Nakdonggangcheong Takes Special Management Measures for Frequent Chemical Accident Substances
Special Meeting on Chemical Accident Prevention for Executives and Managers
The Nakdong River Basin Environmental Office of the Ministry of Environment will hold a ‘Special Meeting for Chemical Accident-Prone Sites’ on the 20th targeting chemical accident-prone sites in Ulsan and Yangsan, following the Busan and Gyeongnam areas on the 6th.
The special meeting for chemical accident-prone sites is expected to be attended by executives and hazardous chemical managers from 381 companies handling five types of frequently occurring chemical accident substances in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions.
An analysis of a total of 706 nationwide chemical accidents over the past nine years revealed that approximately 43% of chemical accidents frequently occurred due to the top five hazardous chemicals: hydrochloric acid (88 cases, 12%), ammonia (69 cases, 10%), sulfuric acid (63 cases, 9%), nitric acid (62 cases, 9%), and toluene (24 cases, 3%).
From January to July this year, a total of 68 chemical accidents occurred nationwide, representing an approximately 130% increase compared to the previous year. During the same period, chemical accidents in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions also rose by about 22% compared to the previous year.
This meeting aims to raise awareness of the rapidly increasing chemical accidents this year and will provide ‘safety education on chemical accident status and cases, and chemical handling management’ to executives and hazardous chemical managers of sites handling frequently occurring accident substances with a high risk of chemical accidents in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions.
A platform for communication between the public and private sectors will be established to listen to difficulties faced by businesses and opinions on unreasonable system improvements.
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Director Choi Jong-won stated, “We expect chemical accidents in our region to gradually decrease through proactive chemical accident prevention activities by sites handling frequently occurring accident substances,” and added, “We plan to continuously provide opportunities for communication to prevent chemical accidents in the future.”
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