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http://dx.doi.org/10.5345/JKIBC.2020.20.5.471

Improvement of Fall Prevention Method in Construction Site through Comparison with Advanced Countries' Cases  

Kim, Dae Young (Dept. of Architectural Engineering, Pusan National University)
Yun, Sungmin (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Yeungnam University)
Kim, Ji-Myong (Dept. of Architectural Engineering, Mokpo National University)
Lee, Sunyong (Empirical Training Center Construction TF, Occupational Safety and Health Agency)
Son, Kiyoung (Dept. of Architectural Engineering, University of Ulsan)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction / v.20, no.5, 2020 , pp. 471-480 More about this Journal
Abstract
Although the domestic industrial accidents have been decreased gradually, deaths in the construction sites have been occupied 49.9 percent of the total industry and deaths from fall accident have been accounted for 59.7 percent of the construction industry. In order to prevent fall accident, various safety activities and policy have been carried out. However, the impact on the domestic construction industry was inadequate. On the other hand, in advanced countries, such as the United States, Japan, EU, and Singapore Industrial accidents have been lower than domestic industry due to safety activities, the regulations and policies appropriate for each country's situation. In this study, we compare the major points of the Industrial Safety and Health Act in developed countries with those in South Korea to reduce the number of falls, and propose a revision. As a result of conducting research, three revisions have been proposed as 1) Enhance standards for fall height, 2) Improvement of upper safety rail height on guardrail, 3) Revision and research on Horizontal Sarety bar attachment system. This study will be utilized as a basic study for the analysis of cases in advanced countries.
Keywords
fall Accident; safety and health act; occupational safety and health; safety management; korea occupational safety and health;
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