Generally, antiseptic synthetic woods are used in septic environment because of their durability and relatively fine view. However, they have problems such as a failure of connection between the members under the septic conditions. In this study we investigate a fiber reinforced polyurethane foothold to be used in the wet environment to replace the synthetic wood. The fiber reinforced polyurethane foothold is consist of 2 different layer of materials. First layer is a glass fiber reinforced polymeric plastics (GFRP) which is located at outer surface of the foothold. This GFRP outer layers carry most parts of load. Second layer is a polyurethane layer which transfers the load to each outer layer. Flexural tests for this foothold are conducted. From the flexural tests it is confirmed that the structural performance of foothold test specimen with different number of GFRP layers and density of the polyurethane.

According to the statistics of occupational injuries in 2013, the work platforms were main objects causing fall injuries in construction sites. But many scaffold and platform workers use and install the work platforms and the fixed and mobile scaffolding without considering about safety and health standards. We had done a nationwide survey about how the platform workers obey safety and health standards. As the result of this survey, in order to ensure the safety of the work platforms, we founded that the platform workers must obey the safety and health standards when using and installing the work platforms. To improve the safety and health conscious of the workers, it needs to educate a worker on safety and health standards for work platforms. Also, to effectively prevent constructin injuries for the work platforms, it is rextricted for workers to use only safety certified work platforms. And, before installing and using work platforms, it needs to make a work plan for work platforms and obey it.

Construction victims have increased year by year. Disaster proportion is also increasing continuously. Looking over the causes of disasters by each type of work, fall from working platform indicate the highest rate above all so that it is urgently required to set up safety measures. This study is to grasp the present status of construction accidents, to identify areal characteristics of the top 20% accidents on the basis of working platforms with the highest accident rate, to grasp the causes of accidents after their analyses, and to present methods to reduce casualties related to working platforms. As measures to reduce construction disasters, this study proposes to improve safety management and training on working platforms, to complement safety regulations, and to better performance including the development and expansion of certified products suitable for safety regulations.

During five years (Year 2009~2013), Total victims of 72 %( 81,560 people) and those 50.6 %( 1,258 people) of death accident occurs in small scale construction site which operate 2 million USD less construction budget. Especially, falling death accident account for 785 people, in the share of 33.2 %( 261 people) death disaster takes due to defect of original cause materials. The major safety issues in small scale work place take place while scaffold installation, disassembling, work-plate improper installation or non-professional skills of workers. Furthermore, labor subcontract systems make small construction site shortage of resources. Those workers regard work-plate as unnecessary and consumables supplies. Because of that most of workers use unsafe workplace in most construction site. Therefore, in order to prevent falling accident occurring in small scale work site, government should organize related regulations such as “Work site safety construction method” and then expands education support, financial aid, and sourcing safety supplies for work plate which offer broad variety experiences. Also, introduce certificate solutions for various work plates to improve safety function such as anchoring type method and anti sliding function.

According to the statistics of occupational accidents in 2009, the scaffolds and work platforms were main objects causing fall accidents in construction sites. But many workers install and use the work platforms on the mobile scaffolding without considering about safety standards. We had conducted a nationwide survey about how workers obey safety standards for the work platforms of the mobile scaffolding. As the result of a survey, no one follow a gap standard between materials of work platforms and installation of toe board. And it is a low proportion that comply with the install of safety guard rails and the use of stoppers. This is lack of consciousness for the safety certification and regulations. For safe use a mobile scaffolding, It is needed to educate a manager on the safety standards and to develop a product to install and dismantle easily.

The purpose of this study was to compare the body alignment during standing on level and wedge board. Twenty healthy college students (8 females, 12 males) were evaluated in this study. Diagnostic contourline potographic imaging system (Model JTC-1, Jodang Trading Co.) was used to measure body alignment. Sagittal and frontal plane images were used to analyze the body alignment. The result showed that the cervical and lumbar lordotic curve significantly decreased during standing on wedge board when compared with standing on level. On the other hand, thoracic kyphosis significantly increased during standing on wedge board. There was no significant difference in body alignment according to gender, weight, and height. Clinically, patients with low back pain and severe lordosis may be affected by heel wedge. Further study is needed to identify whether the standing on wedge board can change the body alignment in patients with low back pain and spinal deformity.

The purpose of this study were to evaluate and compare the balance ability at different conditions in normal 20 to 29 years old on unstable platform, KAT 2000(Breg, Inc., Vista, CA. 1994). Static and dynamic BI(balance index) were measured 3psi and 5psi surface conditions. Static tests were done on right and left leg separately, then both legs together with the feet apart 20cm with the eyes opened and closed. Dynamic tests were done on both legs together with apart 20cm with the eyes opened. A dynamic test was performed in which the subject moved platform in a circular manner to chase a moving object on a computer screen. Seventy healthy students(average 21.6 years, male, female) were tested. In this study applied the paired t-test and correlation to determine the statistical significance of result. The results were as follow: 1) The mean static balance index of the Rt leg was on 3psi surface condition with the eyes opened, and that of the Lt leg was . 2) The mean static balance index of the Rt leg was on 5psi surface condition with the eyes opened, and that of the Lt leg was . 3) The mean static and dynamic balance index of both legs were , on 3psi with the eyes opened, and , on 5psi respectively. 4) The mean static balance index of the Rt leg was on 3psi surface condition with the eyes closed, and that of the Lt leg was . 5) The mean static balance index of the Rt leg was on 5psi surface condition with the eyes closed, and that of the Lt leg was . 6) The mean static balance index of both legs was on 3psi surface condition with the eyes closed, and that of the 5psi was . 7) The balance index on 3psi surface condition was significantly higher than that of 5psi (p<0.05, p<0.01). 8) The balance index with the eyes closed was significantly higher than that of the eyes opened (p<0.05). 9) The balance index on the left leg was significantly higher than that of the right leg (p<0.05, p<0.01). 10) There was no correlation between static balance index and dynamic balance index. 11) Therewas no correlation between weight or height and balance index.

방사선사는 일반촬영 시에 다양한 환자를 만나게 된다. 노령환자, 유아 등 몸이 불편한 환자를 검사하게 된다. 소규모의 병·의원에는 방사선사가 혼자 업무를 보는 경우가 자주 발생한다. 이러한 경우 방사선사의 두 손은 환자의 자세를 유지하는데 사용되어지기 때문에 촬영에 있어서 어려움을 느끼게 된다. 본 연구는 이러한 문제점을 극복하고자 진단용 방사선 발생 발판 스위치를 고안하여 실험하였다. 제작한 발판 스위치를 진단용 엑스선 촬영장치에 장착하여 조사선량 재현성 시험, kVp, mAs, 백분율평균오차와 같은 정량적 평가를 실시하였다. 결과적으로 발판 스위치 사용에 대한 정량적 평가는 조사선량 재현성 시험에서 변동계수가 0.05이하로 측정되었고 kVp 시험에서는 백분율 평균오차가 ± 10% 이내로 측정되었다. mAs 시험에서도 백분율 평균오차가 ± 20% 이내로 측정되었다. 이는 진단용 방사선 발생장치의 검사기준 범위에 모두 부합하여 사용상 문제점은 제시되지 않았다. 또한 현재 근무 중인 방사선사를 상대로 유용성에 관한 정성적 평가를 실시하였다. 결론적으로 발판스위치의 엑스선 발생효율의 정량적 평가에서는 실험된 검사가 엑스선 발생장치 장비 기준 범위에 부합하였으며 설문을 통한 평가에서도 먼저 병·의원에서 근무하는 방사선사를 상대로 발판 스위치를 사용한 이후 설문을 통해 발판 스위치에 대한 편리성과 활용성에 대해 설문 실시한 결과는 발판스위치 사용은 임상에서 많은 도움을 줄 수 있는 긍정적인 결과로 나타내었다. 그러므로 진단용 엑스선 촬영용 발판 스위치를 사용하면 방사선 기술자 작업의 신속성과 정확성을 효과적으로 향상 시킬 수 있으므로 의료 서비스 만족도를 높이는 데 효과적으로 사용할 수 있을 것이다.

곡선 승강장에 직선형태의 전동차량을 운행해야 하는 물리적 구조의 한계로 인하여 승강장 연단과 전동차 사이에 발이 빠져 발생하는 승강장 연단 실족 사상 사고는 어린이와 휠체어를 이용하는 장애인을 비롯한 교통약자의 도시철도 이용에 큰 위험 요소로 작용하고 있다.최근 도시철도 승강장과 전동차 사이의 간격을 방지하는 안전발판에 대한 관심의 증가로 관련 특허 및 연구가 활발히 이루어지고 있으며 서울시에서는 3호선 경찰병원역의 시범설치를 비롯하여 곡선 승강장에 대한 전면적인 설치를 계획하고 있다.따라서 본 연구는 도시철도 승강장 연단 간격 발생 원인과 건축분야의 승강장 설계 기준인 도시철도 건설 규칙 및 도시철도 정거장 및 환승·편의 시설 보완 설계 지침 대해 고찰 한다. 또한 연단 실족 사상사고 분석을 통해 승강장 안전발판의 필요성과 승강장 설치형 안전발판에 대해 연구하고 대안을 제시하고자 한다.본 연구에서는 지하철 운행 중 발생하는 사상 사고의 경우 많은 경제적 손실과 더불어 인명의 피해로 연결되는 경우가 많으므로 승강장 안전사고를 저감하고 동종의 사고에 대한 재발 방지를 위한 개선 방안으로 곡선 승강장에서의 승강장 연단 실족 사상사고 예방을 위한 안전발판에 대한 기준의 제시에 의미가 있다고 생각되며 향후 안전발판에 대한 연구가 지속된다면 도시 교통의 중추적인 역할을 하고 있는 도시철도에서의 안전성 확보에 중요한 자료가 될 것이다.

본 연구진에서 이번에 개발한 '팔도강산2'는 노인용 기능성게임으로서 2011년에 개발한 '팔도강산1'(팔걸이와 발판을 이용하여 2인이 걷는 PC 운동게임)의 후속 작이며 걷기운동에 노인들의 인지, 신체, 심리 기능을 추가한 게임이다. 현대생활에서의 장보기(몰워킹)를 게임 속에서 구현하였으며, 70년대의 재래시장을 배경으로 기억한 물품을 사오는 장보기 걷기 운동 게임이다. 유사한 맥락으로 걷기가 어려운 노인과 장애인용으로 미니게임도 2종 개발하였다. 아산 노인종합복지관에서 65세이상 고령자 219명을 대상으로 실험하여 효과성을 테스트한 결과 게임 플레이가 기억력, 집중력, 활력도에 긍정적인 효과가 있다고 평가되었다.

본 연구진에서 개발 및 효과성을 연구한 '팔도강산'은 집에서 즐기는 전국명승지 구경을 컨셉으로 하는 여가활용 및 노인 복지형 게임이며 팔걸이와 발판 컨트롤러를 이용하는 사용자의 걷기행위를 통해서 진행하는 게임이다. 개발된 게임을 통해서 기대하는 효과성은 상호 협력과 경쟁을 통한 운동 체감성의 대리만족과, 노인들이 게임플레이를 통해서 얻는 활동력 및 지적기능 유지 등의 놀이치료 효과이다. 천안 노인종합복지관에서 65세 이상 노인 309명을 대상으로 테스트 실험한 결과 전체 실험자의 76.1%가 게임플레이에 전반적으로 만족한다고 답변하였고, 게임의 흥미도는 5점 만점에 평균 4.13점으로 조사되었다. 다시 게임을 플레이하겠냐는 질문에서 전체 응답자중 89.4%가 긍정적인 반응으로 설문에 응답했다. 노인들을 위한 관용성과 체감성이 살려진 기능성 게임을 개발하였음을 발견했다.