Policy Suggestions for the Establishment and Improvement of the Safety Audit and Inspection System in Wide-Area Units of the Local Government

Abstract

As various disasters and safety accidents frequently occur, people's expectations regarding safety management are gradually increasing. The importance of disaster and safety management is especially magnified due to successive accidents. These include fires in complex buildings and hospitals, inversion of cranes, paralysis of a communication network by a fire in the KT underground cable tunnel, rupture of pipelines in district heating systems, derailment of a KTX train, etc. To strengthen the generalization and mediation functions for disaster management and improve the disaster management system, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety introduced the safety audit and inspection system. This study suggests plans for the establishment and improvement of the system in the early part of its implementation. This includes a theoretical discussion on the safety audit and inspection, an investigation of the current organization in Wide-Area Units of the Local Government, and drawing plans for the establishment and improvement of the system. As a result, efficient planning for the safety audit and inspection, expansion of manpower, enhancement of the organization's status, and establishment of a system for the safety audit and inspection were suggested.