Journal of the Society of Disaster Information ISSN:1976-2208(Print) 2671-5287(Online) 한국재난정보학회논문집

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to reduce serious accidents by strengthening the role of the owners safety and health resister in order to reduce the high rate of fatal accidents that occur at small-scale construction sites with a construction amount of less than 5 billion won. Method: Investigate the current status of domestic industrial accidents, the accident rate at construction sites, and the proportion by construction amount, and identify the main causes of disaster occurrence. Investigate and analyze the owner’s obligations among domestic and foreign construction safety management systems and establish improvement plans. Result: In construction work, safety management led by the owner from the planning stage is efficient. The Safety and Health Directorate is a safety management system led by the owner throughout the entire construction process, but it is not mandatory for small-scale construction projects worth less than KRW 5 billion under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which is a cause of disasters. In particular, as there are many accidents caused by temporary facilities, fatal accidents must be reduced by creating a safety and health register at the design level. Conclusion: As shown in the comparison of domestic construction accident rates and domestic and foreign systems, it is necessary to prevent disasters at small-scale construction sites by mandating the creation of a safety and health register at the designer level even for construction projects worth less than KRW 5 billion.