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A Study on the Korea's Disaster Cause Investigation System - Comparison and Analysis with Overseas Investigation Agency -

국내 재난원인조사 체계에 대한 고찰 - 국외 조사기구와의 비교·분석 -

  • Kyung Su Lee (Disaster Scientific Investigation Division, National Disaster Management Research Institute) ;
  • Yeon Ju Kim (Disaster Scientific Investigation Division, National Disaster Management Research Institute) ;
  • Tai Hoon Kim (Safety Research Division, National Disaster Management Research Institute)
  • 이경수 (국립재난안전연구원 재난원인조사실) ;
  • 김연주 (국립재난안전연구원 재난원인조사실) ;
  • 김태훈 (국립재난안전연구원 안전연구실)
  • Received : 2022.12.13
  • Accepted : 2023.04.04
  • Published : 2023.04.30
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Abstract

Cooperation between government agencies is important for disaster management, and a thorough and objective cause investigation is important to prevent the recurrence of similar disasters. In South Korea, individual laws are scattered by ministries according to the disaster type, and most are operated as non-permanent organizations that are employed when disasters occur. Although expertise is recognized for each disaster type, each government agency's operation method is different, so when a large-scale disaster involving multiple ministries occurs, there is a limit to the coordination of roles and integrated management between government agencies. In particular, whenever a large-scale complex disaster occurs, problems arise regarding the independence, professionalism, and fairness of the cause investigation. Therefore, to supplement this, reviewing the management methods and systems of disaster cause investigations in advanced countries is necessary. Thus, in this study, the organization status, manpower, organizational structure, and cause investigation work system of NTSB of the United States, JTSB of Japan, and SHK of Sweden are identified to improve the disaster cause investigation system in Korea and are compared and analyzed with Korea's GDCIG. Additionally, issues and problems for the advancement of Korea's disaster cause investigation system are considered and improvements are suggested.

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Acknowledgement

The study financially supported by the 'National Disaster Management Research Institute, Ministry of the Interior and Safety(Development of the Forensic Techniques for Disaster Scientific Investigation, NDMI-Main-2022-06-01 and NDMI-Main-2023-06-01) and does not necessarily represent the official position of the Disaster Management Research Institute).

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