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A Study on the Improvement of Safety Management for Preventing Laboratory Accidents

연구실 사고 예방을 위한 안전관리 개선방안 연구

  • Received : 2020.04.06
  • Accepted : 2020.05.21
  • Published : 2020.08.31

Abstract

The Act on the Establishment of Laboratory Safety Environment was enacted in 2015 to prevent safety accidents occurring in laboratories. However, it is time for fundamental and comprehensive safety management measures since various systems for laboratory safety are operated at the same time. The purpose of this study is to propose effective improvement methods in terms of the safety management inspection system. The laboratory's safety management statutes were investigated and compared, and problems arising from differences in inspection systems were derived. Further, specific inspection items were compared separately from the facility aspect and the management aspect. The improvement method was proposed. As a result, although it was the same lab, it was managed by different tests at different times. There were differences in inspection items that focused on the structure and performance of chemical facilities, or on the management criteria such as storage of reagents and management of toxic materials. The problems and suggestions considered in this study are expected to help develop the safety management system for preventing laboratory accidents.

기업부설연구소나 학교 내의 연구실에서 빈번하게 발생하는 안전사고를 예방하기 위해 2015년 연구실 안전환경 조성에 관한 법률이 제정되었다. 하지만, 연구실 안전을 위한 여러 제도가 동시에 운영되고 있어 근본적이고 총괄적인 안전관리 대책이 필요한 시점이다. 본 연구에서는 안전관리 검사체계 측면의 실효적인 개선방법을 제안하고자 먼저, 국내 연구실 안전관리 규정을 조사·비교하였으며, 규정 간 검사의 차이로 인해 발생하는 문제점을 도출하였다. 또한, 각 규정의 구체적인 검사항목을 시설측면과 관리측면으로 구분하여 비교하고, 그 개선 방법을 제안하였다. 그 결과 동일한 연구실임에도 불구하고 시기에 따라 다른 법령에 따른 검사로 관리되고 있었으며, 검사항목에서도 화학시설의 구조 및 성능에 관한 안전기준을 중점과 시약 및 폐액의 보관 상태, 독성물질의 관리상태 등의 관리기준 중점으로 차이가 있었다. 본 연구에서 고찰한 문제점과 제안은 연구실 사고예방을 위한 근본적인 안전관리 체계로의 발전에 도움이 될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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