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Study of the relationship between fire fighter's musculoskeletal disorder related observable symptoms and their absence from disease and accident (소방공무원의 근골격계질환 관련 자각증상과 질병 및 사고 결근과의 관련성에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Seo-Yeon;Park, Il-Gyu;Rie, Dong-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.89-96
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study was to verify the relationship between fire fighter's musculoskeletal disorder related observable symptom and their absence from disease and accident. Online questionnaire was distributed with a total of 7,673 fire fighters, and statistical analysis was conducted to the collected data. The result shows that on a one year basis, patients with musculoskeletal disorder related observable symptom felt symptom in sequence of back, shoulder, neck, knee. The result verified that 12.9% of absence of disease and 5.9% of absence of accident experienced these symptoms. Both absence from disease and absence from accident showed body part symptoms related to neck and shoulder. This study ascertained the relationship between fire fighters' absence and their musculoskeletal disorder related observable symptom. The author hopes this study to be used as a basis of precautionary program for absence management.

Study on Subjectivity of Fire Fighter (소방공무원의 주관성에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jee-Hee;Lee, Jei-Young;Kim, Dong-Ok;Hyun, Hye-Jin;Byeon, Do-Hwa;Rho, Sang-Gyun;Lee, Jung-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.12 no.10
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    • pp.4475-4483
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    • 2011
  • This study was carried out by practical method in a subjectivity study accessible in-depth, in sloughing off old habit of functional quantity analysis about a subjectivity of fire-public servant in nation. The perception pattern come out in this study were divided into four types in Q-methodology. The result is as follows ; it is divided into 1[(N=26) : Occupational Type], 2[(N=11) : Experience Type], 3[(N=1) : Human Type], 4[(N=2) : Justice Type]. There are four types of fire fighter images. In conclusion, this study is to ascertain acceptance behavior about Reception Type on a subjectivity of fire-public servant in nation ; to offer a developmental suggestion about it.

Study for the Method to Secure the Safety of Fire-fighters in the Building Damaged by a Fire by Using Fire-resistant Design Theories - Mainly about Suggesting the Process and the Method for a Real-time Safety Evaluation by a Fire-fighter - (화재손상 건축 구조물에서 내화설계 이론을 활용한 소방관 안전확보 방안에 관한 연구 - 소방관에 의한 실시간 안전성평가 절차 및 방법의 제안을 중심으로 -)

  • Kwon, Yeongbae;Kwon, In-Kyu
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.86-95
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    • 2016
  • Weight-bearing building materials are substantially weakened under high temperatures, and this is evident through the collapse of structures once engulfed by fire. Currently, there is no scientific or technological process of evaluating the real-time structural stability of a building whcih is engulfed by flame. There are many building design specifications which aim to reduce the risk of fire, but little consideration given to fire officer safety while operating in a dangerous building. This paper aims to provide direction within building policy in order to ensure the safe evacuation of fire-fighters in case of an impending building collapse. This paper suggests evaluation criteria for buildings which are damaged due to fire, autilizing current information on fire-resistant building design and a fire-resistant capacity.

A Study for the Management of the Wireless Communication for Safety of Firefighteer in Fire Scene (소방공무원 현장안전을 위한 무선통신망 운영에 관한 연구)

  • Son, Eun-Soo;Park, Tae-Sun;Kim, Jong-Nak;Yoon, Myong-O
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.60-65
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    • 2013
  • From an accident at 2:00 a.m. in November 2nd, 2012 that one fire-fighter died while suppressing the E land World Inc. Fire in Bupyeong-Gu, Incheon, we concluded the problem and the improvement method of using the wireless communication (the two-way radio) that the fire safety officer and the safety crew use when identifying the safety of the fire scene. And after the investigation, we could find that the communication between the fire safety officer and the safety crew was difficult in the scene of the fire by voice because of much noise, so they could rely solely on the wireless communication. Therefore, we investigated the wireless communication and its frequency now used in Incheon Fire Safety Devision. Also, we compared with those of the military and the police. As a result, by making use of the wireless communication and its frequency currently possessed in Incheon Fire Safety Division, we found that the fire safety officer and the safety crew rescuing people at the risk of their own life in the various fire scene can communicate effectively.

A Survey on the Actual Wearing Conditions of Fire Fighter's Uniform (한국 소방복의 착용만족도 및 착용자 의견에 관한 조사연구)

  • 정정숙;이연순
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.37 no.11
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    • pp.75-83
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    • 1999
  • To develope an efficient fire fighter’s uniform for the fire fighting work and body protection, this study examined the regulations of fire lighter’s uniform and surveyed the actual wearing conditions, satisfaction degree, preferred color and design others. The results are as follows; 1. As for the satisfaction degree, the degree was normal in ordinary, low in working uniform and heat-proof uniform and very low in water-proof uniform about its design, size, color and materials. 2. As for the color, red was preferred for the working uniform and water-proof uniform. Blue, yellow and green was preferred next for corking uniform and yellow and blue for water-proof uniform. 3. As for the design, fire fighters wanted partial revision of the present uniform. They preferred stretchy training wear style and overact style in order. For the water-proof uniform, they preferred hip-length suit and pants and next to it they liked flee-length suit, waist belt and overact in order. 4. As for the regulations of the uniform, they wanted some addition in casual uniform, water-proof pants and water-proof gloves, and some deletion in the thermal barrier of water-proof uniform and ordinary uniform. 5. As for the distribution of the uniforms, the use of coupons was highly preferred.

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An analysis of posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD) of fire fighters (소방공무원의 현장충격 스트레스에 대한 분석)

  • Kim, Jee-Hee
    • 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.02a
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    • pp.381-384
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study is to evaluate influence factors of secondary traumatic stress, burnout, and physical symptoms which were experienced by fire fighters. The questionnaire research was done for field service fire fighters who work in Korea. I analyzed 358 questionnaires and the questionnaires consisted of stress scale, work force, burden of physical symptoms, and self-control to stress. Through this study I will propose the solution for the posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD) for the near future.

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A Functional Design of Fire Fighter Coveralls (소방용 coverall의 기능적 디자인 연구)

  • Kim, Younghee
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.26 no.12
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    • pp.1739-1748
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    • 2002
  • 본 연구의 목적은 소방용 coverall의 디자인이 소방수들의 동작기능성에 어떤 영 향을 주는지에 관하여 고찰하여, 보다 기능적 인 coverall을 개발, 궁극적으로 작업자의 노동력을 향상시키고, 보다 안락한 환경 속에서 작업할 수 있도록 도와주는데에 있다. 미국 캔사스 지역의 전문 소방수를 대상으로, interview 및 video analysis를 통하여, 그들이 현재 사용하고 있는 current coverall의 동작기능면에서의 문제점을 조사, 분석한 후, 이를 바탕으로 prototype coverall을 개발하였다 prototype coverall의 동작기능성을 객관적으로 측정하기 위하여 10가지 실험동작(shoulder adduction/ abduction, shoulder flexion/extension, trunk flexion/extension(standing), hip flexion/extension(knee), hip flexion/extension(trunk), upper leg flexion, trunk lateral flexion, hip adduction, trunk flexion/ extension(sitting), upper leg flexion)을 선택하여 이의 관절각도(range-of-motion)를 Leighton flexometer, goniometer, computer-aided method를 이용하여 측정하였으며, 착용자의 주관적 평가를 위하여서는 23 항목의 wearer acceptability scale를 사용하였다. ANOVA(Analysis of Variance)와 LSD(Least Significant Difference)를 이용한 통계처리 결과, prototype coverall이 current coverall에 비해 동작기능성 (특히 crotch, torso, hip movement)에 있어서 우수함을 보이고 있다.

Performance Evaluation of Search Robot Prototypes for Special Disaster Areas (특수재난지역 정찰로봇 시제품의 성능평가연구)

  • Kwark, Jihyun
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.29 no.6
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    • pp.109-118
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    • 2015
  • Recently, three kinds of search robot prototypes were developed to assume the role of fire fighters for search and rescue missions in special disaster areas with high heat, smoke, toxic gases, or radioactivity. To accomplish search missions, these robots should be able to endure heat, overcome various obstacles, suppress fires, and see through dense smoke. This study investigated the heat resistance, practicality, and fire fighting capacity of these robots. The results show that the small and middle-sized robots were resistant to surrounding temperatures of $100{\sim}200^{\circ}C$, and the fire-fighter-riding robot could endure up to $500^{\circ}C$ for half an hour. The fire-fighter-riding robot showed excellent extinguishing performance on an A-10 class fire model, which was extinguished within 3 min. The robots also showed various capacities for overcoming obstacles and are expected to play an active role in various special disaster areas.