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7 3ȣ, September 2010
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ISSN : 1738-4125 (Print)
ISSN : 2287-7509 (Online)
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A Survey of Asbestos Dismantlement Removal Companies
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Abstracts
This study has attempted to investigate current asbestos laws in the amended Occupational Safety and Health Act on the removal and disposal of asbestos. Among 800 registered asbestos removal and disposal companies, 499 firms were investigated from August 7 to December 10, 2009. The qualified inspectors (those with Industrial Hygiene Engineers License or higher-level technical license) are educated for more than three hours before starting the inspection. In terms of regional distribution, Gyeonggi/Incheon was the highest with 105 companies(21%), followed by Daegu/Gyeongbuk(100, 20%), Chungbuk(97, 19.4%), Jeonbuk(37, 7.4%), Gwangju / Jeonnam (35, 7.0%) and Seoul(33, 6.6%).
In terms of the number of education and technical assistances(1,348 in total) among 499 asbestos removal and disposal companies ,personal protective equipment and putting it on(287, 21.3%) was the highest, followed by safety & health actions by asbestos removal and disposal work(171, 12.7%), hazard of asbestos(168, 12.5%), NO SMOKING and NO FOOD(164, 12.2%) and prevention of asbestos fibers from being airborne(12, 0.9%).A questionnaire consisted of 11 questions regarding the obse tance of enforcement ordinances associated with the removal and disposal of asbestos.
According to an investigation on the current status of the workplace based on inspectors checklists, 3 scores were maintained in average. This paper has limitations because it has failed to randomly investigate the workplace because it is very strict to visit the asbestos removal and disposal sites.
KeywordsAsbestos dismantlement removal companies, Law observance