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KMID : 0895420000100010074
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Enviromental Hygiene
2000 Volume.10 No. 1 p.74 ~ p.92
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Health Hazardous Substances in Construction Work in Korea
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Abstract
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This study was performed to evaluate the working conditions in construction workers through measurements of working environments and to improve the working conditions and to design the appropriate environmental and health management system.
The results of measurement for working environments in construction work are as following:
1. The excess rate of noise and dust concentration in express highway construction, road construction, building construction and interior painting was 28.6% and 24.5% respectively.
2. The excess rate of mixed organic solvents concentration in interior painting was 39.3%.
3. The chain type bulldozer has the highest level of vibration; the excess rate was 85.7%, and among the vibration instruments, the level of left hand´s vibration of all vibrators exceeded the criterion and in the case of drilling all the level of vibration exceeded the criterion in both hands.
On the basis of the results in this research the environmental and health management system for construction workers must be considered. Therefore, it is necessary to be introduced the special medical examination and measurement of working environments in construction industry. In defining $quot;the working place$quot; of Article 39 of Enforcement regulations of industrial safety and health act, the word $quot;indoors$quot; should be deleted. Then the eligible industry for measurement of working environment must be extended. And it is also necessary for construction industry to be performed group health management service by agencies such as other manufacturing industry.
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