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http://dx.doi.org/10.14346/JKOSOS.2016.31.6.67

A Study on User Experience Survey for Development of New Full Body Harness in Heavy and Construction Industry  

Kim, Daesik (Department of Industrial Management Engineering, Dong-Eui University)
Kim, Yuchang (Department of Industrial Management Engineering, Dong-Eui University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Safety / v.31, no.6, 2016 , pp. 67-73 More about this Journal
Abstract
According to industrial accident analysis of the Ministry of Employment and Labor in 2013, 38 workers were injured by fall accidents on average per day, and one worker died on average per day among them. In various industries such as heavy and construction industry, the full body harness is commonly used to prevent the fall accident. In developing full body harness, the designer considered only the workers' safety, without taking into account comfort and workability. The survey was conducted so as to search the problems of full body harness currently used by workers in heavy and construction industry. The survey questionnaire was given to 565 workers wearing full body harness in heavy and construction industry. The results of study showed that the development of new full body harness considering body size of korean was needed. The impotent factors for developing of new full body harness were the size and the weight of the full body harness. The full body harness taking into account body size was judged to contribute to more comfortable work, work efficiency and safety. The result of this study can be utilized as useful data in the development of new full body harness considering the body size of korean workers.
Keywords
full body harness; fall accident; fall;
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