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http://dx.doi.org/10.15683/kosdi.2020.06.30.310

Analysis on the Characteristics of Hazardous Chemical Transport Vehicle Accidents in Korea  

Jeong, Jae-uk (Chemical Safety Division, Korea Environment Corporation)
Lee, Sang-jae (Chemical Safety Division, Jeonbuk Regional Environmental Office)
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Journal of the Society of Disaster Information / v.16, no.2, 2020 , pp. 310-317 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: In this study, the characteristics of hazardous chemical transport vehicle accidents during the last six years from 2014 to 2019 was analyzed. This study is to prevent chemical transport accidents. Method: Using statistics from the Ministry of Environment, chemical transport vehicle accidents were classified into accident type, accident cause and vehicle type. Result: Of the total 506 cases chemical accidents, 105 cases were caused by transport vehicle. More than 20 percent of total accidents were reported. Most of the accidents were caused by spill·leak. The main causes of the accident were traffic accidents(49 cases) and management negligence(29 cases). This was more than 74% of all transport vehicle accidents. By vehicle type, 57 cases(54%) were most common in tank lorries, followed by trucks (39 cases, 37%) and trailers (9 cases, 9%). Conclusion: In order to prevent accident of transport vehicle, thorough inspection of the transport vehicle is required and safe operation of the driver. In addition, the government needs to expand real-time monitoring of transport vehicles and comprehensively manage different systems by the relevant ministries.
Keywords
Hazardous chemical; Transport vehicle; Chemical accident; Accident prevention;
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