화학물질에 대한 도급승인과 도급신고의 현황 및 제도 개선 필요성 연구

A Study on the Operational Status and Need for Improvement of the Contract Approval and Contract Reporting System for Chemical Substances

Objective: This study was conducted to contribute to the more efficient operation of the domestic contracting system. Methods: We examined the criteria for judging contractors, contractors, and related contractors under the Occupational Safety and Health Act. During the period of 2020~2023, an investigation was conducted on the performance of the Ministry of Employment and Labor's contract approval and the Ministry of Environment's contract report. We compared the differences between the system related to contract approval under the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the contract notification under the Chemical Control Act. Results and Conclusions: The number of applications for contract approval in 2023(1,380) under the Occupational Safety and Health Act increased by about 170.6% compared to 2020 (510). The number of contract reports in 2023(3,893) under the Chemicals Control Act increased by about 32.5% compared to 2020(2,938). The contents of the overlapping regulations according to the operation of domestic contract approval and contract notification braking differed in the contents of the chemical substances subject to contract declaration, the scope of work subject to contract declaration, the time of document submission, and the expiration date. In connection with the improvement of the overlapping regulatory chemicals in the contract management system, it was necessary to take measures such as the unification of the submitted documents related to the contract report and the unification of the review agency for the submitted documents.