Development of standard job classification codes for building a job-exposure matrix for police officers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to develop standard job categories for constructing a job-exposure matrix (JEM) for police officers in South Korea and to evaluate their applicability.

Methods

We examined standard job codes related to police personnel management and compared them with job classifications from police publications. Using R Shiny, we developed a web-based search tool for standard codes. A pilot survey of 130 police officers assessed the codes' applicability and relevance to health-related hazardous factors.

Results

Eighty-seven standard functional codes used in the police personnel management system POOL were organized into minor categories as the basic units of standard jobs. These were grouped into 20 sub-major categories and further consolidated into 10 ma

SUBMITTER: Choi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12315780 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature