Hyundai Oilbank, First Refinery to Surpass '20 Million Injury-Free Man-Hours'

[Asia Economy Reporter Park So-yeon] Hyundai Oilbank announced on the 10th that it has become the first refining company to surpass '20 million injury-free man-hours.'

Hyundai Oilbank's injury-free continuous period, which began in October 2013, has now exceeded 7 years. This is a rare case not only domestically but also overseas.

Since achieving 10 million injury-free man-hours for the first time in the company's history in September 2017, it has continued to set an unprecedented injury-free record up to 20 million man-hours.

Except for Hyundai Oilbank, no refining company has yet reached 10 million injury-free man-hours.

Considering that refining companies usually take about 100 days to reach 1 million man-hours, Hyundai Oilbank's 20 million injury-free man-hours is expected to be a record difficult to break for some time.

'Man-hour' is a concept that accumulates the working hours of plant operators. One person working for one hour is counted as '1 man-hour.'

'Injury-free man-hours' serve as a gauge of how safely an oil refinery is being operated.

This year, the significance is even greater as the company carried out the largest-ever scheduled maintenance in the second quarter and is in the midst of constructing an olefin production plant worth 2.7 trillion won, all while maintaining injury-free operations.

Kang Dal-ho, CEO of Hyundai Oilbank, said, "Accidents at oil refineries are likely to lead to large-scale human, material, and environmental damage, so safety and the environment are the top priorities. With the completion of the large olefin production plant scheduled for next year, we will further strengthen systems and culture for safety."

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