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

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...

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Autores principales:	Hyo Eun Lee, Min-Gyu Kim, Seok J. Yoon, Da-An Huh, Kyong-Whan Moon
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	Preparation of Off-Site Consequence Analyses Chemicals Control Act risk assessment paint manufacturing plant plating industry plant Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a41dd5b86a504fe4863344232c87441a2021-11-25T17:50:01ZChanges in Risk in Medium Business Plating and Paint Manufacturing Plants following the Revision of the Korean Chemical Accident Prevention System10.3390/ijerph1822119821660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/a41dd5b86a504fe4863344232c87441a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/11982https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Chemical 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.Hyo Eun LeeMin-Gyu KimSeok J. YoonDa-An HuhKyong-Whan MoonMDPI AGarticlePreparation of Off-Site Consequence AnalysesChemicals Control Actrisk assessmentpaint manufacturing plantplating industry plantMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11982, p 11982 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Preparation of Off-Site Consequence Analyses Chemicals Control Act risk assessment paint manufacturing plant plating industry plant Medicine R Hyo Eun Lee Min-Gyu Kim Seok J. Yoon Da-An Huh Kyong-Whan Moon Changes in Risk in Medium Business Plating and Paint Manufacturing Plants following the Revision of the Korean Chemical Accident Prevention System
description	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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author	Hyo Eun Lee Min-Gyu Kim Seok J. Yoon Da-An Huh Kyong-Whan Moon
author_facet	Hyo Eun Lee Min-Gyu Kim Seok J. Yoon Da-An Huh Kyong-Whan Moon
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title	Changes in Risk in Medium Business Plating and Paint Manufacturing Plants following the Revision of the Korean Chemical Accident Prevention System
title_short	Changes in Risk in Medium Business Plating and Paint Manufacturing Plants following the Revision of the Korean Chemical Accident Prevention System
title_full	Changes in Risk in Medium Business Plating and Paint Manufacturing Plants following the Revision of the Korean Chemical Accident Prevention System
title_fullStr	Changes in Risk in Medium Business Plating and Paint Manufacturing Plants following the Revision of the Korean Chemical Accident Prevention System
title_full_unstemmed	Changes in Risk in Medium Business Plating and Paint Manufacturing Plants following the Revision of the Korean Chemical Accident Prevention System
title_sort	changes in risk in medium business plating and paint manufacturing plants following the revision of the korean chemical accident prevention system
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/a41dd5b86a504fe4863344232c87441a
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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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