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KMID : 1039220210310010083
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
2021 Volume.31 No. 1 p.83 ~ p.93
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Comparison and Improvement of Domestic and Foreign Regulations for the Prevention of Suffocation Accidents
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Lim Dae-Sung
Lee Seung-Kil
Kim Chi-Nyon
Cho Kee-Hong
Yi Gwang-Yong
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Abstract
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Objectives: ‘Confined space’ was only defined in the Safety and Health Regulations as a place where oxygen deficiency and hydrogen sulfide must be dealt with at the time of the initial enactment (1982). The danger of fire and explosion were added in 2003. We will compare and review the regulations related to confined space work under the current safety and health rules alongside regulations in other countries and prepare a plan to improve the system through enhanced clarity and execution.
Methods: In a comparison of systems for the prevention of suffocation in confined spaces in major countries(Germany, United States, Japan) different concepts of the definition of confined spaces in different countries apparently due to differences in each country's legal implementation system, accident analysis methods, the status of safety and health implementation in workplaces, the precautions against actual confined space work, and the definition of confined spaces were found to be not much different between Korea and the other foreign countries.
Results: In the case of Germany and the United States, a confined space is defined as a contextual concept rather than a place, so more careful attention is needed from operators or enclosed space managers as it is often necessary to judge the actual workplace. In the case of Korea and Japan, the interior of the place is mainly defined as a place, especially in the case of Japan, which concentrates on oxygen deficiency and hydrogen sulfide poisoning.
Conclusions: For measures to improve regulations on the prevention of suffocation accidents in Korea, I would like to propose three major measures to improve the system in the rules on domestic industrial safety and health standards. It is necessary to prepare and provide a guide to ensure that the 18 types of confined spaces currently defined as confined spaces are clearly understood by field management supervisors or workers.
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KEYWORD
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confined space, safety and health rules, suffocation accident
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