It is very important to evaluate how the functions of products, facilities, and spaces affect human life. The evaluation of these actions has legal regulations such as certification, inspection, and diagnosis, and the degree of quality, safety, and excellence of the results is announced. This study sought to secure safety through efficient system operation by reviewing safety-related certification systems established and implemented by each government department in Korea and analyzing the characteristics of each system and similarities between systems. There was also an aspect of cross-checking safety through the certification and diagnosis system implemented by each ministry, but it was confirmed that the efficiency of the system should also be considered in terms of overlapping application. Therefore, when securing safety is confirmed based on each safety-related law, active alternatives such as exemption, substitution, delegation, etc. should be presented.

A survey was conducted to investigate the attitudes of the food specialist to the food developed by gene recombination. The mail survey was distributed to 1,400 food specialists and received 464, a response rate of 33.1%. Respondents were asked about knowledge, concerns of potential hazards, purchasing and labeling of the gene recombination foods. Most respondents (98.7%) have some knowledge on the gene recombination foods. 91.3% of respondents recognized necessity of gene recombination technology. However, they also point out its potential hazards (80.9%). The groups with less knowledge showed their increased worry on the hazard in comparison with ones of having more knowledge(p$lt;0.01). The result indicated that there was negative relationship between knowledge and worry on the gene recombination foods. The groups with more knowledge showed their increased purchasing on gene recombination foods in comparison with ones of having less knowledge(p$lt;0.01). The result indicated that there was positive relationship between their purchase intent for gene recombination foods and knowledge. 68.4% of respondents showed their interest on purchasing the gene recombination foods. In this group, most of them (44.9%) has on condition that low cost (27.0%). In addition, they also have not use the foods for their children (17.9%) if they buy it. Most respondents (85.3%) want labeling on the gene recombination foods.

A survey was conducted to investigate the attitudes of public officials related to food hygiene toward food safety. The official groups were divided into four sub-groups based on their area, agency, gender and age. Response of each group to the survey was statistically analysed. The survey's results showed that most of them (87.0%) were satisfied with a domestic level of food hygiene. But, some of them (29.8%) considered unsatisfactoryly on safety of the food they eat. Their response to food safety did not statistically significant between each group of area, agency and age but, in case of gender, female group showed stastically more negative attitude to food safety than male one (P$lt;0.05). All groups chose residues of chemical substances such as pesticides and food additives as the most potential food risk factor followed by foodborne pathogens, heavy metals and animal drug residues. The results are not consistent with the scientific judgement. Therefore, more education and information were needed for these groups. They pointed out food manufacturer as a responsible group for poor food hygiene (48.7%). In addition, food manufacture and processing were selected as main business types with the lowest level in the food hygiene but official, working in the area of the central government and Seoul metropolitan city, pointed out food services establishments as the poorest hygiene one (P$lt;0.01). This result suggested that education and information to let mind of responded groups change, working in this part, and governmental financial support are needed to improve hygiene level of food manufacture and processing (70.3%). They also chose HACCP as the most effective way for improving the level of food hygiene followed by Recall, PL (Product Liability), monitoring, labeling and increasing of number of company with good manufacture and processing (GMP).

일본 고베지진(1995), 타이완 지지(Chichi)지진(2000), 우리나라 남해안 지역 및 대도시지역에서 지반 흔들림이 감지된 일본 후쿠오카지진(2005), 중국 쓰촨성대지진(2008), 일본 이와떼·미야기지진(2008), 최근의 일본 동북지방대지진(2011)과 같은 한반도 주변지역에서의 지진발생 사례와 함께 한반도내에서 최근 발생된 강원도 월정사지진(2007년) 등은 한반도의 지진발생 빈도 증가와 더불어 지진에 대한 안전지대가 아니라는 경각심과 함께 지진 피해 가능성에 대한 인식을 제고시키고 있다. 최근 일본 동북지방대지진(M9.0)과 중국에서 발생한 쓰촨성대지진(M8.0), 일본 이와떼·미야기지진(M7.2)은 진앙지 주변지역에 위치한 많은 댐들에 크고 작은 지진 피해를 발생시켰다. 특히, 중국 쓰촨성 대지진은 쓰촨성 일대 약 400개의 중·대형댐에 크고 작은 손상을 입힘으로써 지진대비 댐시설물 안전관리에 대한 대책 마련의 필요성을 부각시키고 있다. 댐 시설물은 국민생황과 안전에 밀접한 공공성이 강한 국가 주요시설물이므로 댐 관리주체는 지진대비 댐의 안전성을 확인함으로서 지진에 의한 피해를 최소화 할 의무가 있다. 일본 고베지진 이후 국내 내진설계기준(건설교통부, 1997)이 개정되었으며 2011년 개정된 댐설계기준·해설(건설교통부)에는 내진특등급 댐의 경우에는 의무적으로 지진계를 설치하고 정상상태를 유지하여야 함을 규정하고 있다. 이에 국내에서 대부분의 중요한 대댐을 관리하고 있는 한국수자원공사는 31개의 신규댐 및 설계당시 지진계가 설치되어 있지 않은 기존댐에 총 99대의 지진가속도계 설치를 2008년 완료하여 운영중에 있으며, 4대강살리기사업 16개 보에 총 30대의 지진가속도계 설치를 완료하였다. 현재 31개 댐에 설치된 99대의 지진가속도계는 실시간으로 각 댐에서 감지되는 지진파형을 모니터링하고 최대 가속도를 분석하여 댐의 내진안전성을 신속히 파악하기 위해 댐 실시간지진감시시스템(Dam Earthquake Monitoring System)에 연계되어 통합운영되고 있으며, 향후 4대강 16개 보 지진가속도계의 추가연계와 소방방재청 등 국가지진관측망과의 자료공유를 위해 시스템을 업그레이드할 계획이다. 댐의 내진안전성에 대한 연구사례는 다음과 같다. 한국수자원공사는 2001년에서 2003년까지 고베지진이후 강화된 내진설계기준에 따라 동적해석기법으로 다목적댐과 용수전용댐에 대한 내진성능평가를 실시하였으며, 평가결과 다목적댐과 용수전용댐은 현재의 강화된 내진설계기준에 대해 모두 내진안전성을 확보하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 수치해석을 이용한 지진발생시 댐의 안전성 평가는 댐재료의 동적물성 및 해석결과의 적정성을 평가하여야만 그 결과에 대한 신뢰성을 확보할 수 있다. 이를 위해 지진계측기록을 활용하여 댐의 실제 고유주기(Fundamental period)를 산정하는 방법에 대한 연구(하익수, 2008)가 수행되었고 수치해석에 의한 고유주기를 계측에 의한 고유주기와 일치시켜 동적물성을 검증하는 방법에 대한 연구(하익수와 오병현, 2011)와 기존댐 실대규모 발파진동실험을 실시하여 댐의 발파진동가속도 응답특성 및 동적물성 역산에 대한 연구가 수행되었다(이종욱 등, 2011).