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A Phenomenological Study on Nurses' Experiences of Accidents in Patient Safety (간호사의 환자안전사고 유발경험에 대한 현상학적 연구)

  • Lee, Tae Kyung;Kim, Eun Young;Kim, Na Hyun
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.35-47
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe nurses' experiences of accidents in patient safety. Methods: Data were collected from October 8, 2011 to January 31, 2012 through in-depth interviews with seven nurses who had worked on wards or in the ICU in a university hospital. Data were analyzed by applying Colaizzi's phenomenological methodology. Results: The following six categories were extracted: Fear of the patient's condition caused by the accident, Conflict in the accident report, Blame on others and circumstances, Feeling guilty and sorry as the patient's condition is improving, Being disappointed with the unfavorable atmosphere in dealing with the accident, After the accident, being sensitive in performing nursing duties and being faithful to the principles. Conclusion: The results indicate that the organizational culture in the hospital related to accidents in patient safety is still closed and punitive, and such an atmosphere causes nurses to feel seriously hurt, but through this experience nurses are likely to mature as nursing professionals. Programs on prevention of accidents in patient safety and a system to guard against these accidents should be established. Also the organizational safety culture should be improved.

A Study on the Improvement of Safety Management for Coastal Accidents in Korea (국내 연안사고의 안전관리에 대한 개선방안 제시)

  • Song, Chang-Young
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.23 no.7
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    • pp.95-103
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is to present safety management improvement measures for domestic coastal accidents. The national coast was classified into five regions to investigate the status of safety accidents. Based on literature review and interviews with practitioners, problems of coastal accident safety management were derived and the improvement were suggested. The results of this study are as follows: 1) Of the 3,116 coastal accidents in Korea, rock on the shore and central sea accidents accounted for 37.58% and 30.67%, respectively. 2) In order to improve domestic coastal safety management, five measures such as the establishment of private cooperation governance were suggested.

The Risk Assessment of Work Type in Reinforced Concrete Construction Work (철근콘크리트조 건축공사의 공종별 위험성 평가)

  • Lee Jong-Bin;Go Seong-Seok;Jang Seong-rok
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.20 no.1 s.69
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    • pp.119-125
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    • 2005
  • Construction work accidents have not decreased in spite of much effect such as new work methods education and research related to the safety management. Specially, many fatal accidents were mainly caused by unanticipated risk factors in reinforced concrete construction work, which was involved in apartment, building. school church, hotel hospital, bank work and the other works. According to the construction fatal accident book by KOSHA 1,903 workers were killed by the fatal accidents in reinforced concrete construction work during the 13 years$(1992\~2004)$. From these reasons, this study researched the cause of fatal accidents which were happened in reinforced concrete construction work during last 13 years and surveyed construction managers and specialists about risk factors according to the work type in the reinforced concrete construction work. Therefore, this study will suggest the counterplan about the construction safety management and prevent fatal accidents from construction site related to the reinforced concrete construction work.

A Study on Logistical Distribution Management and Safety in Thailand's Highway Work Zone: The case of Logistics Drivers

  • MAHASIRIKUL, Narongdet;AKSORN, Preenithi;SRINAVIN, Korb;NGOWTANASUWAN, Grit
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.23-31
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the Safety and Logistical Distribution Management system in Thailand's Highway Work Zone based on data from Logistics drivers. Accidents in highway construction zones have caused enormous casualties in Thailand yearly. Statistical data shows evidence of correlation between numbers of accidents and drivers' recklessness. Research design, data, and methodology: In this study, we conducted an in- depth interview with 414 logistics drivers and highway construction workers in Khon Kaen province, Thailand. The data was collected based on 63 questionnaires aiming at capturing factors contributing to the risk of safety and cause of accidents in logistic infrastructures such as Highway work zone. Results: The result reveals two significant factors affecting safety in highway work zone, which includes construction environment and safety management system. Moreover, the result shows that feeling of afraid and confused while driving within the construction zones significantly affecting driver's risk of having an accident. Conclusions: The findings of this study offer that a strategic planning and evaluation of the logistics drivers' satisfaction and construction workers' participation to mitigate highway accidents at construction zones and that drivers' knowledge and perception toward construction safety management plays a significant role in preventing highway accidents at the construction areas.

A Study on Situations of Safety Education in Universities and University Students' Awareness of Coping Methods for Safety Accidents (대학의 안전교육 현황 및 대학생의 안전사고 대처방법 인식에 관한 연구)

  • Chung, Sung-Il;Oh, Jae-Yeon
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.16 no.12
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    • pp.518-529
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    • 2016
  • This study researched methods for coping with safety accidents by university students, after considering the situation of safety education by universities in Korea. For this study, a survey of 411 students of universities in the cities of Gwangju and Daejeon was conducted. According to the results, the ratio was high for answers such as willingness to participate in safety education beginning with the departments of engineering, art and physical training, education, art and humanity, social sciences and natural sciences, and medical sciences. It was found that university students most preferred first aid among the contents of safety education. University students of all departments answered that they had experienced safety education, but were afraid to be embarrassed in the case of actual safety accidents, as was found through the results of investigations of their awareness of coping methods with safety accidents. It was verified that many times their suffered skin and other wound in an earlier safety accident that they had experienced. This study suggests that safety education needs to be accomplished in the university curriculum, predicting and practicing for causes and factors of danger in advance, in order to improve the level of safety awareness and safety competence among university students.

- A Study on the Actual Conditions of Safety in the Practice Activity Courses for Technology in the Middle School - (중학교 기술과 실습에서의 안전에 관한 실태 조사)

  • 김종복
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.53-66
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    • 2003
  • This study analysed the result of a survey answered by 120 technology teachers and 360 students from 357 middle schools in Seoul to find out the actual state of safety accidents during technology education activity course in the middle school class and safety awareness of the teachers and students. The result shows that many safety accidents happen during technology education activity course in the middle school class. However, most teachers and students have experienced safety accidents or dangerous situations more than once a year. Technology teachers had very low awareness on the states of retaining safety equipments. On the other hand, they were well aware of the importance of safety, including the actual states of safety education, knowledge of safety, and the will to join safety education. Therefore, safety awareness of technology teachers should be reinforced by the extension of safety training and the improvement of safe environments.

Indian Railways: Recent Trends in Control Accidents and Safety Measures for Passengers

  • Kumar, Katta Ashok
    • East Asian Journal of Business Economics (EAJBE)
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.48-55
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    • 2014
  • Indian railways has been regularly in the news albeit for the wrong reasons. The frequency with which train accidents have been taking place has led to serious doubts in the public mind about the safety of rail travel and also the health of the network. Against this background, an attempt is made in this paper to assess the trends in railway accidents for the period from 2000-01 to 2009-10. The paper also highlighted the various measures taken by IR to prevent accidents to ensure safety to the public.

A Study on the Influence of Climate Factors on Construction Accidents (기후요소가 건설안전사고에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Son Chang-Baek;Kim Sang-Chul
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.20 no.2 s.70
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    • pp.91-97
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of this study is to provide basic data for establishment of prevention counterplan against construction accidents in preparation for variation of climate conditions. In order to execution of this study, it was analyzed relations of climate factors and cases of construction accident occurred construction sites. In occurrence of construction accidents inducing death upon variation of Climate factors, precipitation and wind velocity were not related directly to construction accidents inducing death. On the other hand, the more temperature and humidity are high, the more construction accidents inducing death occurred. Especially, when temperature and humidity are above $24^{\circ}C,\;70\%$ respectively, field managers must pay attention to safety management of construction sites.

A study for the industrial accident prevention in the press working (프레스 작업의 산업재해 예방에 관한 연구)

  • 정재수;정수일
    • Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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    • 2001.05a
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    • pp.31-37
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    • 2001
  • The purpose of this paper is to supply the principal methods for the safety in the press industrial accident preventions and the basic analyzing theory in the press industrial accidents. It was reached the press machine installed companys and was analyzed the accident characteristics, types, the worker's working period and the distributed worker's age of the happened the press machine industrial accidents. The direct reasons are almost reasons of the press industrial accidents. But it should be not ignore the indirect reasons of the accidents In this study, it was presented that the safety devices is selected by the analyzed reasons in the press industrial accidents for the principal accident prevention.

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Cause Analysis and Prevention of fishing Vessels Accident (어선사고의 원인분석 및 예방대책에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Hyong-Ki;Chang, Seong-Rok
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.20 no.1 s.69
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    • pp.153-157
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    • 2005
  • The injury accidents in fishing vessels account for $67.2\%$ of all marine injury casualties$(1997\~2001)$ and is on an increasing trend every year. Also, it is remarkable for the injury accidents to be basically caused by human errors. This study aims to investigate the human error of injury accidents in fishing vessels and presents the injury preventing program in them. Human errors were analysed by the methods such as SHELL & Reason Hybrid Model, GEMS Model adopted by International Maritime Organization(IMO). Based on the analysis, the following propositions were made to reduce the fishing vessels accidents by human errors : improvement of hazard awareness and quality of personnel, establishment of safety management system, and enforcement of vessels inspection.