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Improvement on the System of Information to the Public for Chemical Accident Emergency Response

화학사고 응급정보에 대한 주민제공 체계 개선 방안

  • Received : 2019.01.24
  • Accepted : 2019.04.05
  • Published : 2019.04.30
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Abstract

To minimize the damage from chemical accidents, a risk management plan (RMP) has been implemented since 2015. According to this regulation, operators who handle more than the designated quantity of the accident preparedness chemicals should provide emergency response information to the public within the affected areas of accidents. The information, including chemicals, affected areas and evacuation instructions should be provided to the public in advance so that they can evacuate immediately in the event of a chemical accident. Currently, the information notification can be provided in various methods by being registered in the notification system, sent with written documents or delivered directly to the public. To examine the status of the operation method, this study analyzed similar cases overseas, investigated the degree of awareness of providing information through the number of the annual visitor of the Information Provision System, and obtained survey results from some residents. This current operation method are problems because the public, who do not have sufficient information about chemicals, do not understand the emergency information properly or it is difficult to recognize where the residents should find this information because of the convenient operation based on the information provider. In this study, measures were proposed to minimize the damage by making it easier for the public to understand the emergency information and the information communicated appropriately in advance by dividing them into an information providing method and post management.

화학사고 피해를 최소화하기 위해 2015년부터 위해관리계획서가 시행되고 있으며, 이 제도에 따라 사고대비물질을 일정 수량 이상 취급하는 사업장은 사고의 피해 영향범위에 있는 주민에게 각 물질에 대한 응급정보를 매년 제공해야 한다. 취급물질, 영향범위, 대피요령 등을 담은 응급정보는 화학사고 발생 시 즉시 작동될 수 있도록 사전에 미리 주민에게 제공되어야 효과가 있다. 현재 주민고지의 방법은 주민고지 시스템 사이트에 등록하거나, 우편으로 고지서를 발송, 주민 공청회에서 설명, 직접 정보를 전달하는 등 여러 가지 방법으로 해도 인정된다. 현재 운영방식의 현황을 살펴보기 위해 국외 유사 사례를 비교 분석하였고, 연간 주민고시 시스템 이용자 수, 일부 주민의 설문조사를 통해 정보 제공의 체감도를 조사하였다. 이를 통해 현 방식은 정보 공급자 위주의 편의적 운영으로 화학물질에 대한 정보가 부족한 주민이 응급정보를 잘 이해하지 못하는 문제가 있거나, 주민이 정보를 어디에서 찾아야 하는지 확인하기 어려워 실제 사고 현장에서 활용성이 떨어지는 한계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 정보 제공 방법과 사후관리 측면으로 구분하여 주민의 입장에서 화학사고 응급정보를 쉽게 이해하고, 사전에 정보가 원활하게 전달되어 사고 발생 시 응급정보가 효과적으로 활용됨으로서 화학사고로 인한 주민의 피해를 최소화될 수 있는 방안을 제시하였다.

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Fig. 1. Site of Information Provision to the Public of Hazardous Chemicals

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Fig. 2. The Informational Notice to the Public of Hazardous Chemicals

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Fig. 3. Impact Zone of Alternative Scenario and Administrative Neighborhood

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Fig. 4. The Informational Notice to the Public of Hazardous Chemicals with map added

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Fig. 5. Mobile Application of Information Provision to the Public of Sex Offender

Table 1. Usage Status of Information Provision System

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Table 2. Quantity Criteria by Accident Preparedness Chemicals

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Table 3. Monthly and Yearly Number of Information Provision System Visitor

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Table 4. Administrative Neighborhood and Legal-status Neighborhood in Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do

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Table 5. Current Rules and Amendments of Notification to the Public

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