The safety of the people’s living environments is now threatened by climate change. This is due to a growing concern over the increase in and continuation of the casualties and property damages caused by storms and floods that have become even more powerful than before due to climate change. Accordingly, the government has selected “Establishing an Advanced Disaster and Safety Management System” as a presidential agenda to emphasize the need to create a living environment that can protect the lives and property of the people and is promoting the creation of a safe living environment by establishing a daily safety monitoring system and the comprehensive maintenance of areas vulnerable to storms and floods. There is an urgent need to establish

countermeasures as the safety accidents involving various nonbuilding structures and facilities, and the living environment closely related to the lives of the people, are increasing due to storms and floods. The types and sizes of nonbuilding structures have diversified and their quantity has increased with the advancement of the construction and structural technology, and the installation of nonbuilding structures in dangerous areas is increasing as available land in urban area has decreased. On the other hand, some independent facilities, such as mechanical parking lots and chimneys, lack proper maintenance and inspection systems, and with the increase in large-scale facilities, casualties and property damages are increasing when accidents occur; however, the management measures for these nonbuilding structures are still inadequate.

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