지역축제 행사장에서의 혼잡ㆍ교통유도경비 활성화 방안 = Strategies for Enhancing Security for Crowd Management and Traffic Control at Local Festival Venues

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

As the number of local festivals has shown an increasing trend again in the post-COVID-19 era, the 2022 Itaewon disaster highlighted the need to reform the safety management practices for crowded events. In response, the ｢Security Services Act｣ was amended to introduce a new category of security services for crowd management and traffic control. This study examines the legal definition of the newly established duties, explores relevant foreign legislative cases, and considers the scope of work for security personnel performing congestion and traffic guidance from various perspectives. Based on these analyses, this paper proposes ways to effectively enhance these security services at local festival venues.
First, regulatory measures under the ｢Security Services Act｣ should be adjusted by strengthening or easing them where necessary. Even if the site is not designated as a collective civil complaint site, security companies should still be required to report before deploying personnel; however, if a licensed company seeks to add congestion and traffic guidance services to its operations, the requirement for a new license should be relaxed to a application for modification approval instead. To foster qualified security personnel capable of performing these new duties, the training of both security guards and supervisors should be enhanced, and in the long term, Japan’s tiered security personnel management system should be adopted. Finally, it is suggested that security personnel be granted authority to conduct basic safety management on site, while also being required to immediately report to the police when imminent danger is anticipated, through appropriate amendments to the relevant laws.