재해사례를 기반으로 한 사고유형별 산업안전보건법의 실태조사: 사례조사 연구

Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the types of accidents on the basis of industrial accidents cases, to identify the cause of each type of accidents, and then to understand the occupational safety and health act related to the causes. Background: Improving and advancing the effectiveness of the occupational safety and health act is the most fundamental improvement activity for industrial accident prevention. In order to enhance the effectiveness of the occupational safety and health act, it is necessary to clearly investigate the current status and characteristics of industrial accidents in Korea and to reflect them. Method: This study was conducted based on the cases of domestic industrial accidents provided by the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency. Examples of industrial accidents were randomly selected from accidents cases occurring in 2010-2016 in machinery, electricity, chemicals, and construction. Results: Fall accidents accounted for about 20.0% of the total accidents, followed by explosion 14.4%, pitting 12.8%, and electric shock 11.3%. The occupational safety and health act, according to the cause, showed the highest proportion of items related to Chapter 4, hazard risk prevention action. Second, safety and health education noncompliance was high (23.5%). Conclusion: The purpose of this study is to investigate the occupational safety and health act which is deemed to be highly related to the cause of accident by summarizing the types of accidents, causes of accidents and causal factors. In order to revise and redefine the occupational safety and health act, it is necessary to have a database that can be used to build data on violations of the occupational safety and health act. Application: The results of this study can be utilized as a methodology for the revision of the occupational safety and health act.