's Internship Abroad with Cooperation of International NGOs: Cooperative Case of CBMC)

  • 강영무
    • 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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    • 제15권3호
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    • pp.159-174
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    • 2006
  • Employment rate of graduating students has been one of the most important issues at universities. Recently interest on internship abroad has been increased significantly due to globalization of the society In particular, central and local governments have developed policies and encouraged university students to participate in internships abroad. However, activities and resources for internships abroad are very limited to a few organizations. This paper investigated the current status of internship in the U.S. and Korea. Then, this paper analyzed differences in demand and supply of the internship and matching mechanism of the internship between the U.S. and Korea. From the results of those analyses, this paper developed an international network model which can help effective and efficient increase in the demand and supply of the internship as well as the internship matching mechanism in Korea. This network model utilizes international NGOs in order to develop internationally cooperative environment. This model provides mechanism for (1) effectively identifying intern applicants who like to work abroad and evaluating thent (2) effectively identifying new internship positions and evaluating companies which plan to hire interns, (3) efficiently matching demand for and supply of internship by identifying appropriate candidates, (4) monitoring companies for their quality of working conditions and interns for their qualities of work This model for internship has been applied for a NGO which is International CBMC (Christian Businessman Committee International)

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Mystery Shopping and Well-Being of Service Workers in South Korea

  • Shin, Heeju
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • 제10권4호
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    • pp.476-481
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    • 2019
  • Background: Mystery shopping is a method in which a company monitors quality of service and employee conduct and compliance with regulations using an evaluator posing as a customer. It is a typical tool of customer-centered bureaucratic control insofar as it provides overall and standardized evaluation of intangible elements of customer service as well as physical elements of service environments. The purpose of this study is to examine how mystery shopping is related to the health status of service workers in South Korea. Methods: Data from semistructured interviews with 15 workers were collected from January to April 2019 to obtain information on service worker experiences with mystery shopping. Data were analyzed using the constant comparison method. Results: Mystery shopping limits worker autonomy and stiffens the workplace environment by standardizing and monitoring labor processes for service workers. In addition, mystery shopping heightens work stress through increased labor intensity. Five mechanisms by which mystery shopping affects service worker health are identified and comprise (1) multifaceted and multilayered surveillance, (2) evaluator subjectivity and irrational requirements, (3) standardized rules combined with high pressure to achieve sales, (4) self-esteem degradation because of evaluator results, and (5) musculoskeletal disorders because of strict adherence to labor processes based on evaluator results. Conclusion: Mystery shopping as an evaluation method should be reconsidered not only in terms of health problems but also in terms of organizational efficiency and issues of human rights.

Design of Face Recognition based Embedded Home Security System

  • Sahani, Mrutyunjanya;Subudhi, Subhashree;Mohanty, Mihir Narayan
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • 제10권4호
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    • pp.1751-1767
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    • 2016
  • Home security has become the prime concern for everyone in present scenario. In this work an attempt has been made to develop a home security system which is accessible, affordable and yet effective.The proposed system is based on 'Remote Embedded Control System' (RECS) which works both on the web and gsm platform for authentication and monitoring. This system is therefore cost effective as it relies on existing network infrastructure. As PCA is most popular and efficient algorithm for face recognition, it has been usedin this work. Next to it an interface has been developed for communication purpose in the embedded security system through the ZigBee module. Based on this embedded system, automated control of door movement has been implemented through electromagnetic door lock technology. This helps the users to monitor the real-time activities through web services/SMS. The web service consists of either web browser command or e-mail provision. The system establishes the communication between the system and authenticated user. The e-mail received by the system from the authorized person will monitor and control the real-time operation and door lock. The entire control system is reinforced using ARM1176JZF-S microcontroller and tested for actual use in the home environment. The result shows the experimental verification of the proposed system.

국가과학기술경쟁력 제고를 위한 과학기술부 업무혁신 사례 - 연구비 집행절차 간소화 및 디지털화 - (A Case Study on the Business Innovation for increasing National Science and Technology Competitiveness power - Simplification and Digitalization of R&D Expenses Performance procedure -)

  • 김봉수;이은영;최운백;장보현
    • 한국디지털정책학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국디지털정책학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회
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    • pp.51-58
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    • 2007
  • Considering innovation a key to raising living standards, the Ministry of Science and Technology has put in place various measures meeting the needs of the newly promoted Deputy Prime Minister of Science and Technology. Such measures include business process reengineering as streamlining the work process to achieve the improvement in quality and efficiency: building the integrated performance management system to promote performance-or tented environment; and running the 1ifelong learning system for better competitiveness of government officials. Further to the innovation efforts at work, the number of steps of the R&D budget execution is streamlined from eight to five and its payment period is considerably reduced to 15 days from 60 days. In addition, the digitalized R&D budget management systems such as e-Contract System, One-click Processing Monitoring System, and Information Service System through Short Message Service (SMS) will contribute to improving R&D performance. And these systems are efficiently integrated into a portal interface named "Yeon-gu-ma-ru." The Ministry of Science and Technology, spearheading nationwide innovation, will continue efforts to make viable achievements of innovation.

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