The Study on the Necessity of Online Safety Education Software Development for Research Staff

The study analyzed 334 universities in year 2012 and 359 universities in year 2014 of inquiry result from laboratory safety management status by means of Laboratory Safety Act. The study result highlights that chemical engineering field used to have the greatest number of laboratories in year 2012, but it has transferred to biotech/microbial field in year 2014, causing difference in the number of laboratory by study fields. Second, 12 hour education in year 2014 has increased by over 50% at universities of any type when compared to that of year 2012. This phenomenon indicates that the laboratory safety education in universities for research staffs is being well established and settled. Last, the preference in software development of online education program for the research staff shows that there is a high preference in the development of “laboratory safety education program by study field" and “development of laboratory safety education program by education subjects (bachelor's degree, Master, doctorate)". Therefore, it is necessary to develop a software that includes safety education contents for education subjects (bachelor's degree, Master, doctorate) and their study fields.