Gwangju Urban Railway Construction Headquarters, Operation of Public-Private Joint Safety Council

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] The Gwangju Metropolitan City Urban Railway Construction Headquarters announced on the 22nd that it has established the 2021 public-private joint safety council operation plan together with the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency.

The public-private joint safety council was formed following an agreement signed on June 11 last year between the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, the Gwangju Metropolitan City Urban Railway Construction Headquarters, and contractors (vehicle depot and six sections) to prevent major accidents such as collapses, fires, and explosions during the construction of Gwangju Urban Railway Line 2, and to establish a close cooperation and response system among all related organizations.

In particular, last year, they shared key safety management points by vulnerable periods and work types, conducted three on-site inspections, and supplemented identified safety management deficiencies through council meetings.

They also shared the latest revisions of safety-related laws and guidelines, as well as accident status.

Starting with the first practical council meeting on this day, they plan to discuss key points of on-site safety management and measures to activate information sharing between sites, and will conduct two rounds of public-private joint inspections at construction sites.

In November, they will conduct a final evaluation of the 2021 council activities and discuss the establishment of the 2022 council operation plan.

Kim Seong-won, Safety Management Director of the Urban Railway Construction Headquarters, said, “Through the operation of the public-private joint safety council, we will share safety and health data, supplement safety management deficiencies, and do our best to ensure that not a single safety accident occurs at the Gwangju Urban Railway Line 2 construction site.”

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