• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.416-420
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• 2021

Hazardous area classification design is required to reduce the explosion risk in process plants. Among the international design guidelines, only IEC 60079-10-1 proposes a new type of zone, namely zone 2 NE, to prevent explosion hazards. We studied how to meet the zone 2 NE grade for a facility handling hydrogen gas, which is considered as most dangerous among explosive gases. Zone 2 NE can be achieved considering the grade of release, as well as the availability and effectiveness of ventilation, which are factors indicative of the facility condition and its surroundings. In the present study, we demonstrate that zone 2 NE can be achieved when the degree of ventilation is high by accessing temperature, pressure, and size of leak hole. The release characteristic can be derived by substituting the process condition of the hydrogen gas facility. The equations are summarized considering relation of the operating temperature, operating pressure, and size of leak hole. Through this relationship, the non-hazardous condition can be realized from the perspective of inherent safety by the combination of each parameter before the initial design of the hydrogen gas facility.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the Safety and Logistical Distribution Management system in Thailand's Highway Work Zone based on data from Logistics drivers. Accidents in highway construction zones have caused enormous casualties in Thailand yearly. Statistical data shows evidence of correlation between numbers of accidents and drivers' recklessness. Research design, data, and methodology: In this study, we conducted an in- depth interview with 414 logistics drivers and highway construction workers in Khon Kaen province, Thailand. The data was collected based on 63 questionnaires aiming at capturing factors contributing to the risk of safety and cause of accidents in logistic infrastructures such as Highway work zone. Results: The result reveals two significant factors affecting safety in highway work zone, which includes construction environment and safety management system. Moreover, the result shows that feeling of afraid and confused while driving within the construction zones significantly affecting driver's risk of having an accident. Conclusions: The findings of this study offer that a strategic planning and evaluation of the logistics drivers' satisfaction and construction workers' participation to mitigate highway accidents at construction zones and that drivers' knowledge and perception toward construction safety management plays a significant role in preventing highway accidents at the construction areas.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.60-66
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 화학사고 및 화학테러 대응 시 화학물질로부터 인명 및 환경을 보호하기 위한 경계구역 설정에 관하여 국·내외 사례 조사를 바탕으로 우리나라 실정에 적합한 경계구역 선정 개선방안을 제시하고자 하였다. 현재 다양한 관계부처에서는 공통적으로 hot zone, warm zone, cold zone으로 구분하여 사용 중이나 특정 지역에 대해서는 용어 활용 측면에서 상이한 의미로 혼용되고 있다. 따라서 경계구역을 기존 3개 지역에서 hot zone, warm zone, cold zone, safety zone 4개 지역으로 구분하여 활용할 것을 제시하였다. 그리고 warm zone을 관심지역, safety zone을 안전지역으로 용어를 정립하도록 한다. 기존에 적용하던 ERPG 급성노출기준은 다양한 노출시간을 고려하지 않기 때문에 장시간 노출상황 적용에 적합하지 않으므로 적용 우선순위를 AEGL, ERPG, PAC, IDLHs 순으로 하도록 한다. CARIS 정보제공 방안은 확산평가가 가능한 물질 또는 불가능한 물질이거나 실내누출 상황으로 구분하고 풍향신뢰선과 ERG의 초기이격거리 및 방호활동거리를 함께 표현하여 현장대응 및 주민대피 결정 정보자료로 활용될 수 있도록 한다.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.39-49
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• 2009

본 연구는 현재의 보행자 보호구역 선정기준 문제점을 분석하여 현실에 맞는 기준 재정립에 관해 기술하였다. 구체적인 사항으로는 보행자 교통사고의 문제점에 대하여 통계자료를 기본으로 보행자 교통사고의 추이, 사고의 발생 유형, 행동유형 등을 종합적으로 분석하고 보행자 교통사고의 감소를 위한 대책으로 보행자 보호구역을 지정 운영하고 있는 국내 외의 사례를 활용하여 국내의 Zone30 구역 선정 기준을 도출하였다. 또한, 현장조사를 통해 교통량과 속도가 보행자 사고에 미치는 영향을 분석하여 정량적인 기준을 제시하였으며, 정량적 기준 외에 사고유형, 도로기능, 사고위치 등 보행자 교통사고 발생건수 등의 사고특성을 분석하여 기준을 제시하였다. 특히 교통사고의 통계자료를 활용하여 보행자 안전성에 역점을 두었다. 또한, Zone30 구역의 안전시설 설치에 관한 설치기준 및 운영방안의 체계적인 정립이 이루어지지 않아 각 지방 단위별로 일관성이 없고 혼란이 발생하여 Zone30 구역에 설치될 시설설치 표준지침 수립과 운영방안을 제시하였으며, Zone30 구역 교통운영별 시설물 배치도를 제시하여 설치기준을 제시하였다.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.20-24
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• 2010

The total number of deaths by traffic accidents is decreasing every year in our country. However, in 2009, children died in traffic accidents at a rate of 2.3 deaths per 100,000 children, which was higher than the average of OECD countries (1.9 deaths per 100,000 children). In particular, traffic accidents are showing rapid increase in school zone during the past 2 years because of problems in the designation and management of school zone. Traffic safety facilities such as road sign, reflector mirror, speed bump have the ultimate limit of vehicle accidents prevention. Thus, in school zone, children safety is still not guaranteed due to illegal parking and the absence of driver's awareness of safety. Therefore, In order to protect children from traffic accidents within school zones, we have realized a safe school zone system, which enables the drivers to better know the intended school zones and creates pedestrian environment through unmanned monitoring camera, using LabVIEW.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.78-88
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• 2009

As the silver population rapidly increased, it became more urgent to establish a scheme of the traffic safety for the old. As part of the scheme, a polity to apply 'designation of the silver zone' was legislated into law. However, the standard quoting 'the silver zone should be within 300m - radius of the relevant facility' was considered homogeneous and even limited to apply its original objective. This study was to introduce a new standard to select the silver zone reflecting the actual scale. Consequently, I hope that this study would be useful reference for further development and the approach in the research could be legislated into law for more efficient designation and operation of the silver zone.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.315-317
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• 2017

We present the case of a 45-year-old man with a history of benzene exposure who developed splenic marginal zone lymphoma. For 6 years, he had worked in an enclosed space cleaning instruments with benzene. He was diagnosed with splenic marginal zone lymphoma 19 years after retirement. During his time of working in the laboratory in the 1980s, working environments were not monitored for hazardous materials. We indirectly estimated the cumulative level of past benzene exposure using job-exposure matrices and technical assumptions. Care must be taken in investigating the relevance of occupational benzene exposure in the occurrence of indolent B-cell lymphoma. Because of the long latency period and because occupational measurement data do not exist for the period during the patient's exposure, the epidemiological impact of benzene exposure may be underestimated.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.63-68
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• 2011

Access-control of hazard zone in a steel manufacturing industry is studied in terms of safety management. Based on the results of risk evaluation for hazard zone, three risk zones with low, middle and high level are categorized. These zones have different color door and locking shape depending on their risk levels. At the high level, red door and key-based locking system are employed to accessed-controled path. Furthermore, tagout, lockout, interlock system for emergency stop, warning and flashing are also introduced. New standardized procedure of access-control for various hazard zones, which could help to greatly contribute to the prevention of accidents in advance, is proposed considering the risk level and the condition of given hazard zones. The standardized procedure of access-management suggested in this study will take an effective role as one of safety guide lines for hazardous workshop of manufacturing industries.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제60권6호
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• pp.433-440
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• 2023

This study aims to establish safety zones for bunkering operations of hydrogen propulsion ships in coastal areas through risk assessment and evaluate their validity. Using a 350 kW-class ferry operating in Busan Port as the subject of analysis, with quantitative risk assessment based on accident consequence and frequency analysis, along with a social risk assessment considering population density. The results of the risk assessment indicate that all scenarios were within acceptable risk criteria and ALARP region. The most critical accident scenarios involve complete hose rupture during bunkering, resulting in jet flames (Frequency: 2.76E-06, Fatalities: 9.81) and vapor cloud explosions (Frequency: 1.33E-08, Fatalities: 14.24). For the recommended safety zone criteria in the 6% hose cross-sectional area leakage scenario, It could be appropriate criteria considering overall risk level and safety zones criteria for hydrogen vehicle refueling stations. This research contributes to establishing safety zone for bunkering operations of hydrogen propulsion ships through risk assessment and provides valuable technical guidelines.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.44-48
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• 2004

The smoke and toxic gases generated from the building fires are proved to cause human death. Therefore, the necessity and significance of smoke control have been emphasized, and lots of studies for developing improved smoke management system have been carried out. In this study, the experiments were conducted to evaluated a function and performance in newly developed smoke management system using mechanical pressurization. As a result of this experiment, the differential pressure was 40Pa${\sim}$60Pa and the air velocity through the door was 0.7m/s between safety zone and fire zone. The functional pressure control equipment which could make proper pressure and maintain differential pressure between safety zone and fire zone was developed. And it will give a lot of helps to evacuation activity for peoples in building and fire fighting.