• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2003.10b
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• pp.271-276
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• 2003

In this paper, various hazard factors are reviewed on the train fire accident in railway tunnel and subway. In case studies of systematic risk evaluation on the tunnel fire accident, we have learned the critical fire safety points for accident prevention and damage reduction such as fire-endurance of infrastructure, mortality of heat & toxic smoke, emergency situation control and management of escape requirements etc.. These hazard analysis study will contribute for improving the railway fire-safety and establishing the long-tenn safety management plan.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.302-306
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• 2004

Many long railway tunnels without emergency evacuation system or ventilation system are under construction or in-use in Korea. In the case of tunnel-fire, many fatalities are occur in current condition. Current safety level is estimated in this study, for the efficient investment on safety. But so many uncertainties in major input parameters make the safety estimation difficult. In this study, probabilistic techniques are applied for the consideration of uncertainties in major input parameters. As results of this study, accident scenarios and survival ratio under tunnel fire accident are determined for various conditions.

• The Journal of Industrial Distribution & Business
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• v.9 no.10
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• pp.63-72
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• 2018

Purpose - This thesis is to develop a management plan and checklist by analyzing the prevention of accidents in advance by presenting the management plan for the major causes of railway accidents. Research design, data and methodology - In recent 5 years, we have analyzed the cases of railway accident, presented the management plan for the accident, and made a practical safety checklist focusing on the main measures according to the management plan. Results - The analysis of the cases of near-railway accidents suggests more concrete and practical safety management measures because the similar accidents are continuously occurring due to formal safety management. Conclusions - It is more valuable to apply to the adjacent construction of the railway line by creating a detailed checklist based on cases rather than the existing checklist. This study is written only as a human factor. For future real - time safety management, it is necessary to study more precisely cause analysis and safety equipment as a big data - based safety control system for more systematic safety management.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.31 no.5D
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• pp.727-737
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• 2011

The emergency restoration scenarios for efficient railway accident management and restoration were developed. The emergency restoration procedures defined by the worst case of emergency restoration and the important events was proposed based on questionnaires from specialists and the result of survey. Via these studies, the railway accident in the tunnel could be the worst case among all railway accident types. Therefore, educations for a restoration team in confined area condition should be planned and performed to recover the worst case accident. In order for the emergency restoration, when a railway accident is occurred, the restoration should be performed in orders of handing collapse of facilities, burying track, and derailment of vehicle in tunnel based on the statistical analysis. The result of priorities were established by the period of restoration. The standard operation system for efficient railway accident management was developed by synthesizing the worst case for rapid emergency restoration, and important events for the standard operation procedures according to each emergency restoration type. Through this study, the restoration operation system of railway accident are recommended. This paper suggests to develop emergency restoration scenarios for the efficient railway accident management and recovery system. The study results will contribute not only for insuring punctuality, but also for minimizing delays from accidents. Therefore, emergency restoration scenarios will play a major role in the SOP for the damage limitation and the prevention of accident spread.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.2472-2479
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• 2008

There exist several ways to analyse the accident causal analysis. Selection of a method and procedure depends on the characteristics of the system being analysed. Moreover, the selection should take into account of how the accidents causes are classified, since analysis model should make use of the classified causes to identify factors contributing to the risk of accidents. For railway case, a relational analysis as well as statistical estimation of significant hazard frequencies is applied to identify the dominant causes of accidents. This paper introduces outline of the causal analysis system, which is a significant part of the railway accident information and analysis system.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.2021-2028
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• 2010

Rail human factors research has grown rapidly in both quantity and quality of output over the past few years. Human factors, also, still plays a significant part in many railway accidents. In this paper we review categorized performance shaping factors of human errors associated with railway accidents within and out of the country. This paper deals with the selection of the important performance shaping factors under accident management situations in railway for use in the assessment of human errors. The purpose of this study is to classify which human error would be selected for accident analysis. Therefore, the classification of human errors suggested in this study may be useful to enhance the Korean railway system safety.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.151-154
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• 2007

THE DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN OF THE COUNTRY RAILROAD ACCIDENT ANALYSIS IT LED FROM THE PAPER WHICH IT SEES AND IT ANALYZED A TRAIN COLLISION/DERAILED ACCIDENT RISK FIXED QUANTITY. THE TRAIN ACCIDENT OCCURS DIRECT AND LATENT DAMAGE. IT CLASSIFIES THE ACCIDENT WHICH 5 YEAR FOR OCCURS RECENTLY DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN OF THE COUNTRY WITH A TYPE FROM THE RESEARCH WHICH IT SEES. IT TRIED TO ANALYZE THE DAMAGE SIZE AGAINST A TRAIN COLLISION/DERAILED ACCIDENT WITH DANGEROUS QUOTIENT.

• Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.23-32
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• 2020

There has been a significant decline in the number of rail accidents in Korea since system safety management activities were introduced. Nonetheless, analyzing and preventing human error-related accidents is still an important issue in railway industry. As a railway system is increasingly automated and intelligent, the mechanism and process of an accident occurrence are more and more complicated. It is now essential to consider a variety of factors and their intricate interactions in the analysis of rail accidents. However, it has proved that traditional accident models and methods based on a linear cause-effect relationship are inadequate to analyze and to assess accidents in complex systems such as railway systems. In order to supplement the limitations of traditional safety methods, recently some systemic safety models and methods have been developed. Of those, FRAM(Functional Resonance Analysis Method) has been recognized as one of the most useful methods for analyzing accidents in complex systems. It reflects the concepts of performance adjustment and performance variability in a system, which are fundamental to understanding the processes of an accident in complex systems. This study aims to apply FRAM to the analysis of a rail accident involving human errors, which occurred recently in South Korea. Through the application of FRAM, we found that it can be a useful alternative to traditional methods in the analysis and assessment of accidents in complex systems. In addition, it was also found that FRAM can help analysts understand the interactions between functional elements of a system in a systematic manner.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.328-333
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• 2004

Railway is huge traffic system which is operated organically combining all the elements; vehicle, track, electric power, signal/communication, operation, etc. Safety level has ben improved steadily by learning lessons from past accident. But with rapid progress in high-speed, massive, high-frequency transit fresh idea of accident prevention is now in order. In quest of effective and efficient countermeasure, we aim to establish an adequate safety evaluation/management method. Our proposals are basic concept relating to safety analysis of fatal accidents, AHP of Saaty, Fuzzy AHP.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.192-198
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• 2003

Railway is huge traffic system which is operated organically combining all the elements; vehicle, track, electric power, signal/communication, operation, etc. Safety level has been improved steadily by learning lessons from past accident. But with rapid progress in high-speed, massive, high-frequency transit fresh idea of accident prevention is now in order. In quest of effective and efficient countermeasure, we aim to establish an adequate safety evaluation/management method. Our proposals are basic concept relating to safety analysis of fatal accidents, AHP of Saaty, Fuzzy AHP.