• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.5-11
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• 2009

Objectives : This study was conducted to estimate the socioeconomic cost of injuries in South Korea. Methods : We matched claims data from national health insurance, automobile insurance and industrial accident compensation insurance(IACI), and mortality data obtained from the national statistical office from 2001 to 2003 by patients unique identifier. Socioeconomic cost included both direct cost and indirect cost: the direct cost was injury-related medical expenditure and the indirect cost included loss of productivity due to healthcare utilization and premature death. Results : The socioeconomic cost of injuries in Korea was approximately 1.9% of the GDP from 2001 to 2003. That is, 12.1 trillion KRW(Korean Won) in 2001, 12.3 trillion KRW in 2002, and 13.7 trillion KRW in 2003. In 2003, direct medical costs were 24.6%(3.4 trillion KRW), the costs for loss of productivity by healthcare utilization were 13.0%(1.8 trillion KRW), and the costs for loss of productivity by premature death were 62.4%(8.6 trillion KRW). Conclusions : In this study, the socioeconomic cost of injuries in Korea between 2001 and 2003 was estimated by using not only health insurance claims data, but also automobile insurance, IACI claims and mortality data. We conclude that social efforts are required to reduce the socioeconomic cost of injuries in Korea, which represented approximately 1.9% of the GDP for the time period specified.

• 시큐리티연구
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• 제5호
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• pp.327-350
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• 2002

We, in Korea, have over two hundred hypermarkets and the number is continuously increasing. We drop into a hypermarket for merchandise, which is an integral part of our life style. So, we should consider safety for employees as well as customers because hundreds of thousands of people use the hypermarket every day. In addition to this consideration, the government should also be a political support relating to accidents that occur in the hypermarket because security and safety matters are important to all of us. But even now, Our security conditions do not match our ideal goal and we take countermeasures after accident or loss. This is a result of not having a security management expert coupled with a chief executive officer that has no idea about security awareness and loss prevention. In addition, we do not have specific laws to address these matters. We also lack reasonable ideas to prevent accident and loss. Now is the right time to revamp the laws and ordinances to improve the quality of civilian life. Prevention of accidents is a needed investment for all security personnel. The best solution for businesses is prevention of accidents. This will increase profits and cost-effectiveness as well as increase customer satisfaction. The company should form a security management department for comprehensive protection of assets. The goal of security management employees should be productive and effective security management. Every employee should have responsibility in mind to prevent accidents in his or her work. In addition, The company should have a systematic organization in place and regular training sessions. The most effective security management comes from cooperation of all members. In the 21st century, we pursue a high standard of living which is a result of our cooperation against any accident and loss. Sennewald says The value of security is better measure by what does not happen rather than what does.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.143-155
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• 2016

Recently, a massive loss of life and property is occurring in Korea due to traffic accidents, with the rapid increase in cars. For improvement of traffic safety, the Korea Transportation Safety Authority intensively analyzes accident data in local governments with low traffic safety index, performs a field investigation to extract problems and offers local governments improvements for problems, by conducting the 'Special Survey of Actual Conditions of Traffic Safety' each year, starting 2008. But local governments cannot strongly push forward the improvement projects due to the limited budget and the uncertainty of the improvement plan effects. Therefore, this study suggested a model which applied the Utility concept to the AHP theory, in order to efficiently decide a priority of the improvement plans in accident black spots in consideration of the limited budget of local governments. The number of accidents in each spot for improvement and accident severity, traffic volume, pedestrian volume, the improvement project cost and the accident reduction effect were chosen as evaluation factors for deciding a priority, and data about the improvement plan costs and the accident reduction effects, traffic accidents and traffic volume in the spots to undergo the special research on the real condition of traffic accident in the past were collected from the existing studies. Then, regression analysis was carried out and the Utility Curve of each evaluation factor was computed. Based on the AHP analysis findings, this study devised a priority decision method which calculated the weight and the utility function of each evaluation factor and compared the total utility values. The AHP analysis findings showed that among the evaluation factors, accident severity had the biggest importance and it was followed by the improvement plan cost, the number of accidents, the improvement effect, traffic volume and pedestrian volume. The calculated utility function shows a rise in utility, as the variables of the 5 evaluation factors; the number of accidents, accident severity, the improvement plan effect, traffic volume and pedestrian volume increase and a fall in utility, as the variables of the improvement plan cost increase, since the improvement plan cost is included in the budget spent by a local government.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제31권10호
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• pp.819-824
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• 2007

이 연구는 해상교통안전시설에 관한 운영효과를 분석한다. 해상교통안전시설의 운영효과는 크게 안전편익, 수송편익 그리고 기타편익으로 나눌 수 있다. 안전편익은 해상교통안전시설을 설치 및 운영함으로써 해양사고가 감소됨에 따른 해상교통의 손실회피비용으로 산출된다. 이를 위하여 각 해당 시설에 대한 해양사고 감소율을 산정하고, 손실회피비용의 세부 모델을 구축한다. 또한 이에 대한 각 변수를 정의하고 계산식을 제시한다. 이 모델을 목포청의 항로표지집약관리시스템에 적용하여 안전편익을 산출하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.1508-1515
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• 2022

In the present study, the cavity module of the MELCOR code is used for the simulation of molten corium concrete interaction (MCCI) during the late phase of postulated large break loss of coolant (LB-LOCA) accident in the APR1400 reactor design. Using the molten corium composition data from previous MELCOR Simulation of APR1400 under LB-LOCA accident, the ex-vessel phases of the accident sequences with long-term MCCI are recalculated with stand-alone cavity package of the MELCOR code to investigate the impact of water ingression and melt eruption models which were hitherto absent in MELCOR code. Significant changes in the MCCI behaviors in terms of the heat transfer rates, amount of gases released, and maximum cavity ablation depths are observed and reported in this study. Most especially, the incorporation of these models in the new release of MELCOR code has led to the reduction of the maximum ablation depth in radial and axial directions by ~38% and ~32%, respectively. These impacts are substantial enough to change the conclusions earlier reached by researchers who had used the older versions of the MELCOR code for their studies. and it could also impact the estimated cost of the severe accident mitigation system in the APR1400 reactor.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.33-40
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 위험을 등급화하여 검사대상 및 주기를 결정하여 투자비용기 효용성을 높이는 기술의 접근방법을 도입하여, 위험의 정도뿐만 아니라 위험의 양(손실비용)을 평가 할 수 있는 활용 방법을 제시하였다. 위험의 정량화를 위해 가스배관의 손상확률과 영향을 예측하는 방법이 필요한데 손상확률의 경우 사고원인을 굴착공사, 외부부식, 지반침하 및 장치손상으로 구분하였고, 그 각각의 원인에 대해 사고발생빈도를 구하는 방법을 제시하였으며 영향을 예측하기 위하여 가스의 누출시 주로 피해를 유발하는 화제에 대해 사망, 화상 및 건물에 피해를 줄 수 있는 경우 그 피해범위를 산정하는 방법을 제시하였다. 또한, 이 확률과 영향을 결합하여 위험비용을 예측하는 방법과 그 결과를 예시하였는데 이 기술은 경제적인 측면을 고려한 종합적 안전관리 기술로서 위험관리가 중요한 도시가스업계에 적용된다면, 위험을 줄일 수 있는 최적의 위험감소 전략 수립에 유용한 정보를 제공할 수 있다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권12호
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• pp.4560-4570
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• 2022

Dynamic fault tree (DFT) and its related research methods have received extensive attention in safety analysis and reliability engineering. DFT can perform reliability modelling for systems with sequential correlation, resource sharing, and cold and hot spare parts. A technical modelling method of DFT is proposed for modelling ship collision accidents and loss-of-coolant accidents (LOCAs). Qualitative and quantitative analyses of DFT were carried out using the cutting sequence (CS)/extended cutting sequence (ECS) method. The results show nine types of dynamic fault failure modes in ship collision accidents, describing the fault propagation process of a dynamic system and reflect the dynamic changes of the entire accident system. The probability of a ship collision accident is 2.378 × 10^-9 by using CS. This failure mode cannot be expressed by a combination of basic events within the same event frame after an LOCA occurs in a marine nuclear reactor because the system contains warm spare parts. Therefore, the probability of losing reactor control was calculated as 8.125 × 10^-6 using the ECS. Compared with CS, ECS is more efficient considering expression and processing capabilities, and has a significant advantage considering cost.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.119-130
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• 2018

기존 공동구에 관한 VE/LCC 연구는 정량적 방법을 통하여 편익(7개 항목), 비용(5개 항목)에 대하여 서울시의 주요 10개노선을 대상으로 비용-편익 분석을 통한 공동구의 경제적 타당성을 검토하였다. 기존 공동구에 관한 VE/LCC 연구는 정량적 방법을 통하여 편익(7개 항목), 비용(5개 항목)에 대하여 분석을 수행하였다. 이에 본 논문에서는 3개의 항목(교통사고감소, 차량소음저감, 사회 경제 손실)을 추가하여 서울시 주간선도로 61개 구간에 대하여 경제성 평가를 분석 하였다. 교통사고감소 항목은 사업시행으로 절감할 수 있는 교통사고 비용을 개량화한 것이며, 차량소음저감 항목은 사업시행으로 발생하는 소음 변화량을 나타낸 지표이다. 마지막으로 사회 경제손실 항목은 공동구의 시공으로 인하여 지역경제에 미치는 영향을 금액으로 나타낸 것이다. 편익은 10개의 항목, 비용은 8개의 항목들 중 우선 추가 항목들의 금액을 비교 분석 하였으며, 개착식 및 터널식 공동구에서 추가된 항목들과 전체 항목들이 각 분석에 미치는 영향 정도를 분석하였다. 분석의 결과로 공동구 경제성 평가시 기초 및 상세 모델에 적용되는 항목들을 분석하여 공동구 설계시 보다 효율적인 경제성 평가가 가능하도록 하였다. 본 연구에서 추가로 제시된 항목들을 포함한 기초 및 상세 모델의 경제성 평가는 공동구 설계시 자주 활용될 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.11-21
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• 2018

Safety accidents, which are called industrial accidents in construction work, are often caused by unstable physical and personal conditions combined during preparation and execution of work. It is difficult to manage all the construction works, but especially in the field of apartment construction work, complex and many kinds of works are being carried out at the same time. In the current construction, safety regulations such as safety management guidelines are generally well maintained, but the execution of manpower resources that can fulfill them is limited, and it is difficult to reduce the accident rate and loss cost. Therefore, in this study, it is a reality that most of the types of construction work are under contruction by subcontracting contract, so they are limit by methods of manual maintenance and safety education. Currently, the subcontractor is also allowed to perform safety management through the composition of the safety management review body, but it is operated formally. So alternatives to this were studied. As a result, safety accidents occur in the subcontractor's worker due to vertical integration, which is characteristic of the construction industry, together to the contractor, the safety management system is based on a safety construction system in which a worker who has a certain qualification condition such as career experience of the work type, work understanding of the work type, and management experience of the work type among the subcontractor, when we manage based on mutual personality which is the personality of interpersonal relationship that can communicate with each other by work type, process and grouping, it is concluded that effective and practical safety management can be achieved to reduce the accident rate and loss cost.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제58권5호
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• pp.960-967
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• 2009

Power supply system of electric railway has a diversity of safety problems since it should supply high electric power to the trains moving high speed with a lot of passengers on board. This paper provides a risk assessment approach to safety management of the electric railway facilities. Construction of database from field accident information, risk assessment and management of the risk are carried out systematically to ensure the safety. The risk assessment includes hazard identification, cause analysis by FTA(Fault Tree Analysis), consequence analysis by EVA(Event Tree Analysis), and loss analysis. In terms of the severity and the probability of the accidents deduced by these analyses, the risk of the accidents is assessed by using a risk matrix designed for electric railway facilities. Based on the risk assessment, possible risk mitigation options are identified and evaluated by analyzing their impact on the risk reduction and their cost benefit ratio. The long-term safety of the electric railway facilities can be ensured by renewal of the risk assessment and the risk mitigation option analysis with continuous accident database update. The proposed approach is applied to the electric railway facilities of Korean railway based on the accident data from 2002 to 2008.