• 대한간호학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.362-371
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• 1995

There is no national system to manage, evaluate, and analyse the information about accidents, even though it is necessary for accident prevention policies and health promotion of the general public. The existing studies are, also limited as they focus only on particular group(for example : inpatients, emergency room patients) or on particular geographic areas. Thus the results of the studies cannot be ap-plied to the general public. In order to overcome these limitations, this research focuses on data collection and analysis from accident information for the general population. By providing the analysis on types and causes af accidents, this research aims to produce the basic data necessary for accident prevention policy development. The specific aims of this research are to : 1. Analyse the actual occurrences and characteristics of accidents. 2. Suggest for the accident prevention policies and safety education. Accident report form three major newspaper printed in Korea between January 1, 1989 and December 31, 1993 were collected, and the cause, place, time, and personal injury related to the accidents were classified and then analyzed by de-scriptive statistics. The results of this research conclude : 1. The number of accidents reported by the three newspapers were 2155. 2. The highest proportion of accidents were as follows ; occurred during the June-August(31.2%), Sunday(24.8%), and 5 p.m. (7.6%) of the day. 3. The highest proportion of the accident occurred in Seoul(33. l％), Kyunggi province(14.5%), Kangwon province (7.8％), and Kyungnam prov-ince(6.7%) were next highest. 4. The main causes include car accidents(32.4%), drowning(10.9%), falls(8.8%), explosion(7.1%), and poisoning(5.8%). 5. Slightly more than half of injuries(50.5%) and about two fifths of deaths(40.3%) were caused by car accidents. Therefore, the most serious type of accidents were car accidents. 6. The number of males in accidents were almost three times higher than that of females(males 72.3%, females : 27.7%). 7. The age group from 10 to 19 years old represents the highest proportion(21%) of accidents. 8. The number of the accidents in Korea, based on the information collected from the newspapers, is estimated to be 14, 367 per year. The number of in-juries is estimated to be 88, 480 persons, and the number of deaths 29, 007 respectively. It is said that ninety percent of accidents can be prevented. Several accidents prevention policies are suggested here. 1. Safety education should be done more actively throughtout life, with special emphasis on safety education for children. 2. Safety measures for children(halmets for cycling, children car seats, seats belts, and so on) should be emphasized. 3. An injury surveillance system should be initiated. The initiation of injury reporting system in each factory and school could contribute considerably to the reduction of accidents.

• 대한안전경영과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한안전경영과학회 2006년도 추계공동학술대회
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• pp.351-355
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• 2006

• 기술사
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.28-32
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• 2001

Using the CNG(compressed natural gas) and LPG(liquified petroleum gas) as the automotive fuel will be expanded because of their clean effect to the environmental air qualify. But these programs of gas using expansion would have a difficulty due to public consideration of gas utilities as a big hazard. The Ministry of Environment has an ambitious plan to substitute more than 25,000 buses with CNG and ensure more than 200 CNG refueling stations as well by the year of 2007. However, it is very difficult to establish new CNG and LPG refueling stations because of expanded safety distance than ever before by several major explosion accidents.

• 기술사
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.38-41
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• 2004

지난 4월 22일 발생한 북한의 룡천역 폭발사고로 인하여 사망자수 150여명, 부상자수 1,300여명에 달하는 엄청난 재해가 발생하였다고 전해지고 있다. 룡천역을 중심으로 반경 500m 파일이 완파되었으며, 폭발 영향권도 4km에 달하였고 반경 500m 안에는 역사와 학교 및 4-5층 규모의 아파트가 다수 있었기에 피해 규모가 더욱 컸다고 알려 졌다. 1990년대 들어 우리나라도 심대한 대형 재난사고를 당하였다. 성수대교 붕괴(1994), 대구지하철 공사장 가스폭발(1995), 삼풍백화점 붕괴(1995), 대구지하철 화재(2003) 등 잇따른 대형 참사는 우리의 위기관리 현실을 되돌아보게 하였고, 국민들은 언제 발생할지 모를 재난에 대한 불안감으로 그 어느 때보다 안전한 나라에 대한 열망이 강한 것이 사실이다.(중략)

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.110-116
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• 2007

지구상에 역사가 시작된 이후로 에너지, 경제, 환경 등 3E 문제가 존재해 왔다. 특히, 산업사회의 발전과 더불어 인간의 삶에 대한 욕구도 날로 급속하게 변하고 있다. 주40 시간제가 시행되면서 야외활동을 즐기는 사람들이 많아지고 있다. 가스에 의한 사고도 토요일과 일요일에 가장 많이 발생하고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 부탄 캔의 파열에 따른 화염의 영향으로 인간에게 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 한다. 이를 위하여 API에서 규정한 피해예측을 통하여 평가를 실시하였다. 폭발장소에서의 화염에 의해 미치는 영향 거리를 산출하여 거리별 복사열의 크기를 알게 되면 그 지점에서의 피해는 간단하게 예측할 수 있다. 또한 폭발장소 주변에 위치한 인간에게 미치는 영향을 PROBIT 모델에 적용하여 사고피해예측을 평가하였다. 프로빗 분석에 의하면 화염에서 50cm 이격된 곳은 1도 화상에 의한 손상확률이 97%, 2도 화상에 의한 손상확률은 8%, 화재로 인한 사망확률은 4%로 나타났다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.46-54
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• 2012

More than 70% of the accidents that occur on offshore installations stem from hydrocarbon explosions and fires, which, because they involve blast effects and heat, are extremely hazardous and have serious consequences in terms of human health, structural safety, and the surrounding environment. Blast barriers are integral structures in a typical offshore topside module to protect personnel and safety critical equipment by preventing the escalation of events caused by hydrocarbon explosions. Many researchers have shown the adequacy of the simple design tool commonly used by the offshore industry for the analysis and design of blast walls. However, limited information is available for corrugated blast wall design with explosion impact response characteristics. Therefore, this paper presents a parametric study on the explosion impact response characteristics of an offshore installation's stainless steel corrugated blast wall. This paperalso investigates and recommends design parameters for the structural design of a corrugated blast wall based on a nonlinear structural analysis of experiential results.

• 한국화재소방학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.28-41
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• 2000

Since a few years ago, great disasters have often took place in domestic and abroad, such as Sampoong Department store collapse, Sea-land disaster accident, Incheon Hof fire accidents. Whenever a lot of accidents occurred such as fire, gas explosion, traffic accident, mountain accident, various disease, people required 119 first aid service. As the result, even for the last year, average 2,608 person per day were temporary treated and carried to near hospital by 119 system. But first-aid team or first grade EMT(emergency medical technician) that should provide high quality service and save important lives, might have negatively treated or made their duty only for simple transfer, when they were imminent of emergency case in every kinds of accident spot. Because they worried about medical dispute for "task restriction for EMT" decided by medical laws or rules of first aid. So it was proposed that "task restriction for EMT" should be mitigated or released in the possible range on this occasion.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.938-941
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• 2003

In this paper we develop an equipment which prevents vehicles from overheating their inside due to exposure to direct sunlight in summer. Overheating of inside vehicle may give rise to accidents, for instances, dying from suffocation, the deformation of its internal equipment and the explosion from the cracks of its internal parts etc.. The equipment is operated under no starting engine. We adjust the overheating of the inside vehicle by operating the equipment. This equipment checks the temperature of the inside vehicle using temperature sensor. If the temperature increases more than reference temperature(a condition which can be given by the driver), the equipment will operate until the temperature of the inside decreases to the given temperature. Its power is obtained from solar cell. So the equipment keeps away overheating accidents as well as provides the drivers with optimized condition. And also it increases the ability of original car battery through solar cell.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.55-63
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to suggest new safety code to improve the safety of the flare safety system. Firstly, we analyzed the major accidents occurred at the flare system since 1996 and proposed 3 articles which is required to be added newly to the existing KOSHA code. Secondly, we also performed the HAZOP study for each study node and also suggested 5 articles. Finally, we analyzed the commented contents of PSM reports which have been submitted from the enterprise located in Honam province since 2005 and proposed 5 articles as well. We understand that all 13 articles proposed above, should be added to the KOSHA code in order to improve the safety in the flare system and to prevent the major fire and explosion accidents in the design stage.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.64-69
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to suggest new safety technical standards to improve the safety in the incineration process. Firstly, we analyzed the major accidents occurred in the incineration process since 1996 and proposed 4 articles which is required to be added newly to the existing KOSHA GUIDE. Secondly, we also performed the HAZOP study for each study node and also suggested 3 articles. Finally, we analyzed recommendations commented for PSM reports which have been submitted from the enterprise located in Honam province since 2005 and proposed 2 articles as well. We understand that all 9 articles proposed above, should be added to the KOSHA GUIDE in order to improve the safety in the incineration process and to prevent the major fire and explosion accidents in the design stage.