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A Study on the Risk Factors according to the Frequency of Falling Accidents in Construction Sites (건설현장 추락재해의 발생 빈도에 따른 위험요인 연구)

  • Kim, Do-Su;Shin, Yoon-Seok
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.185-192
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    • 2019
  • Construction has been well known as the industry in which accidents occur more often than other industries. The efforts to eliminate the accidents at construction sites need to be continuously conducted because they tend to cause the social problems such as massive loss of life and property. According to the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA), 26,570 (29.3 percent) out of 90,656 workers in total industrial accidents have been occurred in the construction industry in 2016. Particularly, the falling victims are the largest number, which is about 8,699. This number is increasing due to the increase of the large scale, high-rise, and complex construction structures and the various construction methods. In reality, there is a lack of analysis on the risk factors of safety accidents and preventive measures. Therefore, in this study, we have selected risk factors by analyzing the accident cases at construction sites. Based on the results, we conducted a safety practitioner-focused survey and had an interview with safety managers. In analyzing the cases, we have categorized them into three groups such as upper, middle, and lower and compared their statistical results. This study are expected to provide safety management guidelines with workers and safety managers to prevent previously fall accidents at construction site.

Analysis of Efficient Investment for Apartment Gang Form Work by FTA Technique (FTA 기법을 이용한 아파트 갱폼작업의 효율성 분석)

  • Son, Ki-Sang;Kim, Si-Ok
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.87-93
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    • 2002
  • In this thesis using FTA technique, the author proposes a new method of analysis of some accidents in construction work. Some efficient plans of safe facility investment are made out. For this study, I referred to 'The Death Accident in Construction Works', which have been published by Korea Industrial Safety Corporation from 1993 to 1999 for 6 years. I selected some of apartment constructions which have caused many deaths for the purpose of analysis in the study. I found that the concrete work using ferro-deck takes more deaths than the conventional construction. After finding this, I selected GANG FORM works using ferro-concrete which is the most widely used but causes many accidents. On the basis of the classification, I try to do some quantitative analyses by adding the death frequency and material factors. In order to draw up the most efficient investment plan, it is imperative that FT diagram be made out and that factors. In order to draw up the most efficient investment plan, it is imperative that FT diagram be made out and that minimal Cut Set be needed. It requires a great deal to labor and time to get Minimal Cut Set. The Minimal Cut Set which is formed of these process is the main factor to analyze disaster in the work. It is desirable that we add calculated percentage of accidents to these factors to these factors in value order, that is to say, from the high cost to low cost.

EMG assessment of Muscle Fatigue on Sloping Ground When Lifting (EMG를 이용한 경사면에서의 근피로도 분석)

  • 서승록;김종석
    • Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2000
  • Manual material handling(MMH)is major factor which causing physical injuries of worker at working area and frequency of low back pain(LBP) is increasing industrial accidents. Especially, working in bad circumstance such as farm, orchard, harbor loading and unloading, logging place and mining place which located in inclined slope can cause much possibility of hazard and absence of working balance can cause injuries of musculoskeletal system such as joint, bone, ligament. So, this study used EMG system to measure and evaluate muscle force information and fatigue of worker when lifting on slope. The result of measuring averaged integrated EMG(AEMG) shows multifidus muscle be used more than anything else in force. neck extensors are used at 15°, 20°frequently. generally the AEMG result shows multifidus muscle be used in force. Commonly, muscle fatigue of multifidus is higher than other muscle by analysis mean power frequency(MPF). The result of load sharing rate shows multifidus and erectorspinae which are deep spinal muscles is relatively high and neck extensor is low.

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Implementation of Anchor Bolt Type Strain Gauge Sensor Module (Anchor 볼트형태의 strain gauge 센서모듈설계)

  • Kwak, Jae-min;Yim, Choon-sik
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2019.05a
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    • pp.421-422
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    • 2019
  • In this paper, we present the results of the implementation of the strain gauge sensor module which can be applied to measure the load weight in preparation for forklifts with high frequency of safety accidents in the industrial field. The sensor module consisted of strain gauge, LNA, LPF and ADC. In order to increase the accuracy and durability of the sensor, four sensors were inserted into four anchor bolts.

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Anthropometric and Standing Action Analysis for Electric Adjustable Bed (전동침대의 인체측정학적 분석과 높이에 따른 기립 동작의 기초 연구)

  • Kang, Byeong-Ki;Jung, Kwang-Tae;Chun, Keyoung-Jin;Won, Byeong-Hee;Hong, Jae-Soo
    • Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.125-137
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    • 2009
  • Recently, the frequency in use of electric adjustable bed is going up by an increase in the elderly population. In bad ergonomic design for an electric adjustable bed causes some problems in the aspects of usability and safety. In particular, lots of accidents came from going up or going down an electric adjustable bed. In that case, the height of bed is very important factor for preventing an accident. This problem is related to its anthropometric factors. Therefore we carried out its anthropometric analysis and old people's standing action according the height of electric adjustable bed as an experimental study. As a result, we proposed some anthropometric design criteria and identified the effect of bed height when old people use it.

Survey of ADL of Industrial Accident Disabled and the Caregiver Satisfaction Degree (간병요양중인 산재환자의 일상생활수행능력 및 간병인에 대한 만족도)

  • Choi, Jeong Myung;Oh, Jin Joo;Kim, Chun Mi;Lee, Hyun Joo
    • Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.5-13
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    • 2008
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify Activities of Daily Living(ADL) of industrial accident disabled with a caregiver and to evaluate the degree of satisfaction with services according to kinds of caregiver, professional or non-professional. Method: Data was collected from 178 patients in three workers' accident medical corporations of H, A and D cities from July to August, 2006. Five inspectors interviewed with the disabled by visiting the hospital. Collected data was analyzed for the frequency, percentages, t-test, etc. Results: The average score of ADL which ranged from 1 to 7 was 3.6. The 51.5 percent of caregivers for industrial accident disabled were non-professional and the 48.5 percent of caregivers were professional. 50.9 percent of the reason for the family caregivers was because of economical one. The caregiver satisfaction degree was 3.7 out of 4. The satisfaction degree with the professional caregivers was significantly higher than that with non-professional family caregivers for their excellent knowledge and techniques. Conclusion: A nursing expenses for the industrial accident disabled was intended to provide appropriate nursing services for the patient and so, it should not be a kind of income. So, the system for caring services should be investigated and the qualification of caregivers should be classified according to the health condition of the patient or ADL.

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An Improved Method of Developing Safety-Related Application Conditions for Safety Design of Railway Signalling Systems (철도신호시스템의 안전 설계를 위한 개선된 안전성 적용 조건 도출 방법)

  • Baek, Young-Goo;Lee, Jae-Chon
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.18 no.11
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    • pp.31-45
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    • 2017
  • According to the railway accident statistics in recent years, the frequency of accidents has been significantly reduced, due to the advance of related technologies and the establishment of safety information management systems. Nonetheless, accidents due to errors in the operation and maintenance phase and faults in safety design continue to occur. Therefore, to prevent accidents, guidelines for the safety design and manufacture of railway vehicles were established, and a request for the independent safety evaluation of safety designs was made. To respond to this, rail system developers must prepare safety cases as a safety activity product. One of the main items of these safety cases is the safety-related application conditions (SRAC) and, thus, the question of how to develop these SRAC is an important one. The SRAC studies reported so far focused only on the simplicity of the derivation procedure and the specific safety activities in the design phase. This method seems to have the advantage of quickly deriving SRAC items. However, there is a risk that some important safety-related items may be missing. As such, this paper proposes an improved method of developing the SRAC based on the idea of performing both the safety design and safety evaluation activities throughout the whole system lifecycle. In this way, it is possible to develop and manage the SRAC more systematically. Especially, considering the SRAC from the initial stage of the design can allow the safety requirements to be reflected to a greater extent. Also, an application case study on railway signaling systems shows that the method presented herein can prevent the omission of important safety-related items, due to the consideration of the SRAC throughout the system lifecycle.

Theoretical Considerations on the Risk Assessment Criteria for Preventive Safety Management of High-Speed Railway (고속철도의 예방적 안전관리를 위한 위험도 평가 기준의 이론적 고찰)

  • Lee, Byung Seok;Kim, Hyun Ju;Bang, Myung Seok;Lim, Kwang Kyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.33 no.6
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    • pp.102-114
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    • 2018
  • The Railway Safety Management System is based on risk management and the basic purpose of risk management is safety management activities to prevent railway accidents and operational obstacles in advance. In order to manage risk, an acceptable risk standard must be established. This risk criterion is used to evaluate the railway risk with both frequency and severity. In the case of overseas railway or other industrial sectors, various factors are reflected in the main variables that constitute the occurrence frequency, but this is no the case in the domestic railway sector. In particular, the current risk assessment criteria in the railway sector remain at a level that exploits the incidents that have occurred in the past and the severity of the property damage and it dose not properly reflect complex and diverse environmental and situational changes in railway operations. Therefore, in this study, it is possible to calculate the potential occurrence of future events instead of occurrence frequency as a component of the risk assessment criteria, focusing on the High-Speed Railway. In addition to the property damage to the consequence, we suggest a rational methodology, development direction, and theoretical implications for constructing accurate and reasonable risk criteria including actual damage such as human injury and time loss.

Implementation of Power Cable Diagnostic Simulator using VLF (VLF를 활용한 전력케이블 진단 시뮬레이터 구현)

  • Kim, Kuk;Eo, Ik-soo
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.21 no.8
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    • pp.593-602
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    • 2020
  • Power cables installed in domestic factories or underground can cause accidents depending on the manufacturing process, installation, and environmental conditions during use. When an accident occurs in a power cable, it can cause enormous economic loss and social confusion. Hence, the importance of preventive management of the cable through diagnosis is increasing to prevent it. Therefore, in this paper, a diagnostic sample cable was produced by simulating a part that could be a problem due to the installation, manufacturing defects, or deterioration of cables that can occur in the field. Dielectric loss Tangent (tan 𝛿; TD), and Partial Discharge(PD) tests were performed. Partial discharge and AC (60Hz) withstand voltage equipment using High-Frequency Current Transformer (HFCT) were applied After applying a VLF (Very Low Frequency) power supply with a frequency of 0.1Hz was applied. As a result, B and C phase defect samples at a 2.0U0 voltage through the VLF could measure the internal partial discharge in the A-phase normal sample cable from the noise at a 0.5U0 to 2.0U0 voltage. In addition, the 1.5U0 voltage was measured through the AC (60Hz) withstand voltage equipment of the commercial frequency to verify its effectiveness. Partial discharge in the run-off state was measured at a voltage of 1.0U0, and there was a risk when installing the equipment. AC power equipment showed a difficulty of movement by volume or weight. The diagnostic method, through the VLF of the quadrant state, revealed its safety and effectiveness.

A Study on Risk Assessment of Container Terminals and Application of Industrial Safety AI Chatbot Technology (컨테이너 터미널의 위험성평가 및 산업안전 AI 챗봇기술 적용방안 연구)

  • Hwi Jin Kang;Sang Jun Han
    • Journal of Korean Society of Disaster and Security
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.57-69
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    • 2022
  • During the 10 years from 2011 to 2021, a whopping 2,800 people were killed or injured during port work. Among them, the frequency of occurrence at the port loading and unloading business is high. Container terminal operators must conduct risk assessments and establish reasonable safety measures in accordance with laws and regulations. As a research method, the contents of risk assessment presented in the Industrial Safety and Health Act, the Serious Accident Punishment Act, and the Special Act on Port Safety are presented through literature analysis. In this study, previous studies were analyzed to examine the risk assessment method and risk factors of container terminals. The purpose is to present 'industrial safety AI chatbot technology' that can improve the risk of safety accidents.