Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to find the system that can be introduced in Korea in order to minimize damage in case of chemical accidents from the result of reviewing the chemical management systems of the US and EU. The Korean Chemical Management Act, the US Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, and the EU Seveso Directive are the scope of the study. We proposed five systems that can be introduced in Korea. First, the Korean Chemical Substance Management Act does not have local participations. This is because we don't have local emergency response systems. Therefore, Korea local emergency response systems such as SERC and LEPC in the US should be installed. Second, the Korean local emergency response system, have to make an emergency response plan as well as an emergency response plan for each workplace established in the risk management plan. Third, it is possible to minimize the damage caused by chemical accidents by reporting to the Korea local emergency response system. Fourth, in the European Seveso Directive, they regulate large-scale workplace more effectively than small- and medium-sized ones by regulating the scale of harmful substances. We can introduce similar way so we can regulate more effectively. Fifth, we have to make a way that can collect opinions of residents (public) when we make a local emergency plan. Also, in this paper, we checked the law of city A and city B to find out our five proposed systems are exist or not and examined the differences between them and the foreign system. In addition, set three and ten years' time to suggested what kind of system should be introduced first in each period in establishing the Korean emergency response system. The first step is to establish an emergency response plan for each industrial complex through six chemical disaster prevention centers (Yeosu, Siheung, Seosan, Ulsan, Iksan, and Gumi) during the current operation. In my opinion, it is right to establish an emergency response plan for an industrial complex (area) in the environmental team under the Ministry of Environment, which is the executor of the Chemical Substance Control Act. The second step is installing a regional branch office. In this branch, I believe it is right not only to plan for the regional emergency response system but also to respond to the occurrence of a chemical accident. And public involvement in establishing a regional emergency response plan at the installed branch in the third order. The fourth step is to expand the scope of the notification to the branch office where the chemical accident occurred. The final order is the separate management of the handling of chemicals over the reference quantity.
