• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.26-34
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• 2024

Objectives: The successful implementation of the Port Safety Special Act is a very important matter. Now that one year has passed since its introduction, this study aims to review the achievements so far and identify future tasks. Methods: The provisions of the Special Act on Port Safety were analyzed and the latest literature related to port safety management was reviewed. In addition, an in-depth interview was conducted with a business owner. Results: The achievements over the past year are as follows. As business operators took greater responsibility for safety management, blind spots in safety were resolved to an extent. Specialized training for the port unloading industry was provided, and a safety management system was established for unloading docks. In addition, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries was able to intervene in the prevention of safety accidents at ports through the deployment of port safety inspectors. In 2022, the port industry accident frequency and death rate declined compared to the previous year. Conclusions: The "Port Safety Special Act" has become relatively well established in the port industry over the past year. However, since the Serious Disaster Punishment Act was implemented in January of the same year, there is a limit on determining what is necessarily the effect of the Special Act. Future tasks include unifying contracts centered on cargo handling companies, supporting safety management costs, increasing the number of port safety inspectors, producing reliable port disaster statistics, and cooperating between the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.82-93
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• 2019

The International Labor Organization (ILO) selected fishing as the most dangerous group of jobs in the world, and it is well known in Korea as a 4D industry. Offshore large purse seine accounts for the largest portion of the fishing industry in the coastal region with high death rate and the accident rate. The repeated disaster rate survey by the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) shows offshore large purse seiner is the highest at 22.3 percent and coastal gill nets and offshore stow net are following at 12.4 percent and 11.9 percent in order. Therefore, risk factors occurring in offshore large purse seiners were analyzed based on data from the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives (NFFC) for three years from 2015 to 2017 and 4M (Man, Machine, Media, Management) 3E (Engineering, Education, Enforcement) techniques were used to provide a safe fishing environment. The number of accidents on offshore large purse seiners each year was more than 150, and the number of accidents on every fishing boats was as high as 17 percent in 2015. If the accident rate and the risk level were divided by insurance, the accident resulting from contact with machinery was the highest, and the risk of a contact with gear was low but frequently occurring. This was caused by collisions and contact with gear in situations where death and disappearance risk are not high, and accident types in situations where death and loss risk are considered to be contact with machinery, falls or other accidents. Through these analysis techniques, the frequency and risk of each type of accident on a offshore large purse seiners can be demonstrated, and it is expected to raise awareness of a safer fishing environment and contribute to the reduction of accidents.

• 미술이론과 현장
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• 제13호
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• pp.7-33
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• 2012

The memory of the Korean War is about the time period when people lived toughly during evacuation, due to being exposed to the natural climate such as intense cold or heat without any protection, leaving their comfortable home and living in temporary built shelters which were barely enough to avoid the wind. 'Death is concealed and only the figures of evacuation for survival were expressed, just as how the government ordered. Since the experience of the battlefield is personal and fragmentary, that is broken into pieces, it does not have compatibility. As war is a distorted experience that cannot be placed in a big picture, it is not possible to take a view of the war's big picture. Having this individualized experience as a common collective memory is an issue and it is the will that people tries to pursue. The reason why the evacuees from north to south, and as well as from the south to further south were all able to be adopted as the theme of artworks due to the military action that emptied the occupied territories of the North Korean Army under the forced removal command. In such situations, the natural state of the 'snow' was like a symbol of the 1.4 Recession. The group of people who were thrown into the intense cold displaced the war damage of loosing their base livelihood, and symbolized the obedient citizens who faithfully follow their government's command. The figure of advocating anti-communism is projected as a figure of a refugee during cold winter-time and it contains ones past which he or she obeyed its own country's commands. Evacuation, especially the evacuation during the winter is a visual device that can confirm these kinds of country's command. The consequences were same for the artists as well. Therefore, the situation being communal could be found due to the individual experiences during war are ideological. The image of the refuge shown in the picture played the role of strengthening the consciousness of defecting to South Korea into the meaning of the 'Finding Freedom.' I would like to express that the reason of them leave their home during the harsh winter is in order to avoid the oppression of the Communist Party. The evacuation that people went through was not to 'Finding Freedom', but 'To Survive'. Later, this evacuation has been imprinted as a behavior of choosing free Republic of Korea, which was an ideological issue. Anti-communism was the rule of survival in South Korea society, and people have the tendency to remember what they want to remember. As it is not the people who possesses an incident, but the memory that possesses ones, people cover their memory with disguised plots in order to forget the violence and to live a different prologue. They share the incident of violence as a hurtful memory. The tragedy of the Korean War was the result of Ideology and being in between the powerful nations' rights, but the violence during the war has been depicted as a natural disaster, which was the evacuation in heavy snow.

• 한국방재안전학회논문집
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.57-66
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• 2022

고용노동부 공문(최근 건설업 사망사고 발생 현황 안내 및 안전관리 철저 당부, 2022.4.4.)에 따르면, 중대재해처벌법 시행(2022.1.27.) 이후 2022.3.31.까지 공사금액 50억원 이상 건설공사에서 17건의 사망사고가 발생하여 18명이 사망했다. 공사규모로 보면 50억~120억원 7건, 120억~800억원 5건, 800억원이상 5건이 발생했다. 사망사고 발생원인은 떨어짐 9건(50%), 맞음 5건(28%), 무너짐 2건(11%), 끼임 1건(5%), 익사 1건(5%)으로 조사됐다. 사망사고의 대부분을 차지하는 떨어짐과 맞음으로 인한 사망사고를 줄이기 위해서는 안전시설물을 강화할 필요가 있으며, 추락방지망·개구부·안전난간이 완벽하게 설치되면 대부분의 떨어짐과 맞음 사고는 예방 할 수 있다. 따라서 본 고에서는 소규모 공동주택인 도시형생활주택신축현장의 떨어짐과 맞음 사고를 예방하기 위해서 안전시설물 개선을 통한 특허기술 개발과 활용 사례를 제시하고자 한다.

• Asian Journal of Business Environment
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.25-35
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• 2014

Purpose - Appropriate project management knowledge as well as its effective application in the construction industry increase construction quality and, therefore, reduce fatalities and destruction. Research design, data, and methodology - This study was conducted through a comparative analysis of earthquake fatalities in Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, China, Haiti, Japan, and the United States of America. The data was analyzed using a frequency study. The analysis contrasts the fatalities of some of the strongest earthquakes around the world between 1960 and 2010. Results - Poor quality construction practices and a lack of effective application of project management knowledge play a major role in the vast destruction, high death toll, and dismal tragedies that are associated with earthquakes, especially in Iran. Conclusions - Despite the history of tragic earthquakes and their continuing recurrence, this study attempts to make governments, companies, and disaster management personnel aware of the dangers of poor quality construction and the deficient application of project management knowledge and, further, accentuates effective ways to prevent the probability of serious damage in future. This study contains valuable information on the effects of project management application towards reducing earthquake fatalities and destruction.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 9th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.153-161
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• 2022

Among all industries, the construction industry still remains a traditional one with low productivity due to its labor-intensive and field-dependent production system, its supplier-oriented industrial structure, and the disruption of the information flow between participants. In addition, the construction industry in South Korea has recently been required to transform itself according to social trends such as aging, the reduction of skilled workers, and the shortening of working hours, and the disaster and death rates in the industry, which are more than twice as high as those in other industries, are making it more necessary to solve chronic safety problems. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to grasp the actual condition of safety management on construction sites in South Korea and analyze cases of K-smart technology utilization for preventing safety accidents on construction sites. The study investigated and analyzed the following. First, construction sites in South Korea were analyzed by type of safety accident, by type of construction, and by construction contract amount. Second, the current status of accidents on small-sized construction sites with a high fatal accident rate and cases of safety accidents on construction sites were investigated. The results of the study are expected to contribute to the dissemination and spread of smart safety technology for not only identifying major factors in safety accidents that occur on construction sites but also preventing workers from suffering accidents.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.1-22
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• 2017

'The worstest environment disaster', 'World's first biocide massacre', 'Home-based Sewol ferry disaster' are all phrases attached to the recent humidifier disinfectant disaster. In the spring of 2011, four of 8 pregnant women including 1 adult man passed away at a university hospital in Seoul due to breathing failure. Epidemiologic investigation conducted by the Korean CDC soon revealed the inhalation of humidifier disinfectant, which had been widely used in Korea during the winter, to be responsible for the disease. As well as lung fibrosis hardening of the lungs, other diseases including asthma, rhinitis, skin disease, liver disease, fetal disease or cancers have been researched for their relation with exposure to the products. By February 9, 2017, 5,342 cases had registered for health problems and 1,131 of them were already dead (20.8% mortality rate). Based on studies by government agencies and a telephone survey of the general population by Seoul National University and civic groups, around 20% of the general public of Korea has used these products. Since the market release of the first product by SK Chemical in 1994, over 7.1 million items from around 20 brands were sold up to 2011. Most of the products were manufactured by well-known large conglomerates such as SK, Lotte, Samsung, Shinsegye, LG, and GS, as well as some European companies including UK-based Reckitt Benckiser and TESCO, the German firm Henkel, the Danish firm KeTox, and an Irish company. Even though this disaster was unveiled in 2011 by the Korean government, the issue of the victims was neglected for over five years. In 2016, an unexpected but intensive investigation by prosecutors found that Reckitt Benckiser manipulated and concealed animal tests for its own brand and brought several university experts and company employees to court. The matter was an intense social issue in Korea from May to June with a surge in media coverage. The prosecutor's investigation and a nationwide boycott campaign organized by victims and environmental groups against Reckitt Benckiser, whose product had been used by more than 70% of victims, led to the producer's official apology and a compensation scheme. A legislative investigation organized after the April 2016 national election revealed the producers' faults and the government's responsibility, but failed to meet expectations. A special law for the victims passed the National Assembly in January 2017 and a punitive system together with a massive environmental epidemiology investigation are expected to be the only solutions for this tragedy. Sciences of medicine, toxicology and environmental health have provided decisive evidence so far, but for the remaining problems the perspectives of social sciences such as sociology and jurisprudence are highly necessary, similar to with the Minamata disease and Wonjin Rayon events. It may not be easy to follow this issue using unfamiliar terminology from medical and chemical science and the long, complicated history of the event. For these reasons the author has attempted to write this article in a question and answer format to render it easier to follow. The 17 questions are: Q1 What is humidifier disinfectant? Q2 What kind of health problems are caused by humidifier disinfectant? Q3 How many victims are there? Q4 What is the analysis of the 1,112 cases of death? Q5 What is the problem with the government's diagnostic criteria and the solution? Q6 Who made what brands? Q7 Has there been a recall? What is still on sale? Q8 Was safety not checked by any producers? Q9 What are the government's responsibilities? Q10 Is it true that these products were sold only in Korea? Q11 Why and how was it unveiled only in 2011 after 17 years of sales? Q12 What delayed the resolution of the victim issue? Q13 What is the background of the prosecutor's investigation in early 2016? Q14 Is it possible to report new victim cases without evidence of product purchase? Q15 What is happening with the victim issue? Q16 How does it compare with the cases of Minamata disease and Wonjin Rayon? Q17 Are there prevention measures and lessons?

• 산업진흥연구
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2020

본 연구는 노인의 삶을 풍요롭게 하기 위해서는 현재 실시되고 있는 소득보장정책을 보다 강화하여 노인들에게 적용 가능한 노후소득 확충방안을 제시하였다. 소득보장정책이란, 일정 생활수준을 유지할 수 있도록 소득을 보장하는 정책을 말한다. 실업·질병·재해에 의해 수입이 중단될 때, 또는 노령에 의한 퇴직이나 부양자의 사망 등에 의해 수입이 상실될 때, 출생·사망 등에 수반하는 지출이 발생할 때, 일정 생활수준을 유지할 수 있도록 소득을 보장해주는 정책이다. 연구 결과, 노후소득보장 확충 방안을 제시하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 노후소득보장을 위한 기초연금의 단계적 인상이 필요하다. 둘째, 국민연금의 소득보장기능을 보다 더 강화해야 한다. 셋째, 다층노후소득보장체계를 구축해야 한다. 넷째, 노인일자리 확대를 지속적으로 추진해야 한다. 결론적으로 노인들에 대한 소득보장정책을 강화하기 위해서는 현재 실시되고 있는 노인소득보장제도에 대한 재점검이 우선적으로 필요하다. 그런 후 이에 대해 점진적으로 노후소득을 보장해주는 방안을 제시해야 할 것이다.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.355-373
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 화재로 인한 피해에 영향을 주는 여러 요인들에 대한 사전 연구를 살펴보고, 주요 화재피해 결정요인에 대한 모델을 만들고 지역환경 요소와 화재피해요소의 변수를 선정하여 상호인과관계 모형을 정립하였다. 모델의 유효성을 검증하기 위하여 228개의 시군구 자치단체별로 공표된 통계를 선정하여, 화재피해에 대한 4개의 종속변수와 22개의 독립변수를 선정하여 검증을 하였다. 독립변수는 인적 취약성, 물리적 취약성, 경제적 취약성 및 경감요소와 지역의 특성으로 구분하여 구성하였다. 선택된 변수의 상관관계를 분석하기 위하여 준로그 모형을 적용하여 회귀분석을 수행하였다. 22개의 독립변수 중에서 만명당 재난약자수, 만명당 제조업 종사주수, 만명당 연료소매업 종사자수, 만명당 음식 요식업 종사자수는 화재의 발생건수와 유의미한 상관관계를 보여주었으며, 이와는 달리 화재로 인한 사망자수는 만명당 사회복지사수와 상업지구비율과 유의미한 상관관계를 보였다. 이외에 화재로 인한 경제적 손실값을 설명하는 변수로는 만명당 부과된 재산세가 유의미한 변수로 도출되었다. 단순히 인구와 면적으로 소방에 필요한 자원을 배분하지 않고 피해에 영향을 주는 변수를 고려해야 할 것으로 사료되며 이 결과물은 화재예방정책과 화재안전을 제고하는 데 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.379-393
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• 2015

도시화와 산업화로 화재 빈도는 감소하나 화재로 인한 인명피해와 피해액이 늘어나는 추세를 보이고 있다. 그럼에도 불구하고 지자체 수준에서 지역의 화재안전에 대한 정책은 소방서에 의존하는 수준에 머물고 있다. 기존 화재 통계에 대한 연구는 대부분 기술적 통계에 의존하여 전체적인 경향성을 설명하는데 그치고 있는데 비해 본 연구는 화재의 피해를 화재로 인한 사망자수, 화재로 인한 부상자수, 화재로 인한 피해액을 종속변수로 하고 전국 222개 지자체에 대한, 5년간의 공적 통계를 활용하여, 15개의 변수를 4개의 요인으로 그룹화 한 후에 가설을 세우고 특별시 및 광역시 단위 소속의 구와 도 소속의 시와 도 소속의 군으로 그룹을 지어 헤도닉 분석법에 의해 회귀분석을 수행하고 그 결과를 도출하였다. 본 연구의 결과 화재피해를 설명하는 결정요인이 시 군 구의 수준즉 지역 특성에 따라 다르다는 점을 확인하였으며, 이는 인구와 면적기준의 소방력 배치 원칙과 더불어 향후에 소방정책과 화재안전 활동에 가장 중요한 변수로 삼았던 원칙을 넘어 보다 유연한 기준을 마련할 필요가 있음을 밝혔으며, 특히 재난 약자의 수에 비례한 소방력 확충을 제안하였다.