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Chemical Accident Response Plan: A Comparative Study between Regions in Korea

  • Industry Promotion Research
  • Abbr : IPR
  • 2024, 9(1), pp.57-64
  • DOI : 10.21186/IPR.2024.9.1.057
  • Publisher : Industrial Promotion Institute
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
  • Received : December 6, 2023
  • Accepted : January 8, 2024
  • Published : January 31, 2024

Min-Je Choi 1 Guy-Sun Cho 1

1호서대학교

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ABSTRACT

In 2015, the paradigm of hazardous chemical substance management in Korea shifted from the workplace to the regional level due to the complete revision of the Chemicals Control Act. Although regional chemical accident response plans were established in 2020, there were slight differences in the scope and criteria of each local government. Therefore, this study compared and analyzed chemical accident response plans established in four different regions to provide insights into effective chemical accident response plans. Based on publicly available information, the current status of accident preparedness, chemical accident response systems, and resident evacuation response and education/training were compared and analyzed. The results showed that there were not significant differences in the accident preparedness and response systems between the regions. However, there was a lack of discussion on the preparedness system linked to the characteristics of each workplace in each region. Additionally, there were differences in education and training for residents between regions. In the future, each local government needs to establish a response organization that fits the characteristics of their region and develop strategies for agile and effective accident response through cooperation with relevant agencies.

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