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A Study on the Behavior of Safety Accidents in Theme Parks

테마파크에서의 안전사고 발생행태에 관한 연구

  • Yoo, In-Jong (Department of Disaster & Safety, Myongji University) ;
  • Kim, Tae-Ok (Department of Disaster & Safety, Myongji University)
  • Received : 2019.01.14
  • Accepted : 2019.02.27
  • Published : 2019.03.29
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to investigate and analyze the status, form and the cause of accidents that occur in theme parks. Method: For the study, we investigated safety accidents of overseas theme parks that were reported to the media using newspaper search program. It also analyzed 710 safety accidents that were collected by the Korea Consumer Agency (KCA), Korea Association of Amusement Parks & Attraction (KAAPA) etc. Results: Overseas theme parks reported by the media have been occurred 40 to 60 times every year. According to the survey data alone, there are 87 safety accidents annually in domestic theme parks, and there are certain patterns in the types of accidents and injuries. Conclusion: This study intends to identify the types and causes of various safety accidents that occur in theme parks, and establish and implement effective safety accident prevention measures.

연구목적: 본 연구는 테마파크에서 발생되는 안전사고의 발생 현황 및 형태, 그리고 사고원인 등을 조사 분석하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 연구방법:연구를 위해 신문 검색프로그램인 스크랩마스터를 이용하여 언론에 보도되었던 해외 테마파크 안전사고를 조사하였으며, 한국소비자원 등에 의뢰하여 수집한 710건의 안전사고를 분석하였다. 연구결과: 언론에 보도되는 해외 테마파크의 안전사고는 매년 40~60건씩 발생하고 있다. 조사된 자료에 의해서만도 국내에서는 연평균 87건의 안전사고가 발생하고 있고, 사고의 발생형태 및 상해종류 등에 있어서 일정한 패턴을 나타내었다. 결론:본 연구를 통해 테마파크에서 발생되는 다양한 안전사고의 형태와 원인을 파악하여 효과적인 안전사고 예방대책을 수립하고, 시행해야 한다.

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Fig. 1. Theme park's industry sales and nominal GDP

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Fig. 2. Number of safety accidents by year

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Fig. 3. Accident distributions by age

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Fig. 4. Distribution of injured parts due to safety accidents

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Fig. 5. Status of monthly safety accidents

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Fig. 6. Status of national safety accidents

Table 1. Current status of number of theme park companies in Korea (Jan. 2018)

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Table 2. Number of visitors to domestic theme parks

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Table 3. Global top 10 attendance status of operator groups in heme park (2017)

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Table 4. Global Top 25 Theme park attendances (2017) (Continue)

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Table 4. Global Top 25 Theme park attendances (2017) (Continue)

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Table 5. Current status of collective insurance subscriptions by theme park companies

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Table 6. Classification by cause of safety accident

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