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Incident Investigator's Perspectives on Incident Investigations Conducted in Korea Industry

한국 산업계에서 사고조사 수행 시 사고조사자의 관점에 관한 연구

  • Kwon, Jae Beom (Department of Safety Engineering, Seoul National University of Science Technology) ;
  • Kwon, Young Guk (Department of Safety Engineering, Seoul National University of Science Technology)
  • 권재범 (서울과학기술대학교 안전공학과) ;
  • 권영국 (서울과학기술대학교 안전공학과)
  • Received : 2021.02.01
  • Accepted : 2021.03.26
  • Published : 2021.04.30
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Abstract

Incident investigation is regarded as a means to improve safety performance. For the prevention of industrial accidents, measures such as providing safety education, enhancing management interest and participation, establishing a safety management system, and conducting inspection of the work site are necessary. In particular, accident investigation activities, which are an important element of safety management, help to prevent similar accidents, thereby minimizing damage and enhancing work safety. They are critical for understanding business-related incidents and the vulnerabilities and opportunities associated with them. Therefore, it is clear that accident investigation activities are important for accident prevention. The primary focus of many incident investigation processes is on identifying the cause of an event. While considerable research has been conducted on potential accident investigation tools there has been little research on including the views and experiences of practitioners in the accident investigation process. In this study, a questionnaire survey was conducted among safety managers in the domestic manufacturing/construction industry to understand the practice of accident investigation. The investigation pertained to companies' accident investigation systems, the competence of investigators, and the identification and recommendations of the cause of accidents. From the analysis results of accident investigations, investigators' competence, the difficulty level of investigations, and the root causes of accidents were identified from the viewpoint of the participants of the accident investigations. In particular, the development of standardized and simple accident investigation methods and their dissemination to companies were found to be necessary for activating the root cause of accidents. Based on this, it can be used as basic data for the development of root cause analysis investigation techniques that are easily applicable to organizations.

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