• 간호행정학회지
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• 제20권1호
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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.

• 자동차안전학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2022

Recently, the use of ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle) has increased due to increase in leisure activities, and the awareness of safety and traffic accidents has improved, but it still insignificant compared to other transportation. Therefore, in this study, the current status and characteristics of traffic accidents related to ATVs were investigated, and actual ATV accident was analyzed. As a result, it was confirmed that the condition of the braking system directly connected to the safety of the ATV was not well maintained. For driver safety in the future, it is considered that it is necessary to strengthen safety regulations related to experience centers and rental companies handling AVTs and to conduct regular inspections in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Management Act.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.267-275
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• 2017

Background: The mining industry is known worldwide for its highly risky and hazardous working environment. Technological advancement in ore extraction techniques for proliferation of production levels has caused further concern for safety in this industry. Research so far in the area of safety has revealed that the majority of incidents in hazardous industry take place because of human error, the control of which would enhance safety levels in working sites to a considerable extent. Methods: The present work focuses upon the analysis of human factors such as unsafe acts, preconditions for unsafe acts, unsafe leadership, and organizational influences. A modified human factor analysis and classification system (HFACS) was adopted and an accident predictive fuzzy reasoning approach (FRA)-based system was developed to predict the likelihood of accidents for manganese mines in India, using analysis of factors such as age, experience of worker, shift of work, etc. Results: The outcome of the analysis indicated that skill-based errors are most critical and require immediate attention for mitigation. The FRA-based accident prediction system developed gives an outcome as an indicative risk score associated with the identified accident-prone situation, based upon which a suitable plan for mitigation can be developed. Conclusion: Unsafe acts of the worker are the most critical human factors identified to be controlled on priority basis. A significant association of factors (namely age, experience of the worker, and shift of work) with unsafe acts performed by the operator is identified based upon which the FRA-based accident prediction model is proposed.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.845-850
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• 2015

이번 연구는 진료실 내 안전사고에 의한 외상 경험 실태와 예방 실천에 대해 파악하는 연구이다. 치과 병 의원에서 종사하고 있는 치과위생사 366명을 대상으로 자기기입식 설문조사를 실시하였다. 최근 6개월 동안 외상 경험은 연구대상자 366명 중 307명(83.9%)이 경험한 적이 있다고 응답하였고 유형으로는 전체응답자 366명 중 찔림이 294회(80.3%)로 가장 경험이 많았고 절상, 찰과상, 화상 순이었다. 외상 원인으로는 찔림의 원인이 된 기자재 중 explorer가 93명(25.4%)으로 가장 많았으며 needle이 66명(18.0%)로 그 다음으로 나타났다. 절상(베임)은 blade가 36명(9.8%), 화상 원인은 sterilizer로 26명(7.1%), 찰과상 원인은 movable cart 47명(12.8%)으로 가장 많았다. 찔림 경험을 한 후 응급처치로 알코올 솜으로 닦는 경우가 40.8%으로 가장 많았고, 응급실 방문은 없는 것으로 나타났다. 절상(베임)을 경험 한 후 응급처치로 베타딘으로 소독하는 경우가 42.8%으로 가장 많았고, 화상을 경험 후 응급처치는 찬물로 씻는 경우가 73.0%으로 절반이 넘게 나타났다. 일반적 특성에 따른 외상 경험의 차이를 조사한 결과 연령, 근무경력(p<0.001), 최종학력(p=0.006), 직위, 업무영역(p=0.001)에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있다고 나타났다. 일반적 특성에 따른 안전사고 예방 실천도의 차이를 조사한 결과 외상 경험 여부(p=0.030), 연령(p=0.015)과 치과유형(p=0.003)이 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 치과 외상 경험 실태와 안전사고 예방 실천에 관련된 연구를 통하여 진료실 내 안전사고 예방이 체계적인 과정으로 확립되어야 하고 정기적인 교육을 통하여 안전에 대한 중요성을 부여하여야 한다.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.85-91
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• 2012

To verify the effect of driver's personal characteristics of driver on the accident frequency through railway accidents caused by human errors and the relationship with aptitude test. To prove the relevance between the driver's personal characteristics and human error accidents. Accident data from 2010 to 2011 was analyzed which collected from a train crew department in K national corporation, and 31 drivers gave an personal interview from Sep. 2011 to Nov. 2011 who had controlled a train alone and caused an accident. Compared between driver's personal characteristics and accident rate, and accident induction possibility surveyed from normal person and disqualified in aptitude tests. Accidents was occurred with the age 40s (27%) and 50s (25%), and with the experience between 15 years and 20 years (38%) and over 20 years (30%). Because more aged, more experienced, it can be seen in the correlation between driver's age and accidents induction caused by human errors like illusion. First of all it must be checked whether working conditions and environmental factors are human error-prone. Most accidents occur when received civil complaints or manager at the riding. Therefore accidents can be prevented when investigated through subsequent surveys how often human error happens, even though no accident, and safety device installed based on the error frequency.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.237-246
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to identify the overall occupational safety and health status and the characteristics of the workers engaged in the field of the film and television artists, and to take appropriate measures to prevent industrial accidents, profession and working environment, safety recognition and education, safety activities, accident experience, and job stress survey. Survey using a structured questionnaire is to be used for 302 worker directly interview research. Safety awareness level of himself or herself was "middle level" of 3.1 points. Those of colleagues and the general public were evaluated to be low as 2.8 points and 2.5 points, respectively. During the last 12 months, 4.6% of total workers have received an industrial safety health education for work-related accident or disease. Regarding cases of having experienced work-related accident or having been exposed to work-related disease over the past 1 year, 20.2% of total respondents have experienced accident. 16.2% of total respondents have experienced work-related disease. And the workers are approximately one's own subjective feeling of physical symptoms that have appeared. In addition, the film sector workers in particular occupations men than women have higher job stress. Preventive education for industrial safety is required to be expanded and strengthened. Safety education is urgently required in order to prevent, and to reduce accident. Safety and health guideline is required to be developed and disseminated in order to prevent accident in advance. Finally, the actor and their staff members to reduce the stress, mental health care and education carefully needs to be in parallel. Also, when taking measures to reinforce safe work environment, it needs to be protected.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.505-510
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• 2021

Background: Factors related to root causes can cause commonly occurring accidents such as falls, slips, and jammed injuries. An important means of reducing the frequency of occupational accidents in small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMSEs) of South Korea is to perform intensity analysis of the root cause factors for accident prevention in the cause and effect model like decision models, epidemiological models, system models, human factors models, LCU (life change unit) models, and the domino theory. Especially intensity analysis in a robot system and smart technology as Industry 4.0 is very important in order to minimize the occupational accidents and fatal accident because of the complexity of accident factors. Methods: We have developed the modern cause and effect model that includes factors of root cause through statistical testing to minimize commonly occurring accidents and fatal accidents in SMSEs of South Korea and systematically proposed educational policies for accident prevention. Results: As a result, the consciousness factors among factors of root cause such as unconsciousness, disregard, ignorance, recklessness, and misjudgment had strong relationships with occupational accidents in South Korean SMSEs. Conclusion: We conclude that the educational policies necessary for minimizing these consciousness factors include continuous training procedures followed by periodic hands-on experience, along with perceptual and cognitive education related to occupational health and safety.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.33-46
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• 2015

During the past 10 years, the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has performed a study to control hydrogen gas in the containment of the nuclear power plants. Before the Fukushima accident, analytical activities for gas distribution analysis in experiments and plants were primarily conducted using a multidimensional code: the GASFLOW. After the Fukushima accident, the COM3D code, which can simulate a multidimensional hydrogen explosion, was introduced in 2013 to complete the multidimensional hydrogen analysis system. The code validation efforts of the multidimensional codes of the GASFLOW and the COM3D have continued to increase confidence in the use of codes using several international experimental data. The OpenFOAM has been preliminarily evaluated for APR1400 containment, based on experience from coded validation and the analysis of hydrogen distribution and explosion using the multidimensional codes, the GASFLOW and the COM3D. Hydrogen safety in nuclear power has become a much more important issue after the Fukushima event in which hydrogen explosions occurred. The KAERI is preparing a large-scale test that can be used to validate the performance of domestic passive autocatalytic recombiners (PARs) and can provide data for the validation of the severe accident code being developed in Korea.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.131-139
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• 2019

본 연구는 지적장애 특수학교 교사들의 안전사고 실태 및 예방교육에 관한 연구를 효과적인 안전교육 방안의 목적이다. 그 결과를 요약하면 지적장애 특수학교 교사의 안전교육활동, 안전교육환경, 안전교육인식, 안전교육지식, 안전자원 및 연수경험, 내 외부요인 간에는 통계적으로 유의미한 정(+)적 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타나 상호 보완적인 관계에 있음을 알 수 있다. 전체적으로 교사의 안전사고 경험이 기대이상 높고 교실, 계단, 강당, 놀이기구 등 장소, 시간, 유형에 따라 다양하게 발생되고 있음을 알 수 있다, 이를 예방하기 위한 안전교육 실천도 또한 안전자료와 연수경험에 안전교육 지식과 인식도, 교육활동 순으로 나타내 특수학교 교사의 안전자원과 연수경험의 기회 제공이 보다 확충되어야 할 것을 시사해 주었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.313-326
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• 2017

The systematic management of plant risk is crucial for enhancing the safety of nuclear power plants and for designing new nuclear power plants. Accident sequence precursor (ASP) analysis may be able to provide risk significance of operational experience by using probabilistic risk assessment to evaluate an operational event quantitatively in terms of its impact on core damage. In this study, an ASP methodology for two operation mode, full power and low power/shutdown operation, has been developed and applied to significant accident precursors that may occur during the operation of nuclear power plants. Two operational events, loss of feedwater and steam generator tube rupture, are identified as ASPs. Therefore, the ASP methodology developed in this study may contribute to identifying plant risk significance as well as to enhancing the safety of nuclear power plants by applying this methodology systematically.