한국보건안전단체총연합회(회장 정혜선)는 한국갤럽에 의뢰해 지난 6.9(월)~6.10.(일) 2일간 전국 만19세 이상 남녀 1,005명을 대상으로 새정부 안전정책에 대한 국민인식도 조사를 실시한 결과. 안전사고에 대한 우리나라 안전수준에 대해 국민 10명 중 6명(60.3%)이 심각하다고 응답했다.
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 ▲ 한국보건안전단체총연합회 정혜선 회장은 “새 정부에서 추진해야 할 안전분야 중 산업안전분야의 중요성이 1순위로 나타나 여러 안전분야 중에서도 산업안전분야에 대한 국민들의 요구가 높다”며, “새로 출범한 이재명 정부에서 산업안전보건 문제를 개선해 일터의 안전을 보장해 주기를 희망한다”고 밝혔다. © 김충열 정치전문기자 |
연령별로는 50대에서 69.1%, 60대에서 66.6%가 우리나라 안전수준이 심각하다고 인식하였고, 직업별로는 농･임･어업(74.9%), 자영업(65.5%)에서 높게 나타났다.
우리 국민들은 자연재난이나 사회재난 보다 산업재해 안전수준이 심각하다고 인식하고 있으며 10명중 6명꼴로 중대재해처벌법을 강화해야 한다고 생각하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 조사결과 안전사고에 대한 우리나라 안전수준에 대해 국민 10명 중 6명(60.3%)이 심각하다고 응답했다.
연령별로는 50대에서 69.1%, 60대에서 66.6%가 우리나라 안전수준이 심각하다고 인식했고 직업별로는 농･임･어업(74.9%), 자영업(65.5%)에서 높게 나타났다. 사회재난에 대한 우리나라 안전수준에 대해 국민 10명 중 6명(61.1%)이 심각하다고 응답했다.
연령별로는 70대에서 72.1%, 60대에서 67.5%가 우리나라 안전수준이 심각하다고 인식했고 직업별로는 농･임･어업(69.8%), 자영업(67.2%)에서 높게 나타났다.
산업재해에 대한 우리나라 안전수준에 대해 국민 10명 중 7명(71.6%)이 심각하다고 응답해 자연재난이 심각하다(53.9%)는 응답과 사회재난이 심각하다(61.1%)는 응답보다 높게 나타났다.
연령별로는 50대에서 79.1%, 70대에서 77.7%가 우리나라 안전수준이 심각하다고 인식했고 직업별로는 농･임･어업(79.2%), 가정주부(77.3%)에서 높게 나타났다.
새 정부가 중요하게 추진해야 할 안전정책 분야에 대해 1순위로 ‘산업안전 및 재해예방’에 대한 응답이 높게 나타났고 1순위와 2순위를 합친 결과에서도 ‘산업안전 및 재해예방’에 대한 응답이 51.5%로 높게 나타났다.
연령별로는 50대에서 61.4%, 40대에서 58.9%가 ‘산업안전 및 재해예방’을 1순위로 응답했고 직업별로는 자영업(58.5%), 학생(55.8%)에서 높게 나타났다. 중대재해처벌법이 산업재해 예방에 도움이 된다는 응답은 74.0%로 나타났다.
2023년 조사에서는 60.2%가 도움이 된다고 했고 2024년 조사에서는 69.8%가 중대재해처벌법이 산재예방에 도움이 된다고 응답했는데 올해 조사에서는 그보다 더 높은 74.0%가 도움이 된다고 응답했다.
연령별로는 40대에서 83.2%, 50대에서 80.1%가 도움이 된다고 응답했고 직업별로는 학생 79.7%, 사무·경영·관리·전문직에서 77.1%가 중대재해처벌법이 산재예방에 도움이 된다고 응답했다.
중대재해처벌법의 향후 운영에 대해 현재보다 더 강화해야 한다는 응답이 64.2%, 현재 수준을 유지해야 한다는 응답이 21.4%이었으며 현재보다 완화해야 한다는 응답은 10.6%이었다.
연령별로는 50대에서 72.9%, 40대에서 65.6%가 현재보다 강화해야 한다고 응답했고 직업별로는 무직·은퇴·기타 73.1%, 학생 71.8%가 현재보다 강화해야 한다고 응답했다.
또 산재를 감소하기 위한 대책으로 ‘정부의 철저한 감독과 관리’가 필요하다는 응답이 27.2%로 1순위이었고 ‘사업주의 적극적인 투자와 관심’이 필요하다는 응답이 24.1%로 2순위로 나타났다.
지난 해 조사에서는 ‘사업주의 적극적인 투자와 노력’이 필요하다는 응답이 25.0%로 1순위이었고 ‘근로자의 안전수칙 준수’가 22.5%로 2순위이었는데 이번 조사에서는 정부의 역할에 대한 중요성을 더 높게 인식했다.
‘정부의 철저한 감독과 관리’가 필요하다는 응답에 대해 연령별로는 60대 33.6%, 70대 32.2%이었고 직업별로는 가정주부 36.5%, 무직·은퇴·기타 32.5% 이었다.
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 ▲ 정 회장은 “일부 정치권이나 경영계의 의견과 달리 국민의 64.2%가 중대재해처벌법이 더욱 강화돼야 한다고 응답했다”며, “중대재해처벌법이 제대로 시행돼 실질적인 예방 효과를 거둘 수 있도록 적극적인 추진이 필요하다”고 강조했다. © 김충열 정치전문기자 |
아울러 고용노동부의 산업안전보건본부를 산업안전보건청으로 격상하는 것에 대해 찬성하는 의견이 65.6%이었고 반대하는 의견이 19.8% 이었다.
연령별로는 40대에서 72.4%, 50대에서 69.6%가 산업안전보건청으로 격상하는 것이 필요하다고 응답했고 직업별로는 학생 72.4%, 무직·은퇴·기타의 70.2%가 산업안전보건청으로 격상하는 것이 필요하다고 응답했다.
한국보건안전단체총연합회 정혜선 회장은 “새 정부에서 추진해야 할 안전분야 중 산업안전분야의 중요성이 1순위로 나타나 여러 안전분야 중에서도 산업안전분야에 대한 국민들의 요구가 높다”며, “새로 출범한 이재명 정부에서 산업안전보건 문제를 개선해 일터의 안전을 보장해 주기를 희망한다”고 밝혔다.
특히 정 회장은 “일부 정치권이나 경영계의 의견과 달리 국민의 64.2%가 중대재해처벌법이 더욱 강화돼야 한다고 응답했다”며, “중대재해처벌법이 제대로 시행돼 실질적인 예방 효과를 거둘 수 있도록 적극적인 추진이 필요하다”고 강조했다.
이번 조사는 전국 17개 시도에 거주하는 19세 이상 남녀 1,005명(2025년 5월 행정안전부 주민등록 인구통계 기준)을 대상으로 구조화된 조사표를 이용해 유무선 RDD 조사로 6.9-6.10일 (2일간)진행됐다. 표본오차 95%에 신뢰수준은 ±3.1%p다. 보다 상세한 자료는 한국갤럽과 한국보건안전단체총연합회 홈페이지에서 참조하면 된다. hpf21@naver.com
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Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency: “6 out of 10 Koreans Recognize Our Country’s Safety Level and Industrial Accidents as Serious”
64% in favor of strengthening the Serious Accident Punishment Act, 65% in favor of establishing the Occupational Safety & Health Agency
The Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency (Chairman Jeong Hye-seon) commissioned Gallup Korea to conduct a survey on the public perception of the new government’s safety policy on 1,005 men and women aged 19 or older nationwide from June 9 (Mon) to June 10 (Sun). Six out of 10 Koreans (60.3%) responded that our country’s safety level regarding safety accidents is serious.
By age, 69.1% of those in their 50s and 66.6% of those in their 60s perceived our country’s safety level as serious, and by occupation, the survey was high in agriculture, forestry, and fishing (74.9%) and the self-employed (65.5%).
Our citizens perceive the safety level of industrial accidents as more serious than natural disasters or social disasters, and 6 out of 10 people think that the Serious Disaster Punishment Act should be strengthened. According to the survey results, 6 out of 10 people (60.3%) responded that the safety level of our country regarding safety accidents is serious.
By age, 69.1% of those in their 50s and 66.6% of those in their 60s perceived the safety level of our country as serious, and by occupation, it was high in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries (74.9%) and the self-employed (65.5%). 6 out of 10 people (61.1%) responded that the safety level of our country regarding social disasters is serious.
By age, 72.1% of those in their 70s and 67.5% of those in their 60s perceived the safety level of our country as serious, and by occupation, it was high in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries (69.8%) and the self-employed (67.2%).
Regarding the safety level of our country regarding industrial accidents, 7 out of 10 people (71.6%) responded that it is serious, which was higher than the responses that natural disasters are serious (53.9%) and social disasters are serious (61.1%).
By age, 79.1% of those in their 50s and 77.7% of those in their 70s recognized that our country’s safety level is serious, and by occupation, it was high in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries (79.2%) and housewives (77.3%).
In terms of safety policy areas that the new government should promote as important, the response to ‘industrial safety and accident prevention’ was high as the first priority, and in the combined results of the first and second priorities, the response to ‘industrial safety and accident prevention’ was high at 51.5%.
By age, 61.4% of those in their 50s and 58.9% of those in their 40s responded that ‘industrial safety and accident prevention’ was the top priority, and by occupation, it was high among the self-employed (58.5%) and students (55.8%). 74.0% responded that the Serious Disaster Punishment Act was helpful in preventing industrial accidents.
In the 2023 survey, 60.2% responded that it was helpful, and in the 2024 survey, 69.8% responded that it was helpful in preventing industrial accidents, but in this year’s survey, an even higher 74.0% responded that it was helpful.
By age, 83.2% of those in their 40s and 80.1% of those in their 50s responded that it was helpful, and by occupation, 79.7% of students and 77.1% of office workers, management, administration, and professionals responded that the Serious Disaster Punishment Act was helpful in preventing industrial accidents.
Regarding the future operation of the Serious Disaster Punishment Act, 64.2% responded that it should be strengthened more than it is now, 21.4% responded that it should be maintained at the current level, and 10.6% responded that it should be relaxed more than it is now.
By age, 72.9% of those in their 50s and 65.6% of those in their 40s responded that it should be strengthened more than it is now, and by occupation, 73.1% of the unemployed, retired, and others, and 71.8% of students responded that it should be strengthened more than it is now.
In addition, 27.2% responded that ‘thorough government supervision and management’ was necessary as a measure to reduce industrial accidents, taking first place, and 24.1% responded that ‘active investment and interest of business owners’ was necessary, taking second place.
In last year’s survey, 25.0% of respondents said that ‘active investment and effort by business owners’ was necessary, and 22.5% said ‘compliance with safety rules by workers’ was the second most important. However, in this survey, the importance of the government’s role was recognized more highly.
In response to the need for ‘thorough government supervision and management,’ 33.6% of respondents in their 60s and 32.2% of respondents in their 70s were considered necessary by age group, and 36.5% of respondents were housewives and 32.5% were unemployed, retired, or others. ”
In addition, 65.6% of respondents were in favor of upgrading the Occupational Safety and Health Headquarters of the Ministry of Employment and Labor to the Occupational Safety and Health Agency, while 19.8% were opposed.
By age, 72.4% of those in their 40s and 69.6% of those in their 50s responded that it is necessary to upgrade the agency to the Occupational Safety and Health Agency, and by occupation, 72.4% of students and 70.2% of the unemployed, retired, and others responded that it is necessary to upgrade the agency to the Occupational Safety and Health Agency.
Jeong Hye-seon, President of the Korea Federation of Occupational Safety and Health Organizations, said, “Among the safety areas that the new government should promote, the importance of industrial safety is ranked first, and among the various safety areas, the public’s demand for industrial safety is high,” and added, “I hope that the newly launched Lee Jae-myung government will improve industrial safety and health issues and ensure safety in the workplace.”
In particular, President Jeong said, “Contrary to the opinions of some political and business circles, 64.2% of the public He responded that the Serious Disaster Punishment Act should be further strengthened,” and emphasized that “active promotion is necessary so that the Serious Disaster Punishment Act can be properly implemented and have a real preventive effect.”
This survey was conducted on 1,005 men and women aged 19 or older residing in 17 cities and provinces across the country (based on the May 2025 resident registration population statistics of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety) using a structured questionnaire and was conducted via wired and wireless RDD from June 9 to June 10 (for 2 days). The confidence level is ±3.1%p at a sampling error of 95%. For more detailed data, please refer to the websites of Korea Gallup and the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency. hpf21@naver.com
