A Study on the Current Status and Countermeasures of serious accidents in Theme Park Business

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Authors: Korea Safety Culture Society, Sang Hoon Kim
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Abstract

Various safety accidents continue to occur as the use of theme parks increases. Whenever an accident occurs, measures to prevent recurrence come out, but the same or similar accidents are still repeated. This paper deals with the legal standards and status of theme parks, safety inspection regulations, safety inspection agencies, existing theme park safety prior studies, and notification regulations of major accidents and accidents through literature research, and based on this, a case study of serious accidents at theme parks was conducted. The current status of serious accidents was divided into the type of safety accident issuance and the type of injury, and the current status of each regional organization of serious accidents was considered by year, region, and measures to prevent recurrence according to the cause of serious accidents and accidents. However, the current measures to prevent recurrence of serious accidents that have been going on since the past were insufficient to prevent serious accidents, so five alternatives to prevent recurrence of serious accidents were proposed. First of all, hardware includes the establishment of a multi-safety system, intensive inspection of electricity and batteries, a durable sensor environment system, digital inspection logs and QR code authentication to prevent fake inspections, manual cancellation and emergency power mandatory. Software includes the introduction of a real-time monitoring system and video analysis system, boarding restriction “smart filtering” system, worker job suspension and recertification system, national amusement facility safety control network, humanware monitors real-time manpower allocation, applies strict usage restrictions and zero tolerance in case of accidents, raises worker safety awareness, strengthens administrative disposition in case of violation of regulations, raises risk awareness through continuous exposure to pictograms or short videos for users, strengthens the authority of managers, and Augerware includes customized safety warnings, differential application of insurance premiums, information transparency, and precise monitoring of accident history.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Safety and Risk Management Occupational Health and Safety Research Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces

Publication details

Journal / source
Forum of Public Safety and Culture
Volume
51
Pages
617–634
Publication date
28 February 2026
Language
EN