Abstract
As the social cost of disasters increases and safety is being emphasized, policy regulations at the national level have been implemented. However, various fatal accidents are continually occurring as continued economic development and enhanced technologies have increased demand and complicated the industrial structure. Workers in different industries, performing similar jobs, often experience different workplace hazards, which can result in similar types of accidents. Therefore, new policy regulations have been established to separate multiple processes and work in workplaces and are being implemented in several countries to minimize damage caused by new types of industrial accidents. Supervision and management appropriate for contractors or safety and health officials with legal obligations are required to play a regulatory role when these types of industrial accidents are likely to occur. This study classified accidental types and their characteristics based on actual cases, in which potential risks exist at multiple processes in a workplace. First, raw data of work-related fatalities that occurred in South Korea were reviewed and classified as fatal accidents caused by multiple processes in workplaces using the proposed method. Next, the classified actual cases were prepared as statistical data and analyzed based on the various categories. Finally, the accident type based on multiple processes, including risks and characteristics, in workplaces was proposed. As a result, this study improved the safety awareness and understanding of regulatory subjects regarding industrial accidents caused by multiple processes in workplaces and is expected to improve the effectiveness of the existing policy to prevent workplace accidents.
Highlights
This study developed a procedure to determine types of accidents caused by multiple processes in the workplace based on actual data of fatal accidents that occurred in major industrial sites in Korea
As fatal accidents caused by multiple processes in the workplace became an issue throughout industries, Korea enacted “Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 64” to strengthen the obligations of contractors
Several countries already have policies related to reducing accidents by multiple processes in the workplace, they are limited to the construction and manufacturing industries
Summary
Humans have been using automated machines and heavy equipment to achieve greater production and increase production efficiency. In 2017, a fatal accident (six deaths, twenty-five injuries) occurred owing to a collision caused by the interference of the lift radius of a crane during manufacturing [26] Owing to this repetitive occurrence in all the industries, in 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Act has been revised to prevent accidents by multiple processes in the workplace (Table 1) [27]. If the proposed method and risks and characteristics of each type of accident mentioned in this study are used in actual case-based studies in other countries, an improvement is expected with regard to the effectiveness of the accident prevention policy due to multiple processes in the workplace. Determination Procedure and Actual Cases of Fatal Accidents Caused by Multiple
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