This study was performed to identify the current status of work environment management and to provide appropriate recommendations for small scale industry with less than 5 workers from September, 2002 to October, 2000 in Seoul city and Gyoung-gi province. The 211 companies were surveyed by checklist included the lements of management of work environment, hazardous chemicals, MSDS, personal protective equipment, and ventilation system. The proportion of metal products manufacturing and printing industries are 25.6 ％ and 22.3 ％ respectively, The daily working hours in printing industry is longer than others. The industries that produce potentially hazardous agents, such as noise, dust, metal, organic solvents, radiation and chemical material are pulp, plating, machinery, and printing, respectively. In above industries, only 2.8％ of those recognised and had MSDS. The proportion of companies providing fire extinguishers, safety showers are found to be 13.3 ％, 7.1 ％, respectively. Only 24.2 ％ of companies provided personal protective equipment to the workers. The ventilation system was operated in most of companies. But local exhaust ventilation system is provided to 223. ％ of those, also had not been annually inspected.
This study showed that the current status of occupational safety and health was not appropriate for workers in small scale industries. It is suggested that annual physicla examination have to be performed, MSDS usage must become widespread, and employer and emplyees in small scale industry should be educated for the treament and storage of hazardous chemicals to improve the occuaptional safety and health of the working environment. also, regulatory standard has to be apllied to local exhaust ventilation system in small scale industry to improve the working conditon.
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