Research Report
Ⅰ. Backgrounds and Purposes
□ For safety management and accident prevention of laboratories in the science and technology sector, 「ACT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFE LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT」 was enacted and has been enforced since 2005 but structural problems occurred because the problems such as the systemicity with existing laws and coverage have not been solved up to now and legislation configuration system is complicated due to the amendment of several times after the enactment and enforcement of the law.
□ Thus, there is a need to seek more systematic and efficient revised plans through the improvement of 「ACT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFE LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT」 that can be said to be a representative law governing the safety of a laboratory the most directly.
□ Therefore, this study is to analyze the legislative history of 「ACT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFE LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT」, review of current laws system, difficulties of realistic law enforcement and present legal and institutional improvements to improve the problems derived from this process.
Ⅱ. Major Content
□ This study examined the legislative history and amendment process of Laboratory Safety Act and reviewed the structural framework and main contents of the current law.
□ In order to improve the structure and system of 「ACT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFE LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT」 and its implementing ordinances, enforcement regulations and solve the duplication and conflict problems with other laws, we specifically presented legislative alternatives by issue as well as structural and systematic improvements.
Ⅲ. Expected Effects
□ By presenting the complexity of the current legal framework for creating the safe laboratory environment and presenting the issue-specific improvements for ensuring the effectiveness of the law enforcement, the safety of laboratories is expected to be ensured more efficiently.
□ This study is expected to contribute to prepare for an amended legislative bill of 「ACT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFE LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT」.