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A Study on the Improvement Plan of Electrostatic Safety Management Level through Injury Analysis

재해분석을 통한 정전기 안전관리 수준 향상 방안 연구

  • Choi, Sang-won (Occupational Safety and Health Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency) ;
  • Jeong, Seong-Choon (Occupational Safety and Health Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency) ;
  • Park, Jae Suk (Occupational Safety and Health Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency) ;
  • Yang, Jeong Yeol (Occupational Safety and Health Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency) ;
  • Byeon, Junghwan (Occupational Safety and Health Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency)
  • 최상원 (안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원) ;
  • 정성춘 (안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원) ;
  • 박재석 (안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원) ;
  • 양정열 (안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원) ;
  • 변정환 (안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원)
  • Received : 2019.07.25
  • Accepted : 2019.09.17
  • Published : 2019.10.31
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Abstract

The characteristic of fire and explosion related to electrostatic discharge is that it is difficult to reproduce the electrostatic charge and discharge phenomenon in addition to the large human and material damage. Therefore, in order to prevent accidents and disasters related to electrostatic in fire and explosion hazard areas, it is important to manage the level of electrostatic in a safe manner from the perspective of system between industrial facilities and human bodies. Rule 325 of the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations, "Prevention of Fire / Explosion due to Electrostatic", requires the use of grounding, conductive materials, humidification and electrification in order to prevent the risk of disaster caused by static explosion and electrostatic in the production process. In order to comply with these measures, related technologies, standards and systems are needed from the viewpoint of preventive measures related to electrostatic in fire and explosion hazard areas, but in Korea, it is still insufficient. Therefore, technical, institutional and managerial measures are needed as a precautionary measure to improve the level of ESD safety in fire and explosion hazard areas and prevent electrostatic related injury. In Korea, we analyzed the current status and characteristics of electrostatic related disaster by using the statistics of industrial accident and fire statistics of the Ministry of Employment and Labor. We also analyzed the current status and characteristics of electrostatic related disasters in Japan using JNIOSH accidents and disasters investigation cases and JNIOSH fire accident data of Japan Fire Bureau. The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the current status of electrostatic related accidents and disasters in Korea and Japan in order to improve the safety management of electrostatic in fire and explosion hazard areas. In order to prevent accidents and disasters in the industrial field, The technical, institutional, and managerial measures to manage the level of electrostatic in a safe state were derived from the system point of view.

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