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A Case Study on Introduction of a National Risk Assessment - Lessons from the UK and Netherlands -

  • Crisisonomy
  • Abbr : KRCEM
  • 2015, 11(8), pp.19-41
  • Publisher : Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Policy > Public Policy in general

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1국립재난안전연구원

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ABSTRACT

The revised Industrial Safety Health Act 2013 requires an enforcement of risk assessment in all business places in Korea. Risk assessment had been conducted only in the business sites for process safety management (PSM), but is now extended to general business places according to this act. The results from the office safety and risk management practices based on the PSM, SMS, KOSHA 18001 show that the average injury rate has been declining since late 1990s. However, considering that critical accidents in Korea (e.g. the hydrogen fluoride leakage at Gumi in 2012) have damaged not only industrial facilities but also generated disasters within the communities, there is need of a national-level proactive response to complex disasterous events. Therefore, this study conducts case studies from the United Kingdom and Netherlands where national risk assessment system is under operation, The design of response system based on early identification of national risk factors in those countries have reduced the level of damages and enabled prompt response and recovery. Comparative analyses of these cases could provide a guideline to the adoption of the risk assessment system in Korea.

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