• 대한인간공학회지
• /
• 제13권1호
• /
• pp.15-25
• /
• 1994

Based on Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) data, safety belt effect- tiveness in preventing fatalities is investigated for the following five types of crashes: frontal, left, rear, right, and rollover. Passenger cars containing two occupants, a driver and a right front passenger, are included in this analysis. For each crash type, these cars containing the two occupants are classified into four categories according to the safety belt usage categories for the two front seat occupants, namely, both belted, both unbelted, and either one was belted but not both. Relative risks of driver and right front passenger fatalities are compared among these four cases. For each crash type, two independent estimates of safety belt effectiveness are obtained for drivers and for right front passengers. The weighted average of the two estimates is calculated for drivers and for right front passengers for the five crash types. Using FARS data starting 1978 throught 1983, safety belts are more effective in rollover accidents than in frontal collisions. In rollover accidents, safety belt effectiveness estimate for drivers is $68%{\pm} 6% $ and that for right front passengers is $71%{\pm}6% $ , in which the error limits indicate one standard error. Sfety belt effectiveness estimates for drivers and right front passengers involved in frontal collisions are $41%{\pm} 9% $ and $37%{\pm} 10% $ , respectively. For left and right sided collisions and for both drivers and right-front-passengers, none of the four estimates are significantly different from 0%, statistically : however, when left and right sided collisions are combined with far sided occupants(drivers involved in right sided collisions and right front passengers involved in left sided collisions) safety belt effectiveness is significant, $38%{\pm} 12% $ . For rear collisions, the estimate for drivers shows statistically significant positive effect, $60%{\pm}23% $ . while for right-front-passengers the estimate is not significantly different from 0%. These results show that a safety belt is an effective restraint system not only in frontal crashes but also in a variety of crashes.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
• /
• 제20권3호
• /
• pp.47-58
• /
• 2021

최근 국내 PM 시장의 성장과 다수의 전동킥보드 공유 서비스 등장으로 이용자 수가 급증하면서 PM 관련 민원 및 안전사고 발생이 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 이에 따라, PM 조작 및 운행 미숙으로 인한 사고 감소 방안으로 PM 교육·연습 공간의 필요성이 대두되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 PM의 체계적 운영 및 활성화 방안을 마련하기 위해 관련 갈등 요소를 분석하고 그 대안으로 PM 플레이그라운드 운영 및 PM 시범구역 운영 방법을 검토하여 제안하였다. PM 플레이 그라운드 운영을 통한 기초데이터 수집 및 초보운전자 행태 분석으로 이용자의 운행 안전성 개선이 가능하며, 안전성 확보를 위한 시설 설치 방안을 통해 이용자와 비이용자 간 다양한 이해관계의 갈등 해소가 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 기본간호학회지
• /
• 제26권2호
• /
• pp.96-106
• /
• 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety of nursing students during fundamentals of nursing practicum in Korea. Methods: This study used a descriptive design. A total of 106 nursing instructors teaching fundamentals of nursing longer than one year participated in this study. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires from July 24 to August 28, 2018. The questionnaires consisted of general characteristics, characteristics of fundamentals of nursing course, physical and emotional safety issues during fundamentals of nursing practicum, and obtaining an informed consent prior to practicum. Results: The average number of physical safety accidents during practicum of fundamentals of nursing in the past 5 years was $1.12{\pm}2.44$. The most common safety accident was punctured wound. The mean score of the participants' stress on physical safety accidents was $3.53{\pm}1.12$ out of 5. The average number of emotional safety accidents of fundamentals of nursing practicum in the past 5 years was $1.05{\pm}2.72$. The mean score of stress on emotional safety accident was $3.00{\pm}1.09$ out of 5. We found that 47.2% of the participants obtained an oral consent or a written consent for safety of fundamentals of nursing practicum. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that it is necessary to establish safety strategies for fundamentals of nursing practicum for nursing students.

• 한국산업보건학회지
• /
• 제15권2호
• /
• pp.114-123
• /
• 2005

We analyzed the demographic and job features of 197 shipyard workers with work-related musculoskeletal disorders(WMSDs) compensated by the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act, and the features of the disorders, the causes of operation and the induced behaviors. The three shipbuilding companies surveyed were located in Busan Metropolitan city and Gyungsangnam-do. The results were as follows. 1. The ages of WMSDs patients in shipyard were $43.6{\pm}8.6$ and the job tenure was $14.3{\pm}5.6$. The 40's of them was 40.1%, and the 30's was 29.4%. Patients less than 5 year-work duration were 85.3%, and ones more than 16 year-work duration 6.6%. In occupations, welders were 32.5%, pre-welders 17.3%, and setting engineers 6.6%. 2. The causes of WMSDs in shipyard were works(95.4%) and outer crash or accident shock (3.6%). Based on the standard of the NIOSH induced behaviors, the causes were awkward posture (62.9%), excessive movement(19.3%) and repetitive movement(13.7%). 3. The compensated WMSDs by body part was the highest, 36%, in the spines, 32.0% in both the upper limbs and the spines, and 14% in the upper limbs. The number of cases of WMSDs in body were 96 in the cervical, 79 in the lumbar and 72 in the shoulders. 4. As a result of chi-square test(${\chi}^2$) between diagnosis and operation in body, welding and spot welding had the most diagnoses in all parts of the body among other occupations. Chi-square test(${\chi}^2$) between diagnosis and induced behavior in body showed that awkward postures recorded the highest rate and repetitive movements was the second. 5. The most hazardous occupation was the welding(incidence rate=9.7) and the most hazardous behavior was the awkward posture.

• 한국융합학회논문지
• /
• 제3권1호
• /
• pp.27-34
• /
• 2012

2011년 3월 11일 발생한 일본 후쿠시마 원전 사고 후 한국 대학생들의 방사선과 의료 방사선에 대한 생각을 파악하여 방사선에 대한 적절한 교육 방법과 국민들의 방사선 안전에 대한 올바른 대중 커뮤니케이션에 대해 모색하고자 전국 5개도(경기, 강원, 충청, 전라, 경상도)의 4년제 방사선학과가 설치된 대학교에서 790부 설문지를 수거한 후 분석하였다. 설문은 36문항으로 구성하였으며, '방사선이 위험하다'고 느끼는 중요 원인 중 하나는 '적은양의 방사선을 쪼여도 나중에 문제가 생길 수 있다'. ($3.28{\pm}1.05$)로 분석됐다. 방사선에 대한 관리에서는 개인보다는 정부가 나서야 된다는 응답자가 $3.87{\pm}0.89$으로 나타났다. '후쿠시마 원전 사고는 원자력 발전을 하지 말아야 한다는 쪽으로 나의 생각을 바꾸게 했다'라는 문항에는 $2.79{\pm}0.95$로 나타났다. '후쿠시마 원전사고 이후 의료 방사선에 대한 생각이 부정적으로 바뀌었다'라는 문항에는 전체적으로 $2.64{\pm}1.02$, 방사선학과 $2.31{\pm}1.00$, 치위생학과 $2.94{\pm}0.95$, 기타학과 $3.13{\pm}0.82$로 방사선과 관련된 교과목을 수강 경험이 없는 기타학과 학생일수록 부정적인 생각을 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 방사선에 관한 교육이 필요하다고 생각하는 사람이 82.28%로 나타났으며, 그 중 T.V나 인터넷이 가장 효율적인 교육 방법으로 나타났다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
• /
• 제16권4호
• /
• pp.356-363
• /
• 2006

To investigate the exposure effect of benzene, we measured airborne benzene as external doses, uninary tt-muconic acid as an internal dose of benzene exposure and analyzed the relationship between tt-muconic acid concentration and benzene exposure. The study population of eight businesses included 157 workers(87 workers in field; exposure group, 70 workers in board; control group) who produce or use benzene in petrochemical industry. The concentrations of airborne benzene were evaluated by personal samples and urine was sampled at the pre and end shift. Urinary t,t-muconic acid as internal dose was to analyze the relationship with airborne benzene. The geometric means(GM) of airborne benzene was 0.0231 ppm(range ND-1.0471 ppm) in exposure group and 0.0147 ppm(range ND-0.3162 ppm) in control group. The geometric means(GM) of urinary t,t-muconic acid at end-shift was $196.8{\pm}2.23{\mu}g/g$ creatinine in exposure group and $149.2{\pm}2.08{\mu}g/g$ creatinine in control group. There was significant correlation between the airborne concentration of benzene and the urinary concentration of t,t-muconic acid( r=0.711, p<0.01). From the results of stepwise multiple regression analysis about t,t-muconic acid at end-shift, significant independents was airborne benzene. In this study, there were significant correlation between the urinary concentration of t,t-muconic acid and the airborne concentration of benzene. More extensive studies ruling out healthy worker effect is needed.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
• /
• 제17권3호
• /
• pp.75-86
• /
• 2012

We developed a preliminary CFD analysis methodology to predict a pressure build up due to hydrogen flame acceleration in the APR1400 IRWST on the basis of CFD analysis results for test data of hydrogen flame acceleration in a scaled-down test facility performed by Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. We found out that ANSYS CFX-13 with a combustion model of the so-called turbulent flame closure and a model constant of A = 5.0, a grid model with a hexahedral cell length of 5.0 mm, and a time step size of $1.0{\times}10^{-5}$ s can be a useful tool to predict the pressure build up due to the hydrogen flame acceleration in the test results. Through the comparison of the simulated results with the test results, we found out that the proposed CFD analysis methodology enables us to predict the peak pressure within an error range of about ${\pm}29%$ for the hydrogen concentration of 19.5%. However, the error ranges of the peak pressure for the hydrogen concentration of 15.4% and 18.6% were about 66% and 51%, respectively. To reduce the error ranges in case of the hydrogen concentration of 15.4% and 18.6%, some uncertainties of the test conditions should be clarified. In addition, an investigation for a possibility of flame extinction in the test results should be performed.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
• /
• 제27권3호
• /
• pp.50-56
• /
• 2014

Purpose: Rollover motor vehicle crashes have a higher injury severity and fatality than other motor vehicle crash types. From a left-quarter turn rollover accident of 25-passenger bus, we intend to assess the injury of the occupant and the injury severities according to the occupants' position. Methods: We carried out the 3 steps investigation of occupants' interview, visiting the repair shop and using the police report. We analyzed injuries sustained by occupants, and compared injury severities considering column, row in occupant's position and passenger interaction Results: The rollover involved 14 passengers in the bus who were all old women except a man driver. The most common injury was in the upper extremity, with six occurrences being a left clavicle fracture. Major injuries including hemothorax and pneumothorax were diagnosed at left side of the occupant. In the comparison of injury severity among driver's column (left side), mid column and passengercolumn, ISS of passenger column was the highest ($9.9{\pm}7.4$, $8.8{\pm}5.5$, and $10.3{\pm}4.0$, respectively, p>0.05). The injury severity of multiple occupants by row was higher than that of single occupant (10.8 vs. 3, p<0.05). Conclusion: An occupant must fasten their seat belt to prevent an injury by passenger interaction in the left-quarter turn rollover accident of a bus.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
• /
• 제30권4호
• /
• pp.186-195
• /
• 2021

Purpose: The current status and rationale of industrial accidents needs to be examined to develop scientific and systemic preventive measures. Methods: The aim of this study is to analyze the current data on industrial accidents provided by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and categorize work-related deaths by types of industries and annual report. Results: First, the highest number of deaths occurred in industries that had less than 50 people. Second, in the manufacturing industry, the highest death rate was found in workers in the age group 50-59 years. In the construction industry, workers aged 50 and above had the highest number of deaths. In other industries, workers aged 60 and above had the highest number of deaths. Third, the highest number of deaths occurred in workers with less than one year of experience in any industry Fourth, in most industries, the highest work-related deaths occurred during weekdays (Monday~Friday). In 2015, the warehouse delivery industry had 33% higher work-related deaths on the weekends (Saturday and Sunday) as compared to other industries. Fifth, in most industries, the highest work-related deaths occurred from 8 AM to 6 PM. The warehouse delivery industry had higher work-related deaths from 10 PM to 8 AM as compared to other industries. Conclusion: In order to increase the efficacy of industrial accident prevention, it is necessary to establish an effective health management system and apply strict safety management activities.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
• /
• 제20권1호
• /
• pp.100-118
• /
• 2021

본 논문에서는 최근 3년간 발생한 PM 사고 1,603건과 자전거 사고 14,672건을 수집하여 PM의 교통사고 특성을 분석하였다. 특히, PM 교통사고는 특성을 상세 분석하기 위하여 제1 당사자와 제2 당사자로 구분하여 도로 등급별, 도로 유형별, 기상 상태별, 사고 유형별, 주야간 발생, 차종별 현황 등에 대해 분석하였다. PM 사고는 2019년에 전년 대비사고 발생은 129%, 사망자는 200% 이상 증가하였으며, PM 교통사고 중 보행자와 사고 비율이 자전거 사고에 비해 높게 나타나 PM의 통행 방법에 관한 규정이 필요한 것으로 판단된다. 특히, PM 사망사고 20건에 대해서는 상세하게 분석하여 교통사고 요인을 명확히 분석하였다. PM 사망사고는 차량 단독사고가 50%이며, 단독사고 10건 중 7건이 야간에 발생하였다. 이는 PM의 경우 도로의 파임 또는 과속방지턱 등 장애물로 인하여 전도 또는 전복하여 발생한 것으로 판단된다.