Seoul Facilities Corporation "Begins Eliminating Risk Factors in Line with the Purpose of the Serious Accident Punishment Act"

Seoul Facilities Corporation Identifies and Preemptively Addresses Major Accident Risks Across All 24 Projects

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul Facilities Corporation announced on the 12th that it has taken action to eliminate risk factors related to the corporation's work in advance and ultimately protect the safety of citizens, employees, and workers in accordance with the purpose of the enactment of the "Serious Accidents Punishment Act."

The Serious Accidents Punishment Act stipulates the punishment of business owners, management officials, public officials, and corporations who violate safety and health measures while operating businesses, workplaces, shared facilities, public transportation, or handling harmful raw materials or manufactured goods. It is scheduled to be enforced on January 27 next year.

Since the corporation manages and operates Seoul's urban infrastructure closely related to citizens' lives, it plans to thoroughly prevent serious accidents based on internal consensus that accident prevention is an essential duty.

First, a task force (TF) for improving the serious accident safety system was formed to identify hidden harmful and risk factors in 24 projects, including expressways and Seoul World Cup Stadium. In addition, serious accident cases from domestic and international public institutions over the past 10 years were also investigated to supplement safety facilities for each corporation workplace, with improvement work expected to be completed within this year.

Each department will identify serious accident risk factors and proactively engage in risk elimination activities. Furthermore, specific safety and health management plans will be prepared in anticipation of the enforcement decree of the law.

Director Cho Sung-il said, “Based on thorough on-site inspections, we will identify and eliminate serious accident risk factors in each business area in advance to fully ensure the safety of citizens, workers, and employees. This process will ultimately establish safety as a firm culture within the corporation, greatly contributing to the achievement of its fundamental mission.”

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