Awardee Commendation Electric Safety Gong "Focusing on Building Technology Development D.N.A"

Lee Soon-hyung, Chairman of SGENG, Awarded the Silver Tower Industrial Medal for Electrical Safety Excellence

President Seongwan Cho of Korea Electrical Safety Corporation delivering the opening address at the '2020 Korea Electrical Safety Awards'. (Photo by Korea Electrical Safety Corporation)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Korea Electrical Safety Corporation announced on the 8th that it held the '2020 Korea Electrical Safety Awards' to honor individuals who contributed to national social development through electrical safety and to gather commitment for realizing a safe society for the public. The award ceremony took place on the 2nd at the Saeullim Hall at the headquarters in Jeonbuk Innovation City.

Hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and organized by the Corporation, the Electrical Safety Awards have been the largest annual event in the field of electrical safety since 1995.

This year's event was attended by about 90 people including Ju Young-jun, Director General of the Energy Resources Office at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Lim Hae-jong, President of Korea Gas Safety Corporation, various dignitaries, electrical industry workers, awardees, and their families. A total of 53 awards were presented to individuals and organizations, including 14 government awards such as the Silver Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit and 35 Minister of Industry and Energy Commendations.

The highest honor of the Electrical Safety Awards, the Silver Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit, was awarded to Lee Soon-hyung, Chairman of SG ENG. He was recognized for his contributions to fostering the eco-friendly future energy industry and developing research technologies for stabilizing energy storage system (ESS) facilities.

The Industrial Service Merit was awarded to Kim Jin-sun, CEO of Cheongpa IMT, and Yoon Bo-sun, CEO of Yurim. CEO Kim was praised for advancing safety management technology through the modernization of domestic measuring equipment. CEO Yoon was recognized for contributing to the safe construction of power facilities and the training of industrial skilled workers.

In his opening remarks, Corporation President Cho Sung-wan said, "In line with the changes of the era and the level of technological development due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we will further strive to establish a smart electrical safety system to create a D.N.A (Data, Network, Artificial Intelligence) ecosystem."

He added, "With the full enforcement of the Electrical Safety Management Act starting April next year, it is expected that the national safety management system will enter a new phase with the introduction of an electrical facility safety grading system and the institutionalization of regular inspections for aging apartment complexes."

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