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A Study on the Effect of Worker's Basic Safety Refresher Training on Safety Awareness: Focusing on Manufacturing Workers at Company H

근로자 기초안전 보수교육이 안전의식 향상에 미치는 영향: H사 제조업 근로자 대상을 중심으로

허대성1ㆍ함은구2*

Dai-Seong Heo1, Eun-Gu Ham2*

1Doctor’s Course, Department of Health and Environmental Safety, Eulji University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
2Professor, Department of Environmental Health & Safety, Eulji University of Korea, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
31 December 2025. pp. 846-854
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Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to empirically examine the effect of repeated basic OSH refresher training on improving safety consciousness among manufacturing workers. Previous studies have mainly focused on the effects of one-time training, with limited empirical validation of repeated and continuous training. Method: From September 2024 to May 2025, a survey was conducted with 2,000 partner-company workers at a manufacturing firm (H). Safety consciousness was measured using a 10-item, 5-point Likert scale consisting of safety rule compliance (5 items) and safety attitudes (5 items). Reliability was confirmed with Cronbach’s α=.947. Multiple regression analysis was employed to examine the effects of training frequency (1×, 2×, 3× sessions). Result: Compared with one-time training, two sessions (B=0.184, p=0.015) and three sessions (B=0.238, p=0.004) significantly improved safety consciousness, confirming a dose–response relationship. The effects of sex and age were only marginal. Conclusion: Repeated refresher training significantly improves workers’ safety consciousness, supporting the institutionalization of periodic and participatory training models. Given the limitation of a single-company sample, future research should employ multi-site longitudinal designs.
Keywords
Occupational Safety and Health
Refresher Training
Repeated Training
Safety Consciousness
Manufacturing
연구목적: 본 연구는 제조업 근로자의 기초안전 보수교육이 안전의식 향상에 미치는 영향을 실증적으로 규명하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 기존 연구는 일회성 교육의 효과에 집중되어 반복적·지속적 교육 효과 검증이 부족하였다. 연구방법: 2024년 9월부터 2025년 5월까지 제조업체 H사 협력업체 근로자 2,000명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 안전의식은 안전규정 이행(5문항)과 안전활동 태도(5문항)을 포함한 10문항 Likert 5점 척도로 측정하였다. Cronbach’s α=.947로 신뢰도가 검증되었으며, 다중회귀분석을 통해 교육횟수(1×, 2×, 3×)의 효과를 분석하였다. 연구결과: 1회 대비 2회 교육은 B=0.184(p=0.015), 3회 교육은 B=0.238(p=0.004)로 유의미한 향상 효과를 보였으며, 용량–반응 관계가 확인되었다. 성별과 연령은 경계 유의 수준에 불과했다. 결론: 반복적 보수교육은 근로자의 안전의식을 통계적으로 유의하게 향상시키며, 주기적·참여형 교육 모델의 제도화가 요구된다. 단일 기업 표본의 한계가 있으므로 다기관 종단연구가 필요하다.
키워드
산업안전보건
보수교육
반복교육
안전의식
제조업
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  • Publisher :The Korean Society of Disaster Information
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국재난정보학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국재난정보학회논문집
  • Volume : 21
  • No :4
  • Pages :846-854
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.15683/kosdi.2025.12.31.846
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