• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.162-168
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• 2013

Recently, there have been efforts in many countries to reduce social expenses and casualties resulting due to car accidents. As such, ASS (active safety systems) are being researched and developed to prevent accidents and target mitigation. Among many useful active safety systems, it has been reported that commercial AEBS (Advanced Emergency Braking System) effectively prevents accidents and reduces casualties simultaneously. Accordingly, it is necessary to set Korean AEBS standards, and this research analyzes international AEBS standards for this necessity. In addition to the evaluation methodology of AEBS ECE Regulation, this study suggests traffic scenarios that occur frequently in domestic road environments, and provides an evaluation system for AEBS of the scenarios. Finally, the performance and safety of AEBS are evaluated through field test.

• International Journal of Safety
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.24-28
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• 2006

This study focuses on the issue of improving safety management of elevators. The role of certification and supervision in reducing the associated accidents is specifically addressed. The results of simple statistical analysis suggests that a certification procedure emphasizing the quality assurance during manufacturing and supervision during assembly and installation of elevators are needed and can be effective in minimizing the associated accidents.

• 한국방재학회 논문집
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2008

철도시스템은 전세계적으로 가장 안전한 교통수단으로 인식되고 있지만, 사고는 계속 발생되고 있다. 많은 하위부분으로 구성되어 있는 철도시스템의 특성상 사고위험을 완전히 방지하기는 어렵다. 철도사고는 다양한 원인이 복합적으로 작용하여 하나의 사건으로 표출되기 때문에 사고의 근원적 예방을 위해 사고사례의 사고모드를 분석하고, 사고모드에 영향을 미치는 인자들의 상관관계를 역 추적하는 시스템적인 접근은 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 미국, 영국, 캐나다, 오스트레일리아의 국외사고사례분석을 수행하며 주요 위험인자를 도출하였다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2022

The analysis of the causes of accidents in workplaces where machines and tools are used is essential to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of safety prevention policies in places of employment in Korea. The causes of workplace accidents are not fully understood mainly due to difficulties in analyzing available descriptive information. This study focuses on the automated accident cause analysis in workplaces based on the accident abstracts found in industrial accident reports written in an unstructured descriptive format. The method proposed in this paper is based on text data mining and uses the keyword search function of Excel software to automate the analysis. The analysis results indicate that the primary reason for the frequency of accidents is related to technical aspects at a stage in which dangerous situations occur in the workplace. Accidents due to managerial causes are typically observed when danger exists in the workplace; however, managerial actions play a more important role in reducing accident severity. A small company tends to use unsafe machines and devices, leading to further accidents due to technical causes, whereas managerial causes are more conspicuous as the company grows. To preclude the occurrence of accidents due to inadequate knowledge, the implementation of safety management and the provision of safety education to elderly workers at the early stage of their employment are particularly important for small companies with less than 100 workers.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2016

Severity and frequency of industrial accidents are typically used to assess the "absolute" risk associated with the industrial machines and devices ("items") which are subject to safety certification or self-declaration of conformity. However, the "relative" risk associated with a particular item can further be assessed based on unit severity and unit frequency where the total number of item in use is taken into account. This study first attempts to estimate the total number of each item in use which was recently selected for safety certification or self-declaration of conformity. The appropriateness of such selection is recapitulated based on the relative risk involved. Analysis results indicate that depending on items, the relative risk is differentiated from the absolute risk. Recent selection of items for safety certification or self-declaration of conformity is then revisited for its validity. The relative risk based on unit severity and unit frequency of industrial accidents, together with the absolute risk, may be used to further categorize items for safety certification or self-declaration of conformity in the future.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.144-155
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• 2023

The core catcher is used as a passive safety system in new generation nuclear power plants to create a space in the containment for the placing and cooling of the molten corium under various severe accidents. This research investigates the role of the core catcher in the VVER-1000 reactor containment system in mitigating the effects of core meltdown under various severe accidents within the context of the Ex-vessel Melt Retention (EVMR) strategy. Hence, a comparison study of three severe accidents is conducted, including Station Black-Out (SBO), SBO combined with the Large Break Loss of Coolant Accident (LB-LOCA), and SBO combined with the Small Break Loss of Coolant Accident (SB-LOCA). Numerical comparative simulations are performed for the aforementioned scenario with and without the EX-vessel core-catcher. The results showed that considering the EX-Vessel core catcher reduces the amount of hydrogen by about 18.2 percent in the case of SBO + LB-LOCA, and hydrogen production decreases by 12.4 percent in the case of SBO + SB-LOCA. Furthermore, in the presence of an EX-Vessel core-catcher, the production of gases such as CO and CO2 for the SBO accident is negligible. It was revealed that the greatest decrease in pressure and temperature of the containment is related to the SBO accident.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2014

Safety certification and inspection of dangerous machines and equipments used in industries are to save lives of workers and properties involved. Cause analysis of industrial accidents is essential to prove the effectiveness of such certification and inspection. This study focuses on suggesting systematic method for cause analysis of industrial accidents associated with dangerous machines and devices. Incorporating transition from the current user-oriented indirect regulations to more manufacturer and user balanced direct regulations, suggested method coupled with safety certification, safety inspection, safety management and safety education will guarantee more effective prevention of industrial accidents.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.159-165
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• 2013

One of the leading causes of night time automobile accidents is the darkness of surroundings. Headlamps play a critical role in casting light and providing drivers with visibility. Headlamp design and new technology have been developed recently as research has been actively carried out to increase headlamp recognition. This study statistically analyzes irradiation distance using computer simulation by categorizing headlamps applied in domestic automobiles in the last decade by year, light source, form, vehicle type, and height of installation. After analyzing results of irradiation distance, it appears irradiation distance has been increased by approximately 10m in the last decade. This increase in irradiation distance is predicted to decrease night time accidents by allowing more time to recognize potential causes of accidents.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2012

최근 심각한 차대 보행자의 교통사고로 인명피해가 발생함에도 불구하고 사고원인에 대한 과학적으로 정확히 규명하지 못해 사고처리에 대한 논쟁이 끊임없이 발생하여 경제적 손실 및 정신적 고통이 가중되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 차대보행자의 교통사고분석을 위해 객관적인 교통사고관련 물적 증거자료를 토대로 차량공학, 주행역학), 충돌역학, 교통 및 도로공학 등을 검토하였고, PC-Crash 프로그램을 이용하여 충돌전 차량의 충돌초기속도, 진행궤적 및 충돌자세, 충돌전후속도, 충돌지점 등의 인자를 적용한 결과를 얻어 교통사고의 원인을 분석하였다. 그 결과로 스키드마크 및 보행자 충돌속도는 이론값과 비교할 때 각각 11.2%, 2.27%의 오차를 얻었다.

• 에너지공학
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.154-166
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• 2015

The in-core instrumentation measures core power distribution and coolant temperature in local regions of the core in pressurized water reactors. The installation types are distinguished by the designs of routing paths that exit either through reactor bottom mounted instrument nozzles or through reactor top mounted instrument nozzles. Although each type has unique advantages, it is generally known that top mounted design is more competitive with respect to emphasizing nuclear safety issues and ability to cope with severe accidents. The international nuclear vendors have provided various types of reactors with top mounted design. Nuclear power reactors in Korea, however, only have been designed to be applicable to the use of bottom mounted design, and it has been pointed out that the capabilities of Korean reactors against severe accidents should be further enhanced. The paper deals with technical issues on reactor internal and external design, in-core instrumentation, support assembly, sealing mechanism with nozzles, handling, and analytical issues in order to establish the ways of development.