재난안전 실무자의 업무 스트레스의 효과적 관리를 통한 직무만족도 및 조직몰입 제고방안(A study on the improvement of organizational commitment and job satisfaction via effectively managing disaster officials’ work-related stress)

The sinking of Sewol ferry occurred on the morning of April 16, 2014, en route from Incheon to Jeju in South Korea. In all, 304 passengers, mostly secondary school students from Ansan City, and crew members died in the disaster. This tragedy resulted in social and political criticism and reactions. In the same vein, there was a mounting recognition that the government’s capacity for disaster response and recovery was largely confined and hence government reshuffling of the old decentralized disaster authorities began to manifest. As for policy contribution, it presents practical policy suggestions for the government to fill the current legal loopholes in the current civil servants’ safety and health regulations, especially for supporting disaster off-site officials’ safety and mental health. It also suggests more effective and useful stress management policies and programs.