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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2021.12.12.287

A Study on the Status and the Perception of Near Miss Reporting Activities in Domestic Manufacturing Industry  

Lee, Seok Ki (Dept. of Process Safety Management, Korea National University of Transportation)
Park, Jungchul (School of Industrial Management and Safety Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.12, no.12, 2021 , pp. 287-294 More about this Journal
Abstract
A near miss is an unplanned event that did not result in injury/illness, or property damage, but had potentials to do so. The importance of the near miss has been emphasized by many researchers and organizations. However, only a few studies have quantitatively approached the near miss from the viewpoint of safety culture. The purpose of this study is to investigate the current status of near miss reporting activities in manufacturing workplaces in Korea. It also aims to understand how the activities related with the safety culture and the occurrence of industrial accidents. To this end, a survey was conducted on manufacturing workplaces and the results were analyzed. As a result, there was a marked difference in the perception on near miss according to whether or not the near miss reporting activity was conducted. However, it was found that only 56% of the workplaces were carrying out the reporting activities. It was found that the number of near misses reported varied depending on the reward. Although no correlation could be found between whether or not the near miss reporting activities were carried out and the history of industrial accidents occurred, it was found that safety culture level was hier at the workplaces conducting the activities.
Keywords
Near miss; Incident; Accident; Safety culture; Reporting activity; Manufacturing industry;
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