A method for controlling an operation for safety management of a cleaning module in a mobile robot operation control apparatus, a mobile robot operation control method comprising: a current measuring step of measuring a current value by sensing a current for a motor which is connected to a cleaning module to be driven, wherein in the current measuring step, the current value in accordance with the rotating operation of a main brush is acquired from a motor connected to the main brush of the mobile robot to measure a current; a cleaning module safety management step of determining a state of the cleaning module based on the measured current value and determining a safety management control mode based on the determination result; and an operation control step of controlling an operation of a mobile robot based on the safety management control mode; wherein the cleaning module safety management step includes: a current state determining step of determining a current state of the motor by comparing the measured current value and a predetermined reference current value; a cleaning module state determining step of determining a safety state of the cleaning module based on the determination result of the current state; and a safety management control mode determining step of determining a safety management control mode corresponding to a safety state determining result of the cleaning module, characterized in that, in the current state determining step, the state of the current of the motor is determined by comparing the measured current value with at least one reference current value of a first reference current value, a second reference current value, and an average current value. a current measuring step of measuring a current value by sensing a current for a motor which is connected to a cleaning module to be driven, wherein in the current measuring step, the current value in accordance with the rotating operation of a main brush is acquired from a motor connected to the main brush of the mobile robot to measure a current; a cleaning module safety management step of determining a state of the cleaning module based on the measured current value and determining a safety management control mode based on the determination result; and an operation control step of controlling an operation of a mobile robot based on the safety management control mode; wherein the cleaning module safety management step includes: a current state determining step of determining a current state of the motor by comparing the measured current value and a predetermined reference current value; a cleaning module state determining step of determining a safety state of the cleaning module based on the determination result of the current state; and a safety management control mode determining step of determining a safety management control mode corresponding to a safety state determining result of the cleaning module, characterized in that, in the current state determining step, the state of the current of the motor is determined by comparing the measured current value with at least one reference current value of a first reference current value, a second reference current value, and an average current value. a current state determining step of determining a current state of the motor by comparing the measured current value and a predetermined reference current value; a cleaning module state determining step of determining a safety state of the cleaning module based on the determination result of the current state; and a safety management control mode determining step of determining a safety management control mode corresponding to a safety state determining result of the cleaning module, characterized in that, in the current state determining step, the state of the current of the motor is determined by comparing the measured current value with at least one reference current value of a first reference current value, a second reference current value, and an average current value.