• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.384-389
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• 2023

Background: Exposure to welding fume is associated with adverse effects on worker health. The use of various control measures can reduce levels of exposure and the resulting health effects. However, little is known about the factors that may influence workers' use of control measures in the workplace and their perceived intervention needs. This study aimed to investigate workers' and other stakeholders' views on ways to improve the use of welding fume control measures in Australian workplaces. Methods: We conducted a series of online focus group discussions and individual interviews with participants who have some occupational involvement in welding, whether as workers, employers or industry representatives, union representatives, or regulators. A semi-structured question guide was used, and all discussions and interviews were recorded and transcribed for analysis. Results: Five focus group discussions and five individual interviews were conducted with a total of 21 participants. Three major themes emerged. The first addressed the current awareness of welding fume harms and concern about exposure; the second focussed on the current use of control measures, and barriers and facilitators to their use; and the last centred around intervention needs and the contents of a potential effective intervention. Conclusion: Improving the use of control measures to prevent exposure to welding fume requires knowledge around the barriers and facilitators of control, use, and the intervention needs of stakeholders. This study has provided such knowledge, which will facilitate the design and implementation of an intervention to reduce welding fume exposure and ultimately protect the health of workers.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제59권3호
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• pp.201-227
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• 2007

본 연구는 사회복지사의 사회복지전문직에 대한 경력몰입 결정요인을 살펴보고, 사회복지조직별 경력몰입 수준과 차이를 비교하며 경력몰입이 직무태도에 미치는 효과를 분석하고자 실시되었다. 조사는 부산 경남의 사회복지전담공무원과 사회복지관 및 생활시설에 근무하는 사회복지사를 대상으로 구조화된 설문조사를 실시하여 326명의 자료를 이용하였고, 자료는 SPSS를 사용하여 직무특성모형과 경력특성모형, 역할특성모형, 조직공정성모형 그리고 종합모형으로 분석하였다. 연구결과 사회복지전문직에 대한 사회복지사의 경력몰입은 비교적 높은 수준으로 나타났고, 다만 상대적으로 전담공무원이 낮았다. 개인적 요인으로는 여성보다 남성이, 연령대가 높을수록, 1급보다는 2급이, 대졸보다는 고졸이 높게 나타났다. 경력몰입 결정요인을 분석한 결과 직무가 중요하고 완결된 과업정체성을 갖고 적절한 피드백을 받을수록, 그리고 사회복지직 경력을 만족하고 역할갈등이 적고 분배공정성과 상호작용공정성이 높을수록 경력몰입하고, 오히려 다양한 실천기술을 활용하는 직무일수록 부정적으로 나타났다. 다만 결정요인은 사회복지조직별로 다소 차이가 있었다. 사회복지전문직에 대한 경력몰입은 경력변경의도에 높은 부(-)의 영향을 미치는 반면에 조직몰입과 조직시민행동, 직무몰입 그리고 내재적 직무만족에는 모두 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나 경력몰입 증진을 위한 조직별 차별화된 접근과 체계적 대책이 요구된다 할 것이다.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제51권
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• pp.211-228
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• 2002

본 연구는 사회복지관에서 욕구조사의 결과가 어떻게 활용되고 있는지를 파악하고, 활용정도에 영향을 미치는 변인은 무엇인지를 조사하는데 목적을 두고 있다. 조사방법으로는 서울시 소재 종합사회복지관을 대상으로 기관에서 욕구조사를 담당하고 있는 직원을 응답자로 하여 우편으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 종속변수로는 욕구조사 결과의 개념적 활용, 도구적 활용, 그리고 두 활용을 모두 포함하는 포괄적 활용이며, 독립변수로는 욕구조사에 대한 태도, 기관장 및 욕구조사 담당자의 욕구조사과정의 참여, 욕구조사보고서의 특징, 욕구조사에 관한 교육 및 자신감이다. 모든 변수에 대해서 신뢰성검증과 기술통계분석을 했으며, 종속변수에 대한 독립변수의 영향력을 살펴보기 위해서 다중회귀분석이 이루어졌다. 욕구조사가 결과의 활용 중에서도 개념적 활용이 도구적 활용 보다 높게 나타났다. 포괄적 활용에 가장 많은 영향을 미치는 변수로서는 욕구조사 담당자의 조사에 대한 자신감과 욕구조사에 대한 태도, 그리고 기관장의 참여 순서로 나타났다. 개념적 활용에 영향을 미치는 변수는 욕구조사 담당자의 욕구조사에 대한 태도와 자신감 순시로 나타났으며, 도구적 활용에 영향을 미치는 변수는 기관장의 욕구조사참여이다. 주요 결과를 바탕으로 이론적 및 실천적인 함의를 논하였다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.284-298
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• 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate the quality (understandability and actionability) of health education materials for Korean-Chinese (KC) female migrant workers, using Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool for Printable Materials (PEMAT-P). Methods: Educational needs assessment was conducted with 3 focus groups with 20 KC women and a focus group with 4 community stakeholders. The quality of the educational materials was evaluated by 3 experts and a community stakeholder, followed by a survey with 15 KC women using 17 items for understandability and 7 items for actionability by means of a Korean version PEMAT-P. Results: The health educational calendar consists of 12 subjects out of 9 topics related to healthy lifestyles for preventing cardiovascular diseases. The overall mean understandability score was 98.8% and the overall mean actionability was 100%. Conclusion: Involvement of KC women and community stakeholders in the development of educational materials was found to be an effective strategy for increasing understandability and actionability of educational materials for KC female migrant workers. This study also demonstrates the PEMAT-P is a useful evaluation tool, emphasizing the actionability of educational materials.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2022

When an accident occurs, the associated human activity is typically regarded as a "human error," or a temporal deviation. On the other hand, if the accident results in a serious loss or if it evokes a social issue, the person determined to be responsible may be punished with a "violation" of related laws or regulations. However, as Heinrich stated, it is neither appropriate nor reasonable in terms of probability theory and cognitive science to distinguish whether it is a "human error" or a "violation" with a criterion of resultant accident severity. Nonetheless, some in society get on the social climate to strengthen regulations on workers who have caused accidents, especially violations. This response can present a social issue due to the lack of systematic judgment procedure which distinguishes violations from human errors. The purpose of this study was to develop an objective and systematic procedure to assess whether workers' activities which induced industrial accidents should be categorized as violations rather than human errors. Various analysis techniques for the determination of violation procedure were investigated and compared using an analysis approach method. An appropriate technique was not found, however, for judging the culpability of intentional violations. As an alternative, this study developed the process of creating violations, based on cognitive procedure, as well as the criteria to determine and categorize an activity as a violation. In addition, the developed procedure was applied to cases of industrial accidents and nuclear power plant issues to test its practical applicability. The study demonstrated that the proposed model could be used to determine the existence of a violation even in the case of multiple workers who work simultaneously.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.292-299
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• 2024

Background: The aim of this research is to analyze the transformation of workers perceptions of the safety climate in an oil and gas company in Indonesia when they experience a change in ownership from a multinational to a national company. Methods: This cross-sectional study used questionnaires distributed offline and online in three periods of ownership of Company X. Data analysis was carried out descriptively by comparing workers perception scores regarding the safety climate at Company X when managed by the multinational holder, transition period, and national holder. Results: Workers perceptions of the safety climate in Company X when it experienced a change in ownership from a multinational company to a national company has a trend of decreasing scores (from 8.07 to 7.48). Overall, a decreasing trend in scores occurred in several sub-variables of safety climate, namely management commitment (8.33 to 7.56), communication (8.10 to 7.64), safety priority (8.55 to 7.68), personal appreciation of risk (8.25 to 5.48), involvement (7.50 to 7.36), and personal priority and need for safety (8.25 to 5.48). Conclusions: Ownership changes cause a trend of decrease in employee perceptions of the safety climate at Company X. Company's priority on safety related to production target factors is decreasing due to the change of ownership. On the other hand, the national period had a higher score in supportive environments and work environments, compared to the multinational period.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.76-83
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• 2001

연구배경 : 탄광부 진폐증은 석탄 분진의 흡입에 의한 폐조직의 손상에 대하여 부적절하고 과도한 염증반응이 일어나 폐섬유화를 유발하여 발병하는 것으로 생각되어지고 있다. 이 반응에는 대식세포를 비롯한 많은 염증세포들과 그 세포들에서 분비되는 매개물질들이 중요한 역할을 한다. TGF-$\beta$는 특발성 폐섬유화증, 규폐증 및 석면증의 폐섬유화 과정에 관여한다고 알려져 있다. 그러나 비슷한 기전에 의해 폐 섬유화가 진행되는 것으로 생각되는 탄광부 진폐증에서는 TGF-$\beta$의 관여여부에 대한 보고가 거의 없다. 본 연구는 탄광부 진폐증 환자에서 혈청 TGF-${\beta}_1$을 측정하여 섬유화의 정도에 따른 그 활성도의 변화를 비교하여 탄광부 진폐증의 폐섬유화 과정에 TGF-${\beta}_1$이 관여하는지 알아 보고자 하였다. 방법 : 직업력과 방사선학적 소견 상 탄광부 진폐증으로 진단 된 환자 중 단순 탄광부 진폐증 20예와 복잡성 탄광부 진폐증 20예를 대상으로 하였다. 정상소견인 자 10명을 대조군으로 설정하였으며, 각 대상을 human TGF-${\beta}_1$ immunoassay kit (R&D system, Minneapolis, MN)을 이용하여 혈장 내 TGF-${\beta}_1$을 측정하였다. 결과 : 단순 탄광부 진폐증($0.64{\pm}0.17$ ng/mL)과 정상 대조군($0.63{\pm}0.18$ ng/mL)보다 복잡성 탄광부 진폐증 ($0.79{\pm}0.18$ ng/mL)의 혈중 TGF-${\beta}_1$의 농도가 의미 있게 높았다(p<0.05). 결론 : 탄광부 진폐증의 섬유화 진행 과정에 TGF-${\beta}_1$이 관여함을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 단순 탄광부 진폐증과 복잡성 탄광부 진폐증의 감별진단과 경과 예측인자로서 혈장 TGF-${\beta}_1$이 유용하리라 생각되며, TGF-${\beta}$의 생성을 억제한다면 탄광부 진폐증의 섬유화 진행을 저지함으로써 탄광부 진폐증의 치료에 있어 중요한 역할을 할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.441-448
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• 2013

In recent years, the number of female workers pursuing careers in the construction engineering and management field has increased, despite the fact that the job positions have been traditionally considered as retaining job functions and/or qualities that are more appropriate to male than female. This may be attributed to the fact that the positions also require delicate and/or detail-oriented job functions, which can be successfully performed by female. It is important for project participants to understand the working conditions for female field managers by analyzing their job performance. This study collects expert opinions regarding female's managerial performance on job site. Survey questionnaires were administered to two focus groups, male and female field managers who work for general contractors. This study contributes to encouraging female's social and economic involvement by investigating the challenges they face in the workplace, and provides measures to respond to such challenges.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.77-91
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• 2000

The purpose of this study is twofold: to document the current research trends, significance, and actual situation of family business in Germany, and to describe the characteristics of family business work, workers, and interactions influencing work and family functioning in Germany. For this purpose, this study reviewed the sate of family business in Germany through out theoretical approach and secondary national data. In addition, this study collected in 1998 data through face-to-face interviews with female family business managers in Germany. Results of the present study indicate that family business plays a very important role in the economy of Germany. More than 85% of all companies are family businesses, which produce over 60% of GDP in Germany. The notable characteristics of family business households were the high proportion of home owners, high education level of the family business manager, high involvement of family members in family business. Also the high work sati faction among the family members who worked in family business, the effect of family business work on family life, and effect of the family on business success were extremely positive.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.18-32
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• 2009

This study investigates whether the efforts of infusing managerial ideologies or organizational visions affect service quality and organizational effectiveness for emotional workers. Data for the empirical analysis were collected from employees (doctors, nurses, and so on) in 14 hospitals on a national scale. The results indicate that ideological infusion efforts have a significant and positive effect on service quality, job involvement, and organizational attachment. Interestingly, the effect of these efforts is greater than the effects of other employment conditions like wage, employment security, and social support.