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KMID : 0895420030130030281
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Enviromental Hygiene
2003 Volume.13 No. 3 p.281 ~ p.287
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The current status of industrial hygiene manpower in Korea
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Phee Young-Gyu
Hwang Ho-Soon
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Abstract
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This is study was carried out from June to December, 2002 to improve industrial hygiene service one step further by analyzing current industrial hygiene manpower in Korea. Questionnaires were collected from Ministry of Labor (headquarter, 36 regional & area offices), Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency(head office, 24 branch offices & affiliated organizations), designated working environment monitoring institutions(111), health management specializing agencies(82), special health diagnosis institutions( 105), private enterprises’ health managers(355), and civic organizations(1). The questionnaire was composed of six main parts including duty & assignment, license hold,
service area, age, and educational background including major and years at current work. The results of this study were as follows: 1. A total of 1,607 persons work in the industrial hygiene area in Korea. 40.1 %(643 persons) of them carried out
working environment monitoring, followed by 35.7 %(574) serving in health management area and 8.0 %(128) working
in technical support area. 2. The license hold by persons serving in industrial hygiene area can be classified into third different categories. engineer with 17.7 %(285), and professional engineer with 6.0 %(97). 3. Regarding the location of service area, Gyonggi province was at the top with 25.0 %(410) of manpower due to many manufacturing industries within its province. It was followed by Gyongnam province(17.7 %, 285), and Seoul(10.5 %, 168). 4. The mean age for people serving in industrial hygiene area was 34.5±6.2 years, and the number of years at current work was 7.4±4.7 years. The distribution of industrial hygiene manpower by sex were 81.7 %(1,023 persons) in male, and 18.3 %(229) in female.
5. Industrial hygienists with 4-year bachelor’s degree had the highest percentage with 53.6 %(671) followed by master’s degree holding industrial hygienists with 26.0 %(326). Industrial hygienists with Ph.D is 2.8 %(35). 6. Regarding educational background of people serving in industrial hygiene area, industrial health & hygiene was at the top with 40.1 %(502) followed by the environmental science with 23.9 %(298).
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KEYWORD
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Industrial hygiene, manpower
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