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A Study on the Safety and Improvement of Small Theatres in Korea (소규모 공연장 안전실태 및 개선방안에 대한 연구)

  • Park, Yong Gyu;Kim, Dong Kyun;Park, Jin Kyu;Kim, Kyung Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.29 no.6
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    • pp.22-27
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    • 2014
  • The market of performance arts industry such as concert, musical and opera etc is now expanding in Korea. However, the inadequate safety management in theatres often causes some accidents. The guarantee of safety in theatres is very important since the accidents in theaters can lead to many casualties and serious property damages. In particular, the small theatres which have no obligation of safety inspection by law are very vulnerable to safety mattes. This study has done the research into the improvement of safety in small theaters through the inspection and analysis of their safety status. For the purpose, this study has inspected and analyzed the safety status of small theaters over 120 in the field of theater management and operation, fire protection, electrical facilities, ceiling structure and etc. Moreover, this study had investigated the law and technical standards related to theatre safety. This study shows that the essentials to make sure of the safety in small theaters are (1) the education to improve the sense of security of people who work in theaters (2) the training to strengthen the operating skills of the facilities in theaters (3) the cooperation and support of the related organization such as technical research center, central and local government.

Laboratory Safety Management System and Its Role on the Performance of Safety-Related Activities in Korean Academia (대학의 실험실 안전보건관리체계 구축이 안전보건관리활동에 미치는 영향)

  • Yoo, Kyong-Nam;Park, Jeong-Im;Park, Tae-Joo;Choi, Min-Kju;Lee, Chung-Hak
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.31 no.5 s.86
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    • pp.365-371
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    • 2005
  • This study was peformed to explore the current situation of university environmental health and safety (EHS) system and evaluate the effects of such system on university EHS practices. Essential elements for the university EHS system were identified based on the representative examples of foreign universities, and Hey were incorporated into a questionnaire, which was used in this study. Among the academic institutions we surveyed in this study, 89% of the universities employed health and safety manager, and 65% kept departments. However, less than 50% of universities maintained EHS policies, maintained health and established safety committees within the university headquarters, and held health and safety meetings on regular basis. Several basic requirements such as chemical hygiene program and laboratory safety training program lacked in many universities. Some basic surveillance was performed in many universities, however, only few universities carried out surveillance on biological safety, medical examination, and chemical exposure monitoring. EHS system had significant influence on university EHS program (p<0.05). Performances of EHS activities were influenced by presence of EHS policies, and university health and safety committees.

Characteristic Analysis of Laboratory Accidents in Korea : Focusing on the Implementation of the Law and the Size of the Institution (국내 연구실 사고 발생 기관의 특성 분석 : 법이행 사항과 기관규모를 중심으로)

  • Jo, Han Jin;Lee, Hwang Won;Chung, Seong Pil;Kim, Min Hyoung;Roh, Young Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.89-99
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    • 2022
  • This study was conducted to provide basic data for establishing safety management measures, which facilitate accident prevention, in the institutions that were subject to the regulations that pertain to the maintenance of a safe laboratory environment. The data was collected between 2018 and 2020, and it was analyzed to establish the effectiveness of the laboratory safety management measures that focus on universities, research institutes, and business-affiliated research institutes. Consequently, the level of compliance with the regulations and the size of the institution influenced the accident rate. More specifically, the accident rate increased when an institution was subject to risk factors, or when the institution failed to conduct routine and regular inspections. Furthermore, it was observed that institutions where accidents occurred exhibited a lower level of completion in regard to safety education for laboratory directors and research workers than those in which no accidents occurred. Finally, it was observed that the number of researchers, laboratories, in-depth safety inspection laboratories, and the level of safety management expenses were higher in the institutions where accidents occurred than in the institutions in which no accidents occurred.

A study on deriving safety management guidelines through statistical analysis of accident data in university labs (대학 연구실 사고데이터의 통계분석을 통한 안전관리 가이드라인 도출에 대한 연구)

  • Seo, Jaeshin;Kang, Juhyuk;Yoon, Younggeun;Oh, Taekeun
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.323-330
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    • 2022
  • Safety accidents in university laboratories are constantly occurring due to various chemical, physical, and biohazard risk factors. In this study, the trend of accident occurrence and correlations between factors were derived through statistical and cross-analysis of 192 accident cases in university labs between 2016 and 2020. Directions and strategies were prepared from the correlations of major factors, and guidelines for improvement of the laboratory safety management system were suggested by comparing and analyzing existing policy directions for laboratory accidents.

Improvement Implication of Research Lab Safety based on Multiple Correspondence Analysis of Accident-related Factors (사고 특성요인들의 다중대응분석에 기반한 연구실안전 개선 방안)

  • Hyeon Kyo Lim;Yun Tae Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.39 no.1
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    • pp.104-113
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    • 2024
  • Unlike in general manufacturing process, safety management in laboratory-based research area is complicated because the latter generally involves trying untested methods or handling unusual substances in small amounts. Laboratory accidents in South Korea have recently shown an increasing trend. Unfortunately, statistics on such accidents are not officially published by any domestic public agencies. In this study, multivariate analysis was performed on the relationships between variables to develop effective strategies for preventing laboratory accidents. A Cross-Tabulation Analysis of accident-related factors in 179 accident cases revealed that the laboratory type, accident type, and unsafe-act type are all statistically significant, whereas the unsafe condition and management factors differ with the statistical criteria. Furthermore, the results of a Multiple-Correspondence Analysis showed that accidents can be divided largely into three groups having different accident causes and injury types; this confirms the necessity of different strategies to prevent accidents of each type. The findings also reveal differences between the distribution of accident types mentioned in the accident case collection books and actual reported cases. This suggests that an official statistical system administered by a public institution would be necessary for effective prevention of laboratory accidents.

A Satisfaction Survey On the Safety Environment and Education Time in University Laboratories (대학 연구실험실 안전환경과 교육시간에 대한 만족도 조사)

  • Lee, Jong-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.36-41
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    • 2010
  • This paper seeks to survey and analyze the status of obligatory execution from key institutional aspects that have taken effect according to laws on creating safe environment for laboratory and of general details such as the level of satisfaction on the part of people engaged in research activity regarding the laws after they have taken effect. The subjects of this study were MA and PhD graduate students in science and engineering who are primarily involved in research. This questionnaire survey was focused on finding basic data required for safety education for researcher and for efficient safety management by examining the correlation between education time and level of satisfaction. The collected data were analyzed by using frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, one way anova by SPSS12 package. The results obtained by this study are as follow. 1) Awarences of safety management rules, ordinary inspection, safety education were around 70% and other law clauses were around 50%. 2) The general satisfaction after the Laboratory Safety Act enforcement was usual level with 4.72 points in 7. 3) Researchers demanded ordinary inspection and protective equipment in a safe environmental composition. 4) The safety education time for improvement of a safe consciousness level was needed 12h or 24h at 1 years.

Safety Autonomous Platform Design with Ensemble AI Models (앙상블 인공지능 모델을 활용한 안전 관리 자율운영 플랫폼 설계)

  • Dongyeop Lee;Daesik Lim;Soojeong Woo;Youngho Moon;Minjeong Kim;Joonwon Lee
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.159-162
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    • 2024
  • This paper proposes a novel safety autonomous platform (SAP) architecture that can automatically and precisely manage on-site safety through ensemble artificial intelligence models generated from video information, worker's biometric information, and the safety rule to estimate the risk index. We practically designed the proposed SAP architecture by the Hadoop ecosystem with Kafka/NiFi, Spark/Hive, Hue, ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Ansible, etc., and confirmed that it worked well with safety mobility gateways for providing various safety applications.

A case study of safety management assessment application by unit process worker (단위공정 작업자에 대한 안전관리 평가적용 사례연구)

  • Lee, Kang-Bok;Kim, Geon-Ho;Kang, Kyung-Sik
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.9-14
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    • 2007
  • A studies wish to present safety assessment table that is consisted of safety check-up, safety education, safety management for worker's safety management assessment about unit process. And safety management level was survey through case study that use safety assessment table. Safety management assessment table is improved safety management level of unit process, and is developed safety management system by worker confirms assessment items and improves problem.

A study on necessity of education and safety awareness to high school students when accessing laboratories (고등학생들의 연구실 이용에 따른 안전 인식 및 교육 필요성에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Seo-Yeon;Lee, Ha-Yeon
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.10
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    • pp.139-146
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the necessity of safety awareness and education regarding the use of laboratories, and to foster safety awareness during intramural and extracurricular activities in high schools. The study conducted a questionnaire to 290 eleventh grade students of three high schools located in Seoul. The collected data were statistically analyzed. The result illustrates that 64.8% of students have experienced safety education during a regular class, 6.6% have experienced accidents, and 68.0% have experienced safety education during field activities. The result concludes that there is a lack of prior safety education as well as overall low awareness on the necessity of safety education. In particular, students who have experienced safety education recognizes the necessity of emergency education regarding laboratory accident more than those who did not receive such education. Thus, a systematic management of laboratory safety education and multilateral management measures for students' safety are required. There is a relatively high correlation between safety intention of R&D and Education factors and Community and Laboratory Safety Education. As much as there is a high safety demand regarding the laboratory instruments and experiment, it shows high intention of safety lab operation as well as count measurement of lab accident. This study recommends developing a laboratory safety education program and management methods appropriate for high school students.

Study on Public Institution Laboratory staff's Safety Consciousness (공공기관 실험실 근로자의 안전의식에 관한 연구)

  • Yeseul Baek;Jai-young Lee
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.737-741
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    • 2024
  • Laboratories in public institutions are facilities that handle chemicals and are small but handle various types, so safety management is performed as a small-scale handling facility. Hazardous properties of chemicals can occur regardless of the handling scale, and even small-scale handling facilities handle high-risk substances such as strong acid, so there is a possibility of chemical accidents. Therefore, the level of consciousness was analyzed by investigating safety consciousness through a survey of laboratory workers in public institutions handling chemicals. The analysis results presented safety-related regulations and work procedures, safety and health organizations, safety and health education, and laboratory safety and health management, which are investigation items, respectively, and are intended to be used as basic data for future safety and health policies and plans.