• 한국안전학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.62-73
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• 2022

This study investigates the working conditions of shift workers according to age group by analyzing the sixth Korean Working Conditions Survey's data. A total of 1,323 shift workers were extracted from the dataset. Three age groups (A: 20s-30s, B: 40s-50s, C: 60s and above) were statistically compared in terms of health problems, emotional hazard exposure, work-life imbalance, and satisfaction with working conditions. Elderly shift workers (those in their 60s and above) had significantly more severe health problems and work-life imbalance, greater exposure to emotional hazards, and lower satisfaction with working conditions than young shift workers (those in their 20s-50s). The study's findings reveal the characteristics of working conditions for elderly shift workers and would be useful for improving shift workers' quality of life, as well as safety and productivity in the workplace.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 2th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.573-582
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• 2007

Working spaces in the construction site are much more complicated than completed spaces in the building. There are many researches focus on partition of building spaces. However, few discussed partition sequencing in building construction sites. Space syntax is a set of techniques for analyzing spatial configurations. It has become a useful tool in a variety of researches. Partition sequencing of working spaces should be related to the working direction. However, with convex space and axial line, the partition sequencing became unrelated to the working direction. When critical space is blocked, the partition sequencing with axial line will be changed. It is significant to reveal the impact of the entire spatial structure when some of the working spaces are blocked. This paper discussed the improved partition sequencing theory and highlighted the importance of critical space and analyzed the spatial structure of working space. A real case project was demonstrated in this paper.

• Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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• 제35권
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• pp.18.1-18.7
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• 2023

South Korea has the highest policy priority for working hour regulations because it has longer annual working hours than other Organization for Economic Development Co-operation and Development countries and has fewer holidays. According to the results of the Working Conditions Surveys between 2006 and 2020, in 2020, 6% of wage earners worked for > 52 hours weekly. The percentage of workers exceeding 52 hours weekly has decreased over time; however, disparities exist based on age, industry, occupation, company type, and company size, particularly in service-, arts-, and culture-related occupations and workplaces with fewer than 5 employees. South Korea's working hours system is greatly influenced by the 52-hour weekly maximum; sometimes, a maximum of 64-69 hours, including overtime, is theoretically possible. To ensure healthy working hours, it is important to actively protect workers who fall through the cracks, such as those in businesses with fewer than 5 employees.

• Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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• 제35권
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• pp.19.1-19.5
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• 2023

There are several types of shift work in Korea: rotating shift, 24-hour shift, day-night shift, fixed night work, and.so on. As a result of analyzing the 8th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the 6th Korean Working Condition Survey, Korean shift workers accounted for 11.6%-13.9% of wage workers. Weekly working hours of shift workers were 57.69 ± 1.73 (24-hours shift) and 49.97 ± 0.67 (fixed night shift), which were significantly longer than day workers. To prevent health consequences of night work, many countries regulate the working hours of night work not to exceed 7-9 hours a day. However, Korea does not regulate working hours for night work, and some occupations may work more hours than the prescribed overtime hours. To prevent health consequences and reduce working hours for Korean night shift workers, it is necessary to regulate the working hours of night shift workers by law.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.119-142
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• 2005

이 연구는 근로빈곤층의 특성에 맞는 개념정의의 방법을 제안하고, 그러한 개념정의에 따를 때 근로빈곤층의 실태가 어떠한가를 규명하고자 하였다. 이는 근로빈곤층에 대한 개념정의의 방식에 따라 근로빈곤층의 특성은 상이하게 나타날 뿐 아니라, 근로빈곤층을 초점으로 하는 빈곤정책의 방향 또한 달라질 수 있다는 인식 때문이다. 이 연구에서 제안하는 개념정의에 따르면, 근로빈곤층은 '빈곤한 가구의 가구원 중 조사시점에서 지난 6개월 이내에 노동시장에서 일하거나, 구직활동을 수행한 경험이 있는 사람'이다. 이러한 개념정의는 비록 근로능력이 있지만 아동 양육 등의 활동 때문에 비경제활동인구로 존재하는 사람들을 제외시킬 수 있고, 비정규직 임금근로자나 영세자영자 등 다양한 경제활동을 하고 있는 사람들을 배제하지 않을 수 있으며, 불안정한 노동시장 지위로 인해 경제활동인구와 비경제활동인구를 넘나드는 사람들을 포함할 수 있다. 이 연구의 개념정의 방식을 따를 때, 근로빈곤층은 일반적인 생각과는 달리 남성이 여성보다 약간 더 많고, 30세$\sim$60세까지의 사람들이 60% 정도를 차지한다. 하지만 중졸 이하의 학력을 가진 사람들이 절반 가까이 된다는 점은 선행 연구들의 보고와 유사한 것이다. 근로빈곤층의 절대 다수는 어떠한 형태로든 일을 하고 있는 것으로 나타났다는 점 또한 주목할 필요가 있다. 경제활동상태별로 보면 상용직과 자영자의 비중이, 직종별로 보면 판매서비스직과 농어업직의 비중이, 산업별로는 기타서비스업과 농림수산업의 비중이 높았다. 하지만, 보다 장기적인 시점에서 파악한 근로빈곤층의 경제활동상태별 분포에서는 일용직의 비중이 상용직의 비중보다 높았다. 또한 근로빈곤층의 고용상태는 외환위기 이후 지속적으로 악화되어 왔음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.14-22
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• 2016

This paper presents a stochastic and predictive working-risk-assessment algorithm for excavators based on a one-layer laser scanner. The one-layer laser scanner is employed to detect objects and to estimate an object's dynamic behaviors such as the position, velocity, heading angle, and heading rate. To estimate the state variables, extended and linear Kalman filters are applied in consideration of laser-scanner information as the measurements. The excavator's working area is derived based on a kinematic analysis of the excavator's working parts. With the estimated dynamic behaviors and the kinematic analysis of the excavator's working parts, an object's behavior and the excavator's working area such as the maximum, actual, and predicted areas are computed for a working risk assessment. The four working-risk levels are defined using the predicted behavior and the working area, and the intersection-area-based quantitative-risk level has been computed. An actual test-data-based performance evaluation of the designed stochastic and predictive risk-assessment algorithm is conducted using a typical working scenario. The results show that the algorithm can evaluate the working-risk levels of the excavator during its operation.

• 한국건설관리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건설관리학회 2002년도 학술대회지
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• pp.316-322
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• 2002

근로시간이 단축될 경우 건설산업은 타산업과는 달리 일회성, 옥외성, 계절성 등의 특성으로 인하여 근로시간 단축으로 인한 파급효과를 단순히 작업의 총량개념으로만 접근하여 분석하기에는 어려움이 있다. 법정 근로시간 단축의 영향을 보다 정확하게 예측하기 위해서는 예상되는 비용상승 효과가 실제 건설공사 생산구조에 어떻게 받아들여질 것인가에 대한 조사와 분석이 필수적이다. 이를 위해 건설현장의 근로시간과 근로패턴에 관한 문헌조사와 일본 건설산업의 근로시간 단축 사례 조사를 수행하였으며, 결과적으로 근로시간 단축으로 인한 현장의 근로패턴 변화를 분석${\cdot}$ 예측하였다. 근로 패턴 변화는 실제 생산활동에 참여하는 현장근로자를 대상으로 년 단위 현행 모델과 근로시간 단축 후의 예측 모델을 구축하여 비교${\cdot}$분석하였으며, 현장관리 측면에서의 대처방안을 제시하였다.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제60권4호
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• pp.55-77
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• 2008

본 연구는 근로빈곤층이 빈곤한 주요 원인이 이들이 노동시장에서 겪는 불안정한 경험이라는 점에 주목하여, 이들의 직업력이 어떻게 나타나는지 분석하였다. 이를 위해 사건배열분석과 최적일치법을 활용하여, 근로빈곤층의 직업력을 노동시장 진입 후 일한 기간, 직업 경력에서의 공백의 수와 그 기간, 거쳐 온 직업의 특성을 통해 총체적으로 이해하고자 하였다. 분석결과, 근로빈곤층은 비빈곤층과 비교할 때 일한 기간에서 통계적으로 유의미한 차이를 나타내지 않아 이들이 일을 적게 하기 때문에 빈곤한 것이 아니라는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, 공백의 수와 기간, 직업의 특성을 통해 살펴본 결과 이들은 비빈곤층에 비해 불안정한 노동경험을 했다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 남성과 여성 근로빈곤층 모두는 생애전반에 걸쳐 지속적으로 불안정한 노동경험을 했다는 것을 확인하였다. 이상의 결과를 바탕으로 근로빈곤층을 대상으로 하는 탈빈곤정책에 대해 제언하였다.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.266-277
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• 2003

In order to investigate the working conditions related to cumulative trauma disorder(CTD) and symptoms of CTD, a survey was conducted covering 305 employees who were working in three furniture manufacturing companies in Kyungin area. Data were collected by using questionnaire of the Personal Ergonomics Profiles. The results were as follows : 1. The mean score of working conditions related to CTD was 0.95. The mean score of working conditions for labor workers were significantly higher than that of clerical workers. Among 4 factors of working conditions, the higher score were shown in the working and environment factors with 1.22 and 1.18, respectively. 2. Symptom prevalence rate of CTD for workers was $81.0\%\;{;}\;82.9\%$ for labor workers and $77.0\%$ for clerical workers. As for symptom of CTD in body part, higher rate were shown in lower back with $50.2\%$, shoulder and neck with $38.4\%\;and\;36.4\%$ respectively. 3. The score of symptom severity of CTD were 3.45. Significant difference was shown in symptom severity of forearm and wrist/hand part between labor and clerical workers. As for symptom severity of CTD in body part the higher score were shown in shoulder, ankle/foot, forearm. lower leg and elbow. and the highest score for labor workers were shoulder and ankle/foot and for clerical workers was lower back. 4. As a whole, symptom of CTD for workers positively correlated to working conditions. 5. Symptom of CTD for workers seemed to be significantly influenced by working factor, sex, working duration and working area factor.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.143-151
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• 2020

Objective: Bidi is an inexpensive, low-processed, hand-rolled tobacco product. In Bangladesh, especially in Rangpur, tobacco farming and bidi processing are common. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of bidi making on children working in bidi factories. Methods: This qualitative(walk-through survey) and quantitative(questionnaire-based survey and a urine cotinine level quantitation) study was conducted in Rangpur, Bangladesh in 2017. Study population included child-workers aged ≤14 years who were regularly employed as bidi makers. Findings: The results of the walk-through survey revealed hazardous working environments at bidi factories. For the quantitative survey, 171 child-workers were categorized into "less-working"(<5 hours/day) and "more-working"(≥5 hours/day) groups; additionally, "forced-working"(forced into work by parents) and "voluntary-working"(working voluntarily) groups were delineated within the same population. In the logistic regression analysis, odds ratios(ORs) of respiratory symptoms and unusual absence(absent ≥5 days/month) were higher in the "more-working" group than in the "less-working" group(unusual absence: OR, 2.91; 95% confidence interval[CI], 1.43-5.94), and this association became higher in the "forced-working" group with longer working hours(OR, 5.68, 95%CI 2.30-14.00). Conclusions: Cheap, hand-rolled tobacco(bidi) is harmful to the health of bidi-making child-workers. Children in poverty bow to the demands of cheap labor and poverty and jeopardize their health and future prospects by working in bidi factories. Tobacco control policies should consider the social effects of tobacco beyond its biological effects.