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KMID : 1039220180280010100
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
2018 Volume.28 No. 1 p.100 ~ p.107
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Evaluationof Exposure Levels and Detection Rate of Hazardous Factors in the Working Environment, Focused on the Aluminum Die Casting Process in the Automobile Manufacturing Industry
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Lee Duk-Hee
Moon Chan-Seok
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study examines exposure to hazardous substances in the working environment caused by exposure to toxic substances produced in the aluminum die casting process in the automobile manufacturing industry.
Materials and Methods: The exposure concentration levels, detection rates and time-trend of 15 hazardous factors in the
aluminum die casting process over 10 years(from 2006 to 2016) were used as a database.
Results: The study found that hazardous factors in the aluminum die casting process were mostly metals. The rate for detected samples was 70.6%(405 samples), and that for not detected samples was 29.4%. The noise for an eight-hour work shift showed a 49.7% exceedance rate for TLV-TWA. Average noise exposure was 89.0 dB. The maximum exposure level was 105.1 dB.
Conclusion: The high numbers of no-detection rates for hazardous substance exposure shows that there is no need to do a work environment measurement. Therefore, alternatives are necessary for improving the efficiency and reliability of the work environment measurement. Moreover, to prevent noise damage, reducing noise sources from automation, shielding, or sound absorbents are necessary.
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KEYWORD
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Aluminum die casting process, work environment measurement, detection, exposure concentration level, noise
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