Korea has seen rapid growth setting an example for the other Asian countries, according to which the fire preventing control and fire preventing technology has also developed a lot. Especially in public institutions, as 'laws on fire preventing facili...
Korea has seen rapid growth setting an example for the other Asian countries, according to which the fire preventing control and fire preventing technology has also developed a lot. Especially in public institutions, as 'laws on fire preventing facilities preservation and safety control' has set, the head of public institution amended and announced the whole sentence of 'regulations on fire preventing in public institutions' by organizing and complementing the self defense fire preventing team.
However, even though fire preventing tasks should be done exemplarily in public institutions, lack of technology of self check, absence of general self check institutions, biased tendency of assigning person in charge of fire preventing, difficulty of fire preventing task itself, remedy of budget allocation led to serial fires in public institutions where massive victims were made such as accident in train station in Dae-gu, and dormitory in Cheon-an elementary school.
Therefore, this dissertation examined the fire preventing system in developed countries such as USA, Britain, and Japan. Also it studied method of improvement of current fire preventing control system by examining theoretical background and conducting questionnaire of staff in charge of fire preventing about real situations.
First, give intensified education for fire fighting technicians.
In public specialized institutions, main fire preventing technicians need education which can present the solutions of problems such as investigation of new products and its systematic checking method to them.
For assist fire technicians, fire presenting checking education from special instructor is needed.
Second, establish new self-checking institutions.
As found in foreign countries, if the separated inspecting institution takes charge of educating, and special inspecting institution takes charge of giving practical investigations, the effectiveness of the law will be maximized.
Third, assign person in charge of preventing fire among staff in charge.
If staff in charge had problems, there is no responsibility for the head of the institution.
To complement it, when assigning staff, making it compulsory for them to take educating courses in Korea Fire Safety Association. Also, make clear award-penalty system, and apply it even to the head of the institution with no exception.
This way, sided assignment and incomplete factors in practical affairs would be decreased.
Fourth, suggesting improved labor conditions for fire preventing staff.
If staff can work in the better environment where they can focus on fire preventing related tasks, make fire preventing tasks inclusive in allowance regulations, and
make the head of the institution take responsibility strictly when accidents happen, the tendency to avoid fire preventing control tasks in public institutions will be decreased.
Fifth, promote the fire preventing regulations for public institution.
The way of promotion could be fire safety MOU with related institution, making and distributing the promotional materials related to public institutions, giving fire safety establishing educations to the head and executives of the institution, promoting it to mass media.
Sixth, have fire preventing safety education for securing budget.
To secure sustainable budget, clarifying where the responsibility lies and fixing allowances system would be helpful. Publicity and education for budget decision makers is also needed.
Improvement method of preventing fire in public institutions mentioned above can give foundations for staff for certain fire preventing object, National emergency management agency, and public fire preventing institution.
Fire preventing regulations for public institutions were established in 1970. There are basic regulations about preventing fire in public institutions, but not perfect yet. Therefore, it needs to be improved and complemented steadily.
People in charge of self check need to have strong responsibility because it is directly related to safety of people. Public and institutions in charge should give effort together for settling self checking system for fire preventing.