• Journal of Science and Technology Studies
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.63-127
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• 2018

This paper discuses how toxic humidifier disinfectants were produced and distributed by bypassing tightly regulated laws from 1994 when the first humidifier disinfectant was made until 2011 when it was found to be the cause of the untreated interstitial lung disease. Rather than presupposing immoral entrepreneurs or incompetent civil servants as the cause of this disaster, this paper focuses on the bureaucratic character of the corporate organization that sold the humidifier disinfectant and the government that approved it, and shows that communication in these bureaucratic organizations was hampered and thus defective. It emphasizes the fact that the bureaucracy and secrecy of these organizations are the major cause of the humidifier disinfectant disaster. An analysis of the bureaucratic characteristic of the organization can reveal what improvements should be made in the corporation and in the government in order not to recur this disaster.

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.45 no.4
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• pp.326-339
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• 2019

Objectives: Minamata disease was an environmental health disaster of worldwide notoriety that occurred in Japan. The acknowledged patients total roughly 3,000, and the relieved victims currently include 77,099 cases. Still, many cases await acknowledgment or relief. The humidifier disinfectant issue is an environmental health catastrophe that took place in Korea. Over 9.98 million products spanning 43 brands of humidifier disinfectant have been sold and 835, cases have been recognized to date as relevant victims by the government. So far, 2,144 cases have been relieved by the fund of the producing companies. Four million consumers and 560,000 victims are estimated. Finding hints as to how to develop solutions in terms of fact-finding and prevention are the objectives of this study. Methods: Fields visits, interviews, and workshops as well as reference reviews have been conducted. A comparison was attempted to show the similarities and differences between the two disasters on 38 items. Results: Apparent similarities in the two disasters are the failure of industrial safety measures and governmental safety systems as well as relief systems for the victims. No comprehensive investigation was performed for all of the affected areas in Japan and all of the consumers in Korea. Both governments have tried to hide the faults and responsibilities of the companies and minimize the scale of the victims. Only after the government was changed through a general election did the new governments apologize and attempt to find political and social solutions through special relief laws. Conclusions: Over the process of each event, in the beginning, debates took place regarding the cause and the heath damages involved. For both, medical and toxicological relations are the keys while afterward finding a social solution became the subsequent issue.

• The Korean Journal of Archival Studies
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• no.44
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• pp.155-197
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• 2015

Disaster of Sewol took place in one year. Meanwhile, the victim's family and the call time record academics have tried to record it. Ansan activists have moved to objectives such as civil records committee also pivotal. The citizens committee under the dictation recording oral history team has a diverse group of people associated with the time issue. bereaved families were collected from the oral as well as volunteers, religious personnel, activists, Ansan citizens and various people. Disasters around the world is also an important event to remember and honor the people together, and one of the most effective means to record There it is establishing an oral history archive. Does not leave a lot of nature history of sudden disasters that occur, as well as a tribute record dictation telling people of diverse perspectives on events helps a lot closer to the reality of the event. Erected in the National September 11 Memorial Museum to honor the Sept. 11 attacks and provide a variety of programs to chaerok dictation of the people involved with 9/11. To remember the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing 'Our Marathon' of crowdsourcing digital archive was built. In the archives of the local universities and institutions were created to collaborate actively and gathering oral history. Pan Am Flight 103 pieces terror has established an archive from Syracuse University. Here, neither graduates, faculty, and to the victim's family and friends gather and oral hitory. Disaster-related Sewol neither should be able to be used as in the case of foreign well, and it should continue to honor the victims of the collection. It also ought to occasion again to avoid this disaster on earth.

• The Safety technology
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• no.30
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• pp.54-57
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• 2000

본 감전.화재사고 취약장소의 전기설비 시설지침은 인천 "씨랜드 화재 참사"로 전기 누전화재의 심각성을 인식하고 "한국전기안전공사 전기안전시험연구원"에서 근린 생활의 전기설비 관리 생활의 취약장소에 대해 작성된 전기설비 시설지침으로 연재하여 소개하고자 한다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• v.12 no.1_2
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• pp.13-19
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• 1997

서론 : 1. 유해물질 배출목록 제도의 역사 미국은 1986년 인도 보팔 참사에 대한 후속조치로 긴급계획 및 지역 공동사회의 알 권리법(the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act : EPCRA)을 통과시켰다. 유해물질 사고 예방과 일어날 수 있는 긴급 상황에 대한 계획이다. 이 법의 일부분인 유해물질 배출목록은 환경에 매일 유출되는 유해물질을 다루고 있다. (생략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.160-163
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• 1995

일본 병고현 보부지진은 우리나라는 물론 전세계에 큰 충격을 주었다. 최첨단 과학기술과 경사대국의 재력을 가진 나라들도 이 자연의 무서운 파양역에 아직은 무력함을 이 지진 참사가, 그것을 단적으로 증명해 준다. 지금까지는 한반도이 환태평양 지진대에서 다소 떨어져 있어서 큰 지진이 발생할 염려가 없다는 것이 일반적인 통념이었다. (중략)

• 방재와보험
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• s.28
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• pp.40-41
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• 1986

1983년 10월 원대한 포부와 중차대한 사명감 아래 여주벌에서 첫 삽을 뜨며 출발한 국내 최초의 방재시험소가 마침내 건축공사를 끝내고 본격적인 업무개시를 눈앞에 두고 있다. 화재로 인한 각종 재난을 빈번히 겪으면서도 과학적으로 대처하지 못한 채 되풀이 되는 대형 참사에 속수무책이었던 우리 현실로서는 획기적인 발전이 아닐 수 없다. 우리보다 앞선 여러나라에 비해 조금도 손색없는 장비와 인력을 갖추고 최첨단을 향한 방재활동의 첫 발을 내디디며 무한한 긍지를 느낀다.

• The Science & Technology
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• v.28 no.8 s.315
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• pp.68-69
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• 1995

붕괴위험이 깔린 아파트에서 사는 것은 미필적 고의에 의한 자살기도가 아닌가. 고층건물 비상계단, 자동차 스페어타이어, 기념사진 두번찍기, 정ㆍ부통령 한 비행기 안타기 등은 안전을 위한 중복성 공학의 개념으로 볼 수 있다. 이번 삼풍 참사를 보면서 안전의 중요성을 깨닫고 중복성 공학의 도입이 절실하다는 것을 느꼈다.

• 월간낙농육우
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• v.34 no.7
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• pp.132-133
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• 2014

세월호 참사로 인해 우유소비홍보를 하지 못한 데다, 경기침체 등으로 인해 원유 체화가 심각해지는 상황이 지속되고 있다. 그렇다고 마냥 손 놓고 있을 수는 없는 노릇. 여성낙농인 홍보요원화 교육을 진두지휘하고 있는 이명규 여성분과위원장을 만나 우유소비촉진 대책과 방향에 대해 들어봤다.

• TTA Journal
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• s.174
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• pp.60-61
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• 2017

우리는 살면서 크고 작은 수많은 사건을 목도한다. 시험에 떨어진다거나 보이스 피싱을 당한다거나 하는 사소한 사건부터 사회 전체를 무력감에 빠트리는 대규모 참사까지. 그 수많은 사건을 보며 마음속으로 부질없는 그러나 간절한 가정을 해본다. 그 모든 사건의 순간을 미리 꿈으로 꾸는 누군가가 있다면? 그래서 그 사건이 일어나기 전에 그 누군가가 미리 경고를 해준다면, 그 비극들을 막을 수 있지 않을까?