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Background and Activities of the Samsung Ombudsperson Commission in Korea

  • Lee, Cheolsoo;Kang, Seong-Kyu;Kim, Hyunwook;Kim, Inhee
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.52 no.4
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    • pp.265-271
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    • 2019
  • Objectives: The Samsung Ombudsperson Commission was launched as an independent third-party institution following an agreement among Samsung Electronics, Supporters for Health and Right of People in Semiconductor Industry (Banolim in Korean, an independent NGO), and the Family Compensation Committee, in accordance with the industry accident prevention measure required by the settlement committee to address the issues related to employees who allegedly died from leukemia and other diseases as a result of working at Samsung's semiconductor production facilities. Methods: The Commission has carried out a comprehensive range of activities to review and evaluate the status of the company's occupational accidents management system, as well as occupational safety and health risk management within its facilities. Results: Based on the results of this review, termed a comprehensive diagnosis, the Commission presented action plans for improvement to strengthen the company's existing safety and health management system and to effectively address uncertain risks in this area going forward. Conclusions: The Commission will monitor the execution of the suggested tasks and provide advice and guidance to ensure that Samsung's semiconductor and liquid crystal display production lines are safer.

An Implementation for Oil Mixing Preventive Device and Time Indicator (혼유 주유 방지 및 세차 대기 표시기 구현)

  • Kim, Seong-Jin;Sunwoo, Yong-Woon;Lee, Sung-Hyun;Lee, Jung-Woong;Lee, Seung-Dae
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.191-198
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    • 2019
  • In this paper, we implemented the prevention of oil mixing accidents caused by stereotypes or novice drivers at gas stations. After the CO gas concentration of the fuel tank is measured using the MQ-9 gas sensor, the gasoline and diesel are distinguished from each other. This is decided by using a servomotor to lock of the fueling nozzle to prevent the mixing of oil. In addition, car washes time display is implemented by using infrared sensor to save the time and to provide convenience for customers who want to wash car after fueling.

Study on Improvement of Dew Point within ESS Container for Fire Prevention (컨테이너형 ESS 화재방지를 위한 내부 응결점 개선 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Woonhak;Kang, Seokwon;Shin, Giseok
    • Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.165-174
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    • 2019
  • Purpose: In this study, we investigated the relationship between the causes of ESS container fire accidents. Method: We investigated the possibility of reducing the container fire accident by improving the air environment of the container which is necessary for improvement of these. Result: Through this study, we can be confirmed that the condensing condition of water in the air caused by the difference of internal and external temperature is improved and the dielectric strength of BMS board is reduced. Conclusion: The correlation between the BMS board condensation and the dielectric strength was confirmed.

A Study for Improving the Effectiveness of Safety and Health Education Based on the Empirical Education Utilizing Virtual Reality (안전보건교육의 실효성 제고 방안에 관한 연구: VR·AR기반 체험교육 중심으로)

  • Moon, Seok-In;Jang, Gil-Sang
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.35-45
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    • 2021
  • Activities to prevent industrial accidents can be divided into management of disaster risk factors of production facilities, disaster prevention systems and procedures, and human factors management. Human factor management is the last and most effective means to minimize disaster incidence and loss costs. The key strategy for this is safety and health education. However, formal or fictitious education is still being carried out in the industrial field. In addition, it is true that the application of practical use is insufficient due to the simple theoretical education based on knowledge transfer. In order to change the safety consciousness of employers and workers, we think that the paradigm of education should be changed from the traditional text and video-oriented lecture education method to experience-oriented education. The purpose of this study is to measure and analyze the effectiveness of safety education through education contents using VR(Virtual Reality) and AR(Augmented Reality) technology in keeping with the changing times of the 4th Industrial Revolution, And to suggest the direction of future safety and health education and content development trend.

Disaster Risk Assessment by Work Unit of Construction Work for Improve the Efficiency of Design for Safety Task (설계의 안전성 검토(DFS) 업무의 효율성 증대를 위한 공동주택 건설공사의 단위작업별 재해위험성 평가)

  • Kim, Jin-Won;Kim, Jae-Jun
    • Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea Structure & Construction
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    • v.34 no.6
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    • pp.45-53
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    • 2018
  • The construction work to establish a safety management plan should be carried out Design for Safety(DFS) task by the designers from May 2016 according to the amendment of the Construction Technology Promotion Act. However, designers lack experience in construction work and lack of information on safety accidents, so it is not easy to predict a disaster that may occur during the construction phase. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to provide information about disasters that can occur in each construction work in order to enable designers to efficiently perform DFS task in the design phase. In this study, the construction work was classified by work unit and the disaster risk assessment was conducted using the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis technique. The disaster information by work unit analyzed in this study can be used to provide designers with an alternative to prevent disasters at the design stage. Disaster information by work unit of apartment construction can be used by designers to prepare an alternative for disaster prevention at the design stage.

System Safety Application for the Weapon System (무기체계 시스템안전 적용방안)

  • Park, Suncheol;Kim, Jinsung;Jin, Jonghoon;Yoon, Donghwan
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.44 no.4
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    • pp.106-112
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    • 2021
  • In the early 1960s, US Air Force lost missile launch bases during ICBM development by a defect in the missile design and operation plan. U.S. DoD realized the limitation of the existing accident prevention method. Therefore, the weapon development required system safety activity, and procurement projects of U.S. DoD applied MIL-STD-882(System Safety). Development projects of U.S. DoD more emphasized the importance of system safety after the space shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986. Currently, Airworthiness certification for military aircraft uses system safety to minimize accidents. The domestic defense aviation R&D projects also use the system safety for the airworthiness certification. However, non-aviation weapon R&D projects rarely applied system safety. This paper presents a system safety application method for domestic weapon R&D projects by studying the U.S. military standards/organizations and domestic defense aviation projects.

Development and Evaluation of a Mobile Environmental Radiation Measurement System That Can Switch between Low and High Dose Measurement Sections (저선량과 고선량 측정구간 변환이 가능한 모바일 방사선 측정시스템 개발 및 평가)

  • Lee, Hong-Yeon;Han, Sang-Jun;Kim, Bo-Gil;Lee, Geon-Ju;Kim, Seok-Hyeon;Kim, Jeong-Hun
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.45 no.1
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    • pp.49-55
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    • 2022
  • This study is to develop a mobile type environmental radiation measurement system for emergency response or environmental radiation monitoring of local governments near nuclear facilities. A mobile radiation measurement system can monitor radiation by field beyond the spatial constraints of a fixed environmental radiation monitor. If installed in local government infrastructure such as public transportation, environmental radiation can be monitored without additional manpower and measurement work. In addition, it is designed to enable monitoring and measurement of radiation from low to high doses as well as the environment in preparation for radioactive disasters such as nuclear power plant accidents. It is expected that this system will be utilized not only in normal times but also in the event of a radiation accident to improve the disaster prevention capabilities of local governments.

Study on the Actual Condition of Domestic and Foreign Survival Swimming Programs

  • KIM, Ze Won;SEO, Myung Seok;LEE, Jung Won;Moon, Hwang Woon
    • Journal of Sport and Applied Science
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study is to provide basic data for developing an educational program that can be practically applied in the field of survival swimming education. Research design, data, and methodology: This study reviewed prior literature including governmental reports, journal articles related to survival swimming programs at home and abroad. Based on the basic data collected through literature, domestic and foreign educational institutions and national educational programs were cataloged and analyzed. Results: The study found that among the goals of swimming education, the prevention of water accidents and the cultivation of water safety skills along with improving swimming ability are very important educational goals. Currently, domestic survival swimming education programs are divided into classes and training sessions, so it is necessary to develop an educational program according to each individual's swimming ability and a unified and systematic program through education for each level of survival swimming learners. Conclusions: It is thought that the reinforcement of the leader's capacity for quality improvement will have a positive effect for the development of survival swimming. Further implications were discussed.

A Survey on Regulations of Safety Helmet for Preventing Fall Hazard (추락위험 방지용 보호구로서 안전모 규정에 관한 고찰)

  • Sang Woo, Shim;Yong Su, Sim;Jong Bin, Lee;Seong Rok, Chang
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.37 no.6
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    • pp.96-101
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    • 2022
  • The Occupational Safety and Health Act holds that industrial safety helmets can be used as protective equipment to prevent the risk of injury in fall accidents. To better understand the importance given to PPE for the head, we analyzed the relevant regulations and guidelines in developed countries and reviewed the guidelines on testing safety helmets. The PPE regulations in Korea were notably different from those in other countries. First, except in Korea and Japan, safety helmets were used for protection against falling objects, flying objects, impact, or electric shock. However, the regulations did not recognize safety helmets as a PPE against fall hazards. Second, the impact energy applied on the helmet was within the range 50-100 J, and the helmet could protect only the upper part of the head against hazards such as the impact of falling objects, flying objects, etc. Third, in Korean regulations, the term "fall" was used in relation to the parts where the safety helmet was specified as a fall hazard PPE, unlike in other countries. We propose that the term "fall" should be revised to "shock" in Korean regulations for the safety helmet.

A STUDY ON THE SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEM TO PREVENT HAZARD OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

  • Han-Min Lee;Seong-Seok Go;Hyuk Song;Hyun-Chul Lee
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2005.10a
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    • pp.1048-1052
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    • 2005
  • In Korean cases, the occupation of building construction is below 10% of the total industry workers but from a accident rate point of view, it is a risk serious industry and it's hazard is very considerable which accident rate is up to 30% of the total industry workers. The reason of high accident rate of the building construction is its own characteristic, hazard of the work in which is implicated and the shortage of safety counter plan and information, so it is most required to the building construction that educating, training, short and long period approaching to prevent the hazard. The safety information of building construction which is related to safety accident is divided into human and material such as hazard, work situation, cause and counter plan. The existing hazard cases imply all of the information about the work type and work progress of the building construction, so if the research of the every fact is well accomplished, we can obtain the useful information and prevent the hazard of building construction. From this point of view, the emphasis of this study is based on analyzing the cause of hazard first, suggesting the safety information each part of work type and work progress second, and finally making the all existing hazard cases to the Data Base and developing the safety information system.

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