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A Study on Damage Effects Assessment for Asphyxiation Accident due to Malfunction of Gas Type Fire Extinguishing System

가스계 소화설비 오작동으로 인한 질식사고의 피해영향 평가

  • Kim, Eui-Soo (Dept. of Safety Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation)
  • 김의수 (한국교통대학교 산업경영안전공학부 안전공학전공)
  • Received : 2020.03.23
  • Accepted : 2020.04.13
  • Published : 2020.04.30
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Abstract

Gas system fire extinguishing equipment is a very economically useful facility, but if it is not used for a long period of time after installing the equipment, there is possibility of rupture due to corrosion of containers and operation errors of equipment systems, and this is very dangerous. However, it is impossible to experiment to check whether the equipment is operating normally. If gas is temporarily released into the enclosed space due to rupture and malfunction, it can cause serious human damage due to gas suffocation. In this study, based on the suffocation death accident of gas system fire extinguishing facility, the inflow path of released gas and the possibility of death and time to death were estimated using a 3D scan and FLACS.

가스계 소화설비는 경제적으로 매우 유용한 설비이지만 설비를 갖춘 후 장기간 미사용될 경우 용기부식으로 인한 파열 현상과 설비 시스템 작동 오류 등이 나타날 가능성이 있어 큰 위험성을 내재하고 있다. 하지만 소화설비 특성 상, 설비의 정상작동 여부를 확인하기 위한 실험이 불가하여 파열 및 오작동으로 인해 밀폐공간 내에 가스가 일시적으로 방출되면 가스질식으로 인한 큰 인명 피해를 가져올 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 최근 발생한 가스계 소화설비작동 오류로 인한 질식 사망 사고를 바탕으로 사고 메커니즘을 분석하기 위해 실제사고가 발생한 현장에 대해 3D 스캐너와 FLACS를 활용하여 설비 오류로 인한 이산화탄소 가스의 유입경로와 이로 인한 사망 가능성 및 사망에 이르는 시간 등을 추정하였으며 이를 통해 질식사고로 인한 정확한 피해 영향을 평가하고자 한다.

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