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Dr. Kyoungho Choi
Professor, 55069, Research Institute of Health Statistics(Department of Radiological Science), Jeonju University, 303 Chunham-ro, Jeonju, Korea

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Journal article
Published: 23 February 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident of 2011, interest regarding radiation safety in everyday life has increased considerably. This study investigates the general public’s current level of awareness of six warning pictograms in regard to medical and natural radiation safety utilized under ISO 7010, as per Korea industrial regulations. Namely, it tests whether survey respondents can recognize pictograms related to radiation safety according to their purpose, as their inability to do so poses a serious safety problem. The empirical analysis results regarding the awareness levels for radiation safety pictograms are as follows. First, 63.3% of the respondents were unable to correctly identify the pictograms; that is, their level of understandings of the six pictograms related to everyday radiation were low. Second, the mean score for the correct responses to the question of what the six pictograms indicated in relation to everyday radiation safety was also relatively low, with a mean score of 2.79 and a standard deviation of 1.447. The primary reasons for the low awareness and understanding levels were identified to be insufficient education related to radiation safety in schools. Additionally, it is necessary to revise and rectify current warning pictograms established by the Korea Industrial Standards and ISO 7010. This study is thus significant in that it identifies the level of understanding of the pictograms and suggests the need for improvement as a diversified effort toward improving everyday radiation safety.

ACS Style

Kyoungho Choi; Jinhee Choi. Investigation of Radiation Safety Pictogram Recognition in Daily Life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 2166 .

AMA Style

Kyoungho Choi, Jinhee Choi. Investigation of Radiation Safety Pictogram Recognition in Daily Life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (4):2166.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Kyoungho Choi; Jinhee Choi. 2021. "Investigation of Radiation Safety Pictogram Recognition in Daily Life." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 4: 2166.

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Published: 31 December 2020
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Since the accident of Fukushima Nuclear Power plant in 2011, people have been more interested in radiation safety in life. This study investigated the level of exact recognition of 6 warning pictograms enacted and utilized as per Korea Industrial Regulation in relation to medical & natural radiation safety at this time. Unless people recognize pictogram prepared for radiation safety correctly in accordance with its purpose, safety would be severely intimidated. The result of corroboratively analyzing recognition of radiation safety pictogram is as follows. First, some 63.3% of respondents negatively responded on understanding 6 pictograms related to radiation in life, showing low level of understanding. Second, the average mark of correct response on the questions asking the meaning of 6 pictograms presented in relation to radiation safety in life was 2.79 point (standard deviation 1.447 point), which was relatively low. As seen above, the level of recognition & comprehension is low, because education related to life radiation safety in the school is insufficient and the present warning pictogram established by Korea Industrial Regulation needs to be revised & supplemented. This study is meaningful in that the method of using pictogram is presented as one of diverse efforts to improve life radiation safety.

ACS Style

Jinhee Choi; Kyoungho Choi. Investigation on Recognition of Radiation Safety Pictogram in the Life. 2020, 1 .

AMA Style

Jinhee Choi, Kyoungho Choi. Investigation on Recognition of Radiation Safety Pictogram in the Life. . 2020; ():1.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Jinhee Choi; Kyoungho Choi. 2020. "Investigation on Recognition of Radiation Safety Pictogram in the Life." , no. : 1.