Abstract

Purpose: The Korean construction industry accounts for about 40% of all industrial accidents, of which more than half of them are high-level accidents such as falls and falls (Ministry of Employment and Labor, 2024). Over the past decade, domestic construction sites have continued to develop high-rise and large-scale complexes, increasing the frequency and risk of high-rise work. High-risk accidents, including falls and falls, are repeated every year as the number of high-level sites such as high-rise apartment houses with 30 stories or more, super-large bridges, and underground complex spaces increases. In particular, a crash is highly likely to lead to death once it occurs, so it is pointed out as the most important area to manage in the field of occupational safety and health. The Occupational Safety and Health Act introduced a risk assessment system in 2008, requiring employers to identify and improve harmful and risk factors for each process in advance. Subsequently, the Serious Accident Punishment Act, which took effect in 2022, stipulated that management managers must establish and implement a safety and health management system and prove the results. However, in real-world settings, risk assessment often remains a formality of paperwork and does not lead to substantial risk elimination and improvement. This study aims to analyze the current status and problems of risk assessment, focusing on the domestic construction industry complaint work, and to suggest various improvement measures to strengthen execution power. 1) The purpose of the study: This study analyzes the problems of the current system and suggests improvement measures in terms of systems, fields, education, and technology to enhance the execution power of the risk assessment of high work. 2) Research design and methodology: Occupational Safety and Health Act and KOSHA Guide data, accident statistics from the Ministry of Employment and Labor over the past five years, and previous studies were analyzed, focusing on domestic construction site complaints. 3) Key Results: The Occupational Safety and Health Act introduced a risk assessment system in 2008 requiring employers to identify and improve harmful and risk factors for each process in advance, and the Serious Accident Punishment Act, which took effect in 2022, stipulates that management managers must establish and implement a safety and health management system and prove the results. 4) Key conclusions: In addition to legal enforcement, practical participation in the field, transparent disclosure of evaluation results, and real-time monitoring using the latest technology should be accompanied. This study aims to analyze the current status and problems of risk assessment, focusing on the domestic construction industry complaint work, and to suggest various improvement measures to strengthen execution power.