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Changes in Risk in Medium Business Plating and Paint Manufacturing Plants following the Revision of the Korean Chemical Accident Prevention System

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  • Hyo Eun Lee

    (Department of Health Science, Korea University, Anam-ro 145, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
    The authors contributed equally to the publication.)

  • Min-Gyu Kim

    (Department of Health and Safety Convergence Science, Korea University, Anam-ro 145, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
    The authors contributed equally to the publication.)

  • Seok J. Yoon

    (Institute of Health Science, Korea University, Anam-ro 145, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Da-An Huh

    (Institute of Health Science, Korea University, Anam-ro 145, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Kyong-Whan Moon

    (Department of Health and Environmental Science, Korea University, Anam-ro 145, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
    BK21 FOUR R&E Center for Learning Health System, Korea University, Anam-ro 145, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea)

Abstract

Chemical accidents can occur anywhere. The need for chemical management in Korea was realized following the 2012 Gumi hydrofluoric acid accident in 2012. The Chemicals Control Act was enacted in 2015. This system evaluates the risks (high, medium, low) and consequent safety management at all plants that handle hazardous chemical substances. However, the system was criticized as excessive when most plants were designated high-risk without considering their size. Thus, laboratories and hospitals handling very small quantities were subject to regulation. Accordingly, in 2021 Korea revised the system to include off-site consequence analyses and a Korean-style risk analysis. Plants handling very small quantities, such as laboratories and hospitals, were exempt from regulation. In this study, changes in risk were examined for four medium-sized plating and paint manufacturing plants. Under the previous system, all four factories were judged as high-risk groups. In particular, the paint manufacturing plant A, which has an underground storage tank, received a medium risk like the plating plant C, although the possibility of a chemical accident was lower than that of other plants. However, in the changed system, all plants were changed to the low-risk group. In the Korean-style risk analysis, it is possible to see at a glance what is lacking in the plants, such as cooperation between local residents and local governments and the construction of safety facilities according to the type of accident scenario. The revised system is a reasonable regulation for medium business plants.

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  • Hyo Eun Lee & Min-Gyu Kim & Seok J. Yoon & Da-An Huh & Kyong-Whan Moon, 2021. "Changes in Risk in Medium Business Plating and Paint Manufacturing Plants following the Revision of the Korean Chemical Accident Prevention System," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-15, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:22:p:11982-:d:679385
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    1. Hyo Eun Lee & Jong-Ryeul Sohn & Sang-Hoon Byeon & Seok J. Yoon & Kyong Whan Moon, 2018. "Alternative Risk Assessment for Dangerous Chemicals in South Korea Regulation: Comparing Three Modeling Programs," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-12, July.
    2. Hyo Eun Lee & Seok J. Yoon & Jong-Ryeul Sohn & Da-An Huh & Bong Woo Lee & Kyong Whan Moon, 2019. "Flammable Substances in Korea Considering the Domino Effect: Assessment of Safety Distance," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(6), pages 1-14, March.
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