Problems and Improvement Measures of ｢Special Act on the Safety Control of Publicly Used Establishments｣

Abstract

The examination of the transition process of the「Special Act on the Safety Control of Publicly Used Establishments」(hereinafter referred to as the "Publicly Used Establishments Act") shows that the related laws are being revised when major accidents result in human or property damage. People who intend to conduct a multi-use business must install safety facilities, etc., prescribed by Presidential Decree, in accordance with the standards prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security. In this study, the legal standards, construction and safety accident cases that could raise issues in the current Publicly Used Establishment-related laws were investigated. As a result, we identified issues such as emergency exit opening and closing problems, legal blind spot issues in food courts, fire alarm system limitations, and the absence of a ventilation system. To tackle these issues, improvement measures such as adding restriction regulations for automatic opening and closing devices, an automatic fire detection system, food courts in emergency exits, as well as visual alarm device regulations, and the establishment of ventilation system regulations were suggested.