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A Proposal for Workers to Mandatorily Wear High-visibility Safety Clothing in Korea through the Analysis of the Current Status and Evaluation of Its Visibility

국내 고시인성 안전의복의 착용 현황 분석 및 시인성 평가를 통한 착용 의무화 제안

  • Kang, Inhyeng (Sports Leisure Textile Research Center, Inha University) ;
  • Choe, Byongho (Korea Transportation Safety Authority) ;
  • Oh, Cheol (Dept. of Transportation & Logistics Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Youk, Ji Ho (Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Education and Research Center for Smart Energy and Materials, Inha University)
  • 강인형 (인하대학교 스포츠레저섬유연구센터) ;
  • 최병호 (한국교통안전공단) ;
  • 오철 (한양대학교 교통.물류공학과) ;
  • 육지호 (인하대학교 화학공학과)
  • Received : 2022.08.03
  • Accepted : 2022.08.22
  • Published : 2022.08.30
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Abstract

In roadside workplaces, more attention should be paid to the safety of workers. The roadside workers underestimate the effect of the brightness of their clothes and judge that drivers will recognize them easily, and the drivers misjudge that the roadside workers are far away and that the vehicle can be stopped in sufficient time. Therefore, customized safety education reflecting this and wearing work clothes with certified visibility functions are required. In Korea, it is not compulsory for roadside workers and vehicle guide attendants to wear work clothes with a visibility function. In this study, the distance ahead perceived by drivers was measured using manikins wearing certified and non-certified reflective safety vests. The perception distance of the non-certified reflective safety vest was 1.4 times longer than that of the certified reflective safety vest, thus confirming the importance of wearing a certified reflective safety vest. To prevent roadside workers from suffering traffic accidents, we propose the enactment of a law that makes it mandatory for them to wear high-visibility safety clothing. Specifically, Article 32 of the Enforcement Regulation of the Road Traffic Act should include high-visibility safety clothing in life protection equipment, and additionally, to prevent secondary accidents, we propose the enactment of a law requiring the installation and wearing of certified reflective safety vests in vehicles.

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