Safety Oimate Practice and its Affecting Variables in the Chemical Process Industry

화학공정산업에서 안전문화 이행과 영향 변수

  • Baek, Jong-Bae (Department of Safety Engineering, Chungju National University)
  • 백종배 (충주대학교 안전공학과)
  • Published : 2006.08.31

Abstract

The major purpose of this paper to identify safety climate practices, and to find the affecting variables that influence to the difference in the level of safety climate between plants and employees. And this paper attempted to find the interventions for improving safety climate in the chemical plants. The questionnaires were developed from literature review, especially made by HSE(Health and Safety Executive) in the UK and distributed to managers and workers. The frequency analysis was applied for identifying the level of safety climate. The affecting variables(plant size, accident occurrence, accident experience, injury experience and severity, and length of employment) are tested through analysis of variance(ANOVA). The results of frequency analysis showed that both managers and workers recorded generally high level of safety climate, and the major underlying problems are inadequate H&S procedures/rules, pressure for production, and rule breaking. According to the outcomes of ANOVA, the variable 'length of employment' is the only variable which makes the level of safety climate different. From the survey of safety climate practice, this study finds the level of safety climate and three major underlying problems in safety climate factors of the responded plants, and presents two interventions for improving safety performance. Despite of these outcomes, the applied factors are remained questionable for reflecting as the best ones for identifying safety climate in the chemical industry. In addition, the bias caused by self-report exist in the reliability of the response, and the equivalent size of respondents.

이 논문의 주요 목적은 안전 분위기를 확인하여 공장과 근로자의 안전문화 수준에 영향을 주는 변수들을 찾아내고 더 나아가 화학공장의 안전문화를 향상시킬 수 있는 영향요소를 찾는데 있다. 이 논문에 사용된 질문표는 영국의 HSE(Health and Safety Executive) 의 질문표를 근간으로 문헌 조사를 통하여 경영자와 근로자로 분류하여 개발하였다. 안전문화 수준을 확인하기 위해 빈도수 분석을 하였으며 공장규모, 사고 발생, 사고 및 상해 경험과 심각성, 그리고 고용기간 등과 같은 영향변수들은 ANOVA(Analysis of Variance) 분석을 적용하여 테스트하였다. 빈도수 분석의 결과 일반적으로 경영자와 근로자 모두가 안전문화의 수준이 높게 나타났으며 주된 문제점들로는 부적당한 안전 보건 절차와 규칙, 생산에 대한 압력, 그리고 규칙위반으로 나타났다. 또한 ANOVA 분석결과에 의하면, '고용기간'은 다른 안전 문화의 수준을 만드는 유일한 변수인 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 안전문화의 조사로부터 공장들의 안전 문화요소에 대한 주요 3가지 문제점과 안전문화수준을 발견하였으며 안전 이행 능력을 향상시킬 수 있는 2가지 영향요소를 제안하였다.

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