화학물질관리법상 화학사고 정의에 관한 소고

• 영문명: A Brief Review of the Legal Definition of Chemical Accident under the Current Chemical Substances Control Act
• 발행기관: 한국환경보건학회
• 저자명: 박지훈(Jihoon Park) 박선오(Seon-Oh Park) 박효진(Hyojin Park) 권혜옥(Hye-Ok Kwon)
• 간행물 정보: 『한국환경보건학회지』제49권 제4호, 179~182쪽, 전체 4쪽
• 주제분류: 공학 > 환경공학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.08.31

영문 초록

The Chemical Substances Control Act has been legislated to counter the risks posed by chemical substances to public health and the environment, but a number of small- and large-scaled incidents related to hazardous chemicals continue to occur every year. The Korean Ministry of Environment takes legal responsibility for prevention, preparedness, and response to nationwide chemical accidents under the Chemical Substances Control Act. The determination of chemical accidents that occur during hazardous chemical handling processes is based on the Article 2 (Definitions) of the law and the administrative criteria for judgement of chemical accidents. However, there are certain ambiguities in the scientific basis for determining chemical accidents under the current regulations. Whether or not a chemical accident has a direct influence on penalties and administrative measures for a workplace where an accident occurred, it is necessary to find reasonable criteria for determining chemical accident based on legal and scientific evidence.

키워드

Hazardous chemicals chemical accident regulatory control emergency response reasonable regulation