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KMID : 0895420130230040367
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Enviromental Hygiene
2013 Volume.23 No. 4 p.367 ~ p.373
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Record Keeping of Employee Exposure to Chemical Hazards under Industrial Safety and Health Law
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Oh Sang-Min
Park Dong-Uk
Yu Seoung-Jae
Jung Jin-Woo
Rim Kyung-Taek
Lee Jae-Hwan
Ha Kwon-Chul
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Abstract
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Objectives: Employee exposure record refers to a record containing information about environmental(workplace) monitoring or measuring of a toxic substance or harmful physical agent. The aims of this study were to examine problems related to exposure records and provide some amendments to the Korean Industrial Safety & Health Act for the effective management of chemical substances under the law.
Methods: This study performed a literature search and review on legal provisions related to exposure records of a number of different countries, including Korea, the USA, Japan, EU, Germany, and the UK. They were compared and investigated and the amendment of articles was suggested.
Results: The results of this study were provided as suggested amendments to the related act. There were a variety of ways of improvement, including a 30-year retention period and the introduction of new access methods, contents, transfer, and
maintenance methods. All exposure data elements have to be standardized, including reference to a similar exposure group(SEG), sampling strategy, and circumstances of exposure(e.g., date, shift length, use of personal protective equipment, etc.). The SEGs are described by process, job, task, and environmental agent.
Conclusions: This study is expected to provide for the amendment of the related act in order to ensure effective management of exposure records and is helpful for solving the cause and result of occupational disease by keeping exposure records according to the Industrial Safety & Health Act.
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KEYWORD
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chemical substance, exposure record, Industrial Safety & Health Act
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