Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (한국건설관리학회논문집)

Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management (한국건설관리학회)
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Research of Actual Condition and Mitigation Plan for aging Workers' Health and Safety at Construction Sites

건설현장 장년 근로자의 안전보건 실태조사 및 재해감소 방안에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Panki (Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency) ;
  • Bang, Seongdeok (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Kyeongseok (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Hyoungkwan (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University)
  • Received : 2016.08.29
  • Accepted : 2016.12.12
  • Published : 2017.01.31
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Abstract

The proportion of elderly people over 50 years old in the total population of Korea increased from 29.2% in 2010 to 34.8% in 2015. As a result, the proportion of construction workers over 50 years old compared to the total construction workers increased from 20.1% in 2010 to 27.0% in 2015. In this aging society, the construction industry has faithfully carried out the business objectives and budget execution of measures to prevent disasters against elderly workers, but there was a limit to the fundamental prevention of disasters. Because the countermeasures for the prevention of construction disaster are considered on all ages rather than elderly workers. This study investigates the safety and health status of elderly workers at construction sites and suggests the plans to reduce disaster. In particular, to reduce disasters of rapidly growing elderly workers, the authors reviewed the related literature and safety regulations, statistics on the causes of industrial accidents, statistics on the status of industrial accidents, and applied to 3,549 workers who participated directly in the construction activities. The authors surveyed the actual situation of safety and health, presented the comprehensive disaster reduction measures by analyzing the current status and problems of disaster prevention projects. If the countermeasures proposed in this paper can be reflected in the actual policy, it is expected that the countermeasures will be possible to reduce the disaster of the elderly workers at the construction site, which is gradually increasing.

대한민국 총 인구에서 50세 이상 준고령자가 차지하는 비율은 2010년 29.2%에서 2015년 34.8%로 증가하였다. 이에 따라 전체 건설근로자 대비 50세 이상 건설근로자의 비율은 2010년 20.1%에서 2015년 27.0%로 증가하였다. 이러한 노령화 시대에 맞추어 건설업계에서는 장년근로자들에 대한 재해예방대책을 주어진 사업목표, 예산집행 등을 절차에 맞게 충실히 수행해왔으나 근본적인 재해예방에 한계가 있었다. 이는 건설재해예방의 대책들이 아직까지 장년근로자보다는 전 연령을 고려하고 있기 때문이라 판단된다. 본 연구에서는 건설현장에서의 장년근로자의 안전보건실태를 조사하고 재해감소방안을 제시하였다. 특히 급격히 증가되고 있는 장년근로자의 재해를 감소시키기 위하여 관련문헌 및 안전규정과 산업재해원인통계, 산업재해현황통계 등을 고찰하고, 전국 건설현장에서 공사활동에 직접 참여하고 있는 근로자 3,549명을 대상으로 한 설문조사를 통해 안전보건 실태를 조사, 그간의 재해예방사업 추진현황 및 문제점 분석 등을 통한 재해감소 종합대책을 제시하였다. 본 논문에서 제시한 대책을 실제 정책에 반영할 수 있다면 점진적으로 증가추세인 건설현장에서의 장년근로자 재해를 줄일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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