• 정보보호학회논문지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.745-756
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• 2020

산업제어시스템이란 전력, 수처리, 교통과 같은 주요기반시설이나, 자동화 공장, 화학 플랜트와 같이 산업분야의 프로세스를 안전하고 효율적으로 모니터링 및 제어하는 시스템을 말한다. 이러한 산업제어시스템을 대상으로 하는 사이버 공격이 성공한다면 큰 인명 피해, 경제적 피해를 유발할 수 있어, 국가단위 해커 집단들의 주요 공격 대상이 될 가능성이 높다. Stuxnet, Industroyer, TRITON과 같은 사이버 공격은 이러한 우려가 실제 현실로 드러난 사례이며, 사이버 공격으로 실제 물리적 피해를 발생시키기 위해 대상 제어시스템에 대한 깊은 지식을 기반으로 개발된 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서 산업제어시스템의 사고조사를 위해서는 사고분석가 역시 제어시스템 운영 프로세스에 대한 지식을 보유하고 제어시스템에 특화된 사고조사 기술을 확보해야 한다. 이를 위해 사이버와 물리적 경계에 위치한 임베디드 제어기기와 같이 사이버 공격의 대상이 될 수 있지만, IT분야에서 사용되지 않아 즉시 활용할 기술이 없는 장치들을 대상으로 하는 사고조사 기술 개발이 필요하다. 이러한 연구 개발의 첫 단계로써 대표적인 임베디드 제어기기인 PLC(Programmable Logic Controller) 4종을 대상으로 PLC의 로깅 기능 및 본 논문에서 제안한 공격 시나리오에서 사고조사에 활용 가능한 로그 생성 여부를 분석한 결과를 제시한다.

• 분석과 대안
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.33-57
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• 2019

After the tragic incident of the sinking of Sewol in spring 2014, Korean migrants in Britain began to hold street protests in London. These protestors condemned the Korean government for the lack of appropriate responses to the accident, and for its failure to conduct proper investigation on the issue. The small group of protestors held silent street protests every month at Trafalgar Square, despite not gaining much media coverage nor public attention. These migrants' almost three-year long protest outside their homeland is puzzling. Not only did they live in Britain for a long time to the extent that they regard the country as their second home, but they also exert scant amount of influence on the political landscape in South Korea. What can then account for these individuals' participation in activism related to their homeland politics? In this paper, we utilize the concept of 'moral identity' to explain the behaviors of Korean migrants involved in the street protests. These migrants had strong 'moral identity', which triggered a sense of responsibility to act when their cherished moral values were jeopardized. Korean migrants who possessed a strong sense of moral identity placed huge importance on living in accordance with their moral values. It is a way of upholding their self-esteem and sustaining their ideal self.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.64-70
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• 2023

Maritime transport is dominant in the overall volume of all international transportation. Existence and overcoming of problems, which cause pressure on shipping safety, remain actual and fully concern both maritime and inland transport. Increasing speed and cargo capacity of the ships along with the reduction of crew members lead to the automation of a growing number of work processes, which indicates the need to actively introduce appropriate measures in the security system of sea-going ships and commercial ports and to develop modern approaches to minimize negative events and incidents in the process of ship operation. Advantages in use of modern methods of monitoring the safety of ship operations, management of possible events and incidents, including investigation of accidents, first, aimed at prevention of negative occurrences and ways of prevention on this basis. Considering statistics on incidents increase, this work presents analysis of general ship accident rate, study of major accidental events growth annually, and investigation of causes of incidents, which most frequently occur in port waters and at open sea. A survey of current approaches to ensuring the safety of shipping by implementing effective tools, such as event and incident management, has been conducted.

• Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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• 제35권
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• pp.34.1-34.8
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• 2023

Background: Hydrogen sulfide is a toxic substance that humans can be exposed to occupationally, and cases of hydrogen sulfide poisoning of workers in industrial sites are commonly reported. However, there have been no cases of poisoning of the public due to an unauthorized discharge of wastewater, so it is important to describe this incident. Case presentation: In a small village in Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea, accounts of a terrible stench had been reported. A 26-year-old man who lived and worked in a foul-smelling area was taken to the emergency room with a headache, dizziness, nausea, and repeated syncope. A subsequent police and Ministry of Environment investigation determined that the cause of the stench was the unauthorized discharge of 9 tons of wastewater containing hydrogen sulfide through a stormwater pipe while the villagers were sleeping. The patient had no previous medical history or experience of symptoms. Leukocytes and cardiac markers were elevated, an electrocardiogram indicated biatrial enlargement, left ventricular hypertrophy, and corrected QT interval prolongation. Myocardial hypertrophy was detected on a chest computed tomography scan, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was confirmed on echocardiography. After hospitalization, cardiac marker concentrations declined, symptoms improved, and the patient was discharged after 7 days of hospitalization. There was no recurrence of symptoms after discharge. Conclusions: We suspect that previously unrecognized heart disease manifested or was aggravated in this patient due to exposure to hydrogen sulfide. Attention should be paid to the possibility of unauthorized discharge of hydrogen sulfide, etc., in occasional local incidents and damage to public health. In the event of such an accident, it is necessary to have government guidelines in place to investigate health impact and follow-up clinical management of exposed residents.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.90-95
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• 2011

On April 20, 2010, a well control event allowed hydrocarbon (oil and gas) to escape from the Macondo well onto Deepwater Horizon (DWH), resulting in an exploration and fire on the rig. While 17 people were injured, 11 others lost their lives. The fire continued for 36 hours until the rig sank. Hydrocarbons continued to flow out from the reservoir through the well bore and blowout preventer (BOP) for 87 days, causing an unprecedented oil spill. Beyond Petroleum (BP) and the US federal government tried various methods to prevent the oil spill and to capture the spilled oil. The corresponding responses were very challenging due to the scale, intensity, and duration of the incident that occurred under extreme conditions in terms of pressure, temperature, and amount of flow. On July 15, a capping stack, which is another BOP on top of the existing BOP, was successfully installed, and the oil spill was stopped. After several tests and subsea responses, the well was permanently sealed by a relief well and a bottom kill on September 19. This paper analyzes the subsea responses and engineering efforts to capture the oil, stop the leaking, and kill the subsea well. During the investigation and analysis of subsea responses, information was collected and data bases were established for future accident prevention and the development of subsea engineering.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.87-95
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• 2023

On October 29, 2022, a very large number of people gathered in Itaewondong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea for a Halloween festival, and as crowds pushed through narrow alleys, 159 deaths and 195 injuries occurred, making it the largest crushing incident in Korea. There have been a number of stampede deaths where crowds gathered at large-scale festivals, event venues, and stadiums, both at home and abroad. When the density increases, the physical contact between bodies becomes very strong, and crowd turbulence occurs when the force of the crowd is suddenly added from one body to another; thus, the force is amplified and causes the crowd to behave like a mass of fluid. When crowd turbulence occurs, people cannot control themselves and are pushed into he crowd. To prevent a stampede accident, investigation and management of areas expected to be crowded and congested must be systematically conducted, and related ministries and local governments are planning to establish a crowd management system to prepare safety management measures to prevent accidents involving multiple crowds. In this study, based on national data, a continuous digital topographic map is modeled in 3D to analyze the risk of crowding and present a plan for selecting high-risk walking routes. Areas with a high risk of crowding are selected in advance based on various data (numerical data, floating population, and regional data) in a realistic and feasible way, and the analysis is based on the visible results from 3D modeling of the risk area. The study demonstrates that it is possible to prepare measures to prevent cluster accidents that can reflect the characteristics of the region.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.298-303
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• 2014

방사선치료안전보고시스템(ROSIS)을 기반으로 방사선치료 중 발생하는 사고의 경향성 및 유형별 빈도를 살펴보고 빈발사고의 유형과 발생원인, 발견 방법에 따라 향후 사고 유발인자 제어방법 연구의 발전방향을 살펴보고자 한다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는 2003년부터 2013년까지 최근 11년간 1163건에 달하는 ROSIS 사고 자료에 대하여 분석을 수행하였다. 분석을 위하여 치료법, 발견 시점, 발견 방법, 발견자의 직종 등으로 규격화한 후, 각 항목별로 분류 및 백분율화 하였다. 근접사고(Near Miss)를 포함한 1163건의 사고 사례에 대하여 외부방사선치료가 97%이고 근접방사선치료가 2%로 조사되었으며 그 외 기타로 1%가 분류되었다. 계획 선량이 잘못 전달된 사례가 44% (497건)에 달했고 이중 대부분을 차지하는 429건(86%)이 3회 분할치료이전에 발견되었고 13건의 경우는 11회 분할치료 이후에 발견된 것으로 조사되었다. 또한, 발견 시점은 다양하게 분포되는 것으로 조사되었는데, 약 42%가 환자 치료 중에 발견되었고 29%는 차트 검사 중에 발견되었다. 방사선 사고 발견빈도가 가장 높은 직업군은 치료실에서 근무하는 방사선사(53%)인 것으로 조사되었다. 1163건의 사고 사례 중에서 환자치료 이전에 오류를 발견한 경우가 24% (273건)로 조사 되어 대부분의 사고(70%, 813건)는 사고가 발생한 이후에 발견된 것으로 조사되었다. ROSIS 분석을 통해 획득한 이러한 경향은 한국의 경우에서도 크게 다르지 않을 것으로 사료되므로 사고 예방과 조기 발견을 위한 보다 다양하고 체계적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 예상된다.