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Safety Assessment of the Level of Safety Culture of National Critical Infrastructure Expressway Operating Organizations

국가핵심기반 고속도로 운영기관의 안전문화 수준진단에 관한 소고

서정수1ㆍ정종수2*

Jeong-soo Seo1, Chong-soo Cheung2*

1Ph.D Candidate, Department of Disaster Safety Management, Soongsil University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2Professor, Department of Disaster Safety Management, Soongsil University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
30 September 2022. pp. 636-645
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Abstract
Purpose: This study intends to suggest alternatives for improving the level of safety culture by measuring/analyzing safety culture targeting employees of national core-based highway operating organizations. Method: Using the 'Safety Awareness Level Diagnosis Tool' of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, 16 sub-factor measurement tools reflecting 4 safety culture areas and 4 safety culture activities were evaluated for a total of 144 items. were surveyed/analyzed by online questionnaire. Result: As for the results by safety culture area, “safe operation” was the highest, and “safe communication” was the lowest. As for the results of each safety culture activity, “safe execution (D)”, which evaluates whether the plan was implemented, was high. The lowest level of safety culture is “Safety Improvement (A)” Conclusion: When establishing a company's safety and health management measures, the most important aspect of management is the level of safety culture. The ultimate goal is to improve the level of safety culture. In this study, it was possible to confirm the safety culture level of the national core-based expressway operating institution. In the future, we intend to conduct a study on how safety culture affects business continuity management system (BCMS).
Keywords
National Critical Infrastructure
Level Diagnosis
Safety Culture
Safety Value
Safety Communication
연구목적: 본 연구에서는 국가핵심기반 고속도로 운영기관의 종사자를 대상으로 안전문화를 측정/분석하여 안전문화 수준향상을 위한 대안을 제시하고자 한다. 연구방법: 한국산업안전보건공단의 ‘안전의식 수준 진단 도구를 활용하여 4개 안전문화 영역과 4개의 안전문화 활동을 반영한 16개의 하위요인 측정 도구 총 144개 문항을 국가핵심기반 고속도로 운영기관 56개 단위 사업장 종사자를 대상으로 하여 온라인 설문으로 조사/분석하였다. 연구결과: 안전문화 영역별 결과는 “안전운영”이 가장 높았으며 “안전 의사소통”이 가장 낮게 나타났다. 안전문화 활동별 결과는 계획대로 실행되었는지를 평가하는 “안전 실행(D)” 이 높게 나타났다. 가장 낮은 수준의 안전문화으로는 “안전개선(A)”이다. 결론: 기업의 안전보건경영 대책 수립시 관리적인 측면에서 가장 핵심적인 사항이 안전문화 수준이다. 궁극적인 목표는 안전문화 수준을 향상시키는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 국가핵심기반 고속도로 운영기관의 안전문화 수준을 영역별 활동별로 확인할 수 있었다. 향후 안전문화가 업무연속성관리체계(BCMS)에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 연구를 진행하고자 한다.
키워드
국가핵심기반
수준진단
안전문화
안전가치
안전 의사소통
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  • Publisher :The Korean Society of Disaster Information
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국재난정보학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국재난정보학회논문집
  • Volume : 18
  • No :3
  • Pages :636-645
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.15683/kosdi.2022.9.30.636
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