Deputy Minister of Employment: "Link Industrial Safety and Health Inspections to Poorly Managed Fall Accident Sites... Criminal and Legal Actions Will Be Taken Without Fail"

'On-Site Inspection Day'... Visit to New Multi-Family Housing Construction Site

Park Hwa-jin, Vice Minister of Employment and Labor (wearing yellow), is seen inspecting the industrial safety and health conditions at a multi-family housing construction site in Sindang-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 14th, marking the 'Field Inspection Day.' (Photo by Ministry of Employment and Labor)

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Park Hwajin, Vice Minister of Employment and Labor, visited a construction site on the 14th and emphasized, "Defective sites related to fall accidents will definitely be subject to administrative and judicial measures linked to industrial safety and health supervision."

On the morning of the same day, Vice Minister Park visited a newly built multi-family housing site in Sindang-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, and said, "Falls are accidents that can be sufficiently prevented with prior preparation. Since fall accidents frequently occur especially at small-scale construction sites, special attention and thorough safety measures are necessary."

This visit was arranged as part of a nationwide inspection conducted on the 'Site Inspection Day,' which is held biweekly starting from the third week of July.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor has designated the Site Inspection Day in line with the launch of the Industrial Safety and Health Headquarters, a dedicated organization for industrial accident prevention, and is conducting nationwide inspections of construction and manufacturing workplaces.

Vice Minister Park examined safety deficiencies such as the absence of safety railings at the work site and requested corrections, while urging voluntary implementation of safety measures.

Vice Minister Park stated, "Through the nationwide inspection, we will check the safety management status of workplaces, and defective sites will be linked to industrial safety and health supervision for administrative and judicial actions," and requested, "Please also comply with COVID-19 prevention rules such as wearing masks and social distancing according to the Level 4 social distancing measures in the metropolitan area."

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