2017, Vol.13, No.8

Crisisonomy 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.64

pISSN : 2466-1198 / eISSN : 2466-1201
https://journal.kci.go.kr/cemtp

This study aimed to identify the level of safety awareness and emergency response capability of public facility employees and the relevant influencing factors. Samples were randomly collected from employees working at airport, subway, shopping center, and bus terminal located in three big cities in Korea. Analysis of completed questionnaires from 200 respondents revealed that the level of safety awareness was above moderate, while their emergency response capability was relatively low. The higher safety awareness, the higher emergency response capability. The significant factors affecting safety awareness were facilities and education, whereas those affecting emergency response capability were facilities, gender, and first aid training. In conclusion, regular safety education and first aid training for all employees can improve the emergency response capability of public facility employees. Further research is recommended to develop a customized educational program based on the assessment of the specific needs of public facility workers.

Considering that crisis management is not only the matter of information uncertainty and time pressure, but also decision making and strategies, a systemic approach would help analyze crisis management for infectious disease. During the MERS outbreak in 2015, the South Korean government prepared various measures to improve the infectious disease control system. This research aims to provide the organizational factors to avoid an infectious disease crisis by investigating the infectious disease management system in France. What is unique in France is that the central government undertakes the decision making process and the local authority collects the signals. In particular, ARS (Regional Agency of Health) plays a key role in preparing and responding in crisis. In addition to a systemic approach, we identified the importance of strategic elements for crisis avoidance, such as overcoming selfishness, securing flexibility and constructing the sense of the organization.

This study compares risk assessments of school field trips between Korea and the UK. The safety management of Korean schools is comparable to that of UK schools, but several differences were discovered. First, Korean schools encourage parents’ participation as a formal element of risk assessment, while UK schools emphasize professional assistance from external institutions. Second, UK schools assess all on-site activities during school field trips, whereas Korean schools assess only the safety and hygiene of the facilities. Third, Korean assessors check whether the facilities follow safety regulations, but UK assessors control residual risks based on quantitative risk estimation. Fourth, the adventure activities licensing system in the UK requires all outdoor activity facilities to release their safety information to the public.