Journal of the Korean Society of Safety (한국안전학회지)

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A comparative Analysis of Overseas Cases to Enhance Effectiveness of CEO's Safety and Health Duties - Focusing on Serious Accidents Punishment Act(SAPA) and Singapore's New System -

경영책임자 안전보건의무 실효성 제고를 위한 해외사례 비교분석 - 중대재해처벌법과 싱가포르 신설 제도를 중심으로 -

  • Jeongung Lee (Department of Safety Engineering, Seoul National University of Science & Technology) ;
  • Jaewook Jeong (Department of Safety Engineering, Seoul National University of Science & Technology)
  • 이정웅 (서울과학기술대학교 안전공학과) ;
  • 정재욱 (서울과학기술대학교 안전공학과)
  • Received : 2022.11.22
  • Accepted : 2023.02.09
  • Published : 2023.02.28
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Abstract

Although corporate punishment-related systems are being implemented in several countries, such as South Korea's Serious Accidents Punishment Act (SAPA), related research has mainly focused on legal issues. This study aimed to compare and analyze the SAPA and Singapore's Workplace Safety and Health Act (WSHA) and Code of Practice on Chief Executives' and Board of Directors' Workplace Safety and Health Duties (WSHD). In addition, it was attempted to draw implications to enhance the effectiveness of the CEO's safety and health duties. For this study, a comparative analysis was conducted in 3 steps. In step 1, similar overseas systems were investigated. In step 2, the system contents were classified into four viewpoints (DUTY, RESOURCE, Other factors, and Main contents), and comparison items were derived from each viewpoint. In step 3, the viewpoints were compared, and implications were derived. The following three implications were derived through comparative analyses. 1) In WSHD, additional explanation and calibration of measures clarify the CEO's role, and 2) It is easy to use for the CEO's duties by providing the resources directly. 3) Penalties for violating the proposed duties are entrusted to the existing higher-level laws. Considering this, providing detailed content and related information for the CEO would possibly improve the SAPA to fulfill his/her duties through announcements from related organizations in the future.

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Acknowledgement

This research was financially supported by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology(KIAT) through the International Cooperative R&D program. (Project No. P0017191).

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