Investigating the Safety Management Plan in Junkyard

Abstract

Automobiles play a crucial role in our lives as they help us in improving our quality of life. Owing to the expansion and development of various industries, the demand for automobiles has increased, which has resulted in an increase in the number of vehicles. The boundary value, due to the recycling of automobile-based waste, is expected to reach approximately 500 billion won per year. In particular, due to the amendment in the Automobile Management Act in 2010, the central axis has shifted from “dismantled and recycled” to “dismantled and recycled.” For recycling, each and every part of the automobile should be dismantled at the junkyard. However, the junkyards in Korea do not have a systematic and automated dismantling system for cars, and thus, they rely on direct dismantling and separation systems; this results in large-scale fires owing to the increased risk of fires that occur during the direct dismantling process. To address this issue, I would like to suggest a safety management plan for junkyards in Korea.