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KMID : 1156220230490040179
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Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
2023 Volume.49 No. 4 p.179 ~ p.182
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A Brief Review of the Legal Definition of Chemical Accident under the Current Chemical Substances Control Act
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Park Ji-Hoon
Park Seon-Oh
Park Hyo-Jin
Kwon Hye-Ok
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Abstract
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The Chemical Substances Control Act has been legislated to counter the risks posed by chemical substances to public health and the environment, but a number of small- and large-scaled incidents related to hazardous chemicals continue to occur every year. The Korean Ministry of Environment takes legal responsibility for prevention, preparedness, and response to nationwide chemical accidents under the Chemical Substances Control Act. The determination of chemical accidents that occur during hazardous chemical handling processes is based on the Article 2 (Definitions) of the law and the administrative criteria for judgement of chemical accidents. However, there are certain ambiguities in the scientific basis for determining chemical accidents under the current regulations. Whether or not a chemical accident has a direct inf luence on penalties and administrative measures for a workplace where an accident occurred, it is necessary to find reasonable criteria for determining chemical accident based on legal and scientific evidence.
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KEYWORD
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Hazardous chemicals, chemical accident, regulatory control, emergency response, reasonable regulation
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