Analysis and Research on Occurrence of Safety Accident in TAEKWONDO Training Center in KOREA

Safety has emerged as the greatest concern of the present age, and now we are paying more attention to safety than ever. Life richer and more comfortable than the past, on the contrary, accompanies the adverse function of complex and unstable civilization. That is, as the modern society where cultural leisure activities increase in life develops, it is necessary to manage the safety accidents accordingly more systematically. This research began by recognizing the necessity of research as there is no research or direct/indirect safety management coping plan and manual for juvenile safety management even though it is very import according to increase of the Taekwondo training center. Safety accidents can be occurred by one factor or by complex combination of several factors. It is necessary to conduct a diversified research on the risk factors that can cause or increase safety accidents and the factors that can prevent or reduce safety accidents. Therefore, this study aims to prevent safety accidents of Taekwondo training center increasing every year, by investigating and analyzing safety accidents occurring in the Taekwondo training center. In order to accomplish this purpose, we’d like to analyze the safety accidents that occurred in Taekwondo training center based on the preceding researches and seek improvement plan accordingly. The risk factors that can cause or increase the safety accident of Taekwondo training center are as follows: First, fire at the invisible site due to the environmental factors and injuries caused by facilities are the most common. Second is the factor by trainees - the infectious diseases and injuries between trainees were the main ones. Finally, it is the situation that the accidents caused by carelessness of the trainer frequently occur by as the factor of trainer. In particular, safety accidents caused by passive safety management by trainers are increasing every year. Also, regarding the situation of preparedness for emergency treatment, knowledge and preparation about first aid are insufficient in most of Taekwondo training center, so the education by the related institutions and strengthening of qualification are considered to be prepared. As a result of analyzing the actual situation of safety accidents in Taekwondo training center in Korea, it was found that most of Taekwondo training center are exposed to safety accidents or lack safety management even though there were some Taekwondo training centers with thorough safety management for safety accidents. The fundamental resolution for the problems in safety management against safety accident at the Taekwondo training center has not been conducted even though there has occurred similar incidents and accidents in training center. In this respect, it is considered that the Kukkiwon(World Taekwondo Headquarters) and the Korean Taekwondo Association need to recognize the importance of safety management and to have specific guidelines and manuals to minimize the safety accidents and injuries occurring in the Taekwondo training center and respond quickly. And it is judged that there is a duty to take charge of development of program which can cope with crisis management in Taekwondo training center and safety education for it.