Assigning and Managing 'Public Institution Safety' Grades

Ministry of Economy and Finance to Pilot Public Institution Safety Rating System in August... '5-Level' Evaluation
KOSHA Supports Pilot Project with Evaluation Content and On-Site Operability Verification

On July 31, the 'Safety Rating Pilot Project Review Committee' inauguration ceremony was held at the Seoul Regional Public Procurement Service. The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency supports as an 'assessment support organization.'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) is officially participating in the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s pilot project for the ‘Public Institution Safety Rating System.’

The Public Institution Safety Rating System is conducted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance to enhance the safety management levels of public institutions. It is a system that evaluates public institutions by categorizing their safety levels into five grades.

With the pilot project, including evaluations, taking place over two months starting in August, KOSHA participated in the launch ceremony of the ‘Safety Rating System Pilot Project Evaluation Team’ held on July 31 at the Seoul Regional Public Procurement Service located in Seocho-gu, Seoul, and began full-scale support for the project as an ‘Evaluation Support Organization.’

The Evaluation Support Organization assists the ‘Safety Rating Evaluation Team,’ composed of government and private members, by supporting the evaluation content and verifying on-site operability regarding decisions on safety ratings and other matters.

To establish the Public Institution Safety Rating System, KOSHA established a dedicated support organization in May and is conducting a research project titled ‘Advancement of the Public Institution Safety Activity Level Evaluation System’ to develop scientific evaluation criteria.

The pilot project conducted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance this year targets 64 major public institutions. The institutions subject to the pilot project are public institutions that have workplaces with production facilities, construction projects worth 5 billion KRW or more, management of multi-use buildings, or high-risk laboratories.

The Ministry of Economy and Finance plans to disclose the safety ratings of each institution after the evaluation is completed, and intends to improve safety levels by providing education and consulting for any deficiencies.

The Public Institution Safety Rating System will be fully implemented next year targeting approximately 110 public institutions, comprehensively evaluating activities and performance across three core categories: safety capability, safety level, and safety value of public institutions.

Park Doo-yong, President of KOSHA, stated, “As social value on safety and public demand levels have increased, the leading role of public institutions is becoming more important,” adding, “We will actively support the Ministry of Economy and Finance and related organizations so that the Public Institution Safety Rating System can contribute to raising safety levels in workplaces and our society.”

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