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2023 Vol.19, Issue 2

Original Article

Development of Safety Activity Application and Usability Evaluation to Improve Risk Perception for Industrial Accident Prevention

산업재해 예방을 위한 위험 지각 증진 안전 활동 어플리케이션 개발 및 사용성 평가

이종현1ㆍ김시은2ㆍ조은솔3ㆍ문광수4*

Jong Hyun Lee1, Sieun Kim2, Eunsol Cho3, Kwangsu Moon4*

1Representative, Safety On Solution, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
2Undergraduate Student, Department of Psychology, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
3Undergraduate Student, Department of Psychology, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
4Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
30 June 2023. pp. 241-253
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to introduce the structure and functions of an application developed for enhancing risk knowledge/perception, called KNOWRISK, and to identify and determine problems and requirements based on the usability evaluation results of the application. Method: The evaluation was conducted using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) with a sample of 43 application users and related experts. Result: The application received a satisfactory evaluation score with an overall average of 4.074 points, and there was no significant difference in evaluation scores between experts and users. The highest score was for ease of use at 4.47, while the lowest score was for cost payment usage at 2.88. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that efforts to increase risk knowledge and promote safe behavior using a mobile application can be an effective and efficient strategy for preventing industrial accidents and enhancing safety management.
Keywords
Industrial Accidents
Risk Perception
Risk Knowledge
Safe Behavior
Application
Usability Evaluation
연구목적: 본 연구의 목적은 위험 지식/지각 증진을 위하여 개발된 어플리케이션(KNOWRISK)의 구성과 기능을 소개하고 본 어플리케이션의 사용성 평가 결과를 바탕으로 문제 및 요구사항을 파악 및 결정하는 것이다. 연구방법: 어플리케이션 사용자와 관련 전문가 43명을 대상으로 MARS를 활용하여 평가를 진행하였다. 연구결과: 전체 평균 4.074점으로 만족스러운 평가 점수를 받았고 전문가와 사용자 간에 평가 점수에 유의미한 차이가 없었다. 높은 점수는 사용하기 쉬움이 4.47이었고, 비용 지불 사용이 2.88점으로 가장 낮았다. 결론: 본 연구 결과는 모바일 어플리케이션을 이용한 위험지식 증가와 안전행동 증진 노력이 근로자의 산업재해를 예방하고 안전관리에 효과적이고 효율적인 전략으로 사용될 수 있음을 시사한다.
키워드
산업재해
위험 지각
위험 지식
안전행동
어플리케이션
사용성 평가
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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 : 19
  • No :2
  • Pages :241-253
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.15683/kosdi.2023.6.30.241
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