A study on the legal aspects of the transportation of dangerous goods by railroad in Korea

초록

: Depending on the development of industries, the transportation of chemicals has greatly increased. The carriages of dangerous materials have been increased as well. The dangerous materials are required different legal compliance for the application and transportation type. The definition of dangerous materials is also different for the each legal requirement because of the induced risks. In recent years, for the increased multimodal transport, the definition of dangerous materials is tried to unification likewise the global harmonized system (GHS). The efforts are also made in Korea, but the railroad sector has not been included. In this paper, the current codes concerning the carriage of dangerous goods via railroad in Korea are analyzed and suggested with comparison of other regulations including international ones. The risks induced by the transportation of dangerous goods can be properly controlled, and the regulation may be revised in reference with the suggested code.