Korea Forest Welfare Institute Achieves 'A Grade' in Public Institution Safety Activities

Director Lee Chang-jae (second from the left) of the Korea Forest Welfare Institute is conducting an on-site inspection of forest welfare facilities. Photo by Korea Forest Welfare Institute

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korea Forest Welfare Institute announced on the 20th that it received an A grade in the '2020 Public Institution Safety Activity Level Evaluation' conducted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

The evaluation was introduced in 2019 to establish a safety-centered management system in public institutions and to improve the level of safety and health activities. The evaluation method categorizes institutions into six grades from S to E based on 29 items across four areas, including safety and health management systems.

In the evaluation, the Forest Welfare Institute was recognized for its efforts and achievements in ▲ top management's leadership and commitment to safety and health management ▲ certification of the safety and health management system (KOSHA-MS) ▲ infrastructure support such as safety and health education for subcontractors ▲ core performance measurement of safety and health management ▲ and safety management of hazardous tasks and situations, receiving an A grade in both the 'overall target institutions (absolute evaluation)' and the 'small and medium-sized quasi-governmental institution group (relative evaluation)'.

Lee Chang-jae, President of the Forest Welfare Institute, said, “The Forest Welfare Institute has prioritized safety as a core value of the institution and has set and strengthened safety management as the top management policy. We will become a public institution that prioritizes not only the health of employees and customers but also the safety of the public.”

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