Minister Lim Hye-sook of the Ministry of Science and ICT: "We will do our best to prevent safety accidents involving postal workers"

Visited Songpa Post Office in Seoul on the morning of the 4th to inspect the work site

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] On the morning of the 4th, Lim Hye-sook, Minister of Science and ICT, visited the Songpa Post Office in Seoul to inspect the safety management status of the post office and communicated with delivery workers and other staff about on-site difficulties.

Minister Lim first checked the working environment of the post office delivery room where delivery workers were preparing for delivery, and examined the operation status of the post office safety checkpoint to prevent accidents that may occur from motorcycle operation. The post office safety checkpoint is a place where delivery workers check various safety hazards such as wearing helmets, motorcycle maintenance status, and overloading of mail before going out for delivery.

The Korea Post Headquarters is implementing various safety enhancement measures to prevent delivery worker accidents, including reinforcing delivery personnel, replacing old motorcycles, distributing personalized helmets, improving delivery equipment, improving work processes such as suspending delivery during bad weather or after sunset, and introducing parcel boxes with hole handles.

Minister Lim then held a meeting with delivery workers and post office counter staff who are striving to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and provide stable postal services even during the COVID-19 situation, and communicated about on-site difficulties.

At this meeting, Minister Lim said, “We will not spare communication with the field and active support so that employees can work with peace of mind in a pleasant and safe working environment,” and added, "Please ensure thorough equipment inspection before and after work, regular maintenance, constant wearing of protective gear, safe driving of motorcycles, and strict compliance with all safety rules to prevent serious accidents."

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