Ministry of Economy and Finance: "5 out of 18 Public Institutions with 'Insufficient' Safety Management Pass Midterm Inspection"

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Son Seonhee] On the 16th, the government announced that among the 18 public institutions that received failing grades in last month's public safety management grading evaluation, 5 institutions that conducted early mid-term inspections and evaluations have completed all related improvement tasks.

The Ministry of Economy and Finance held a joint safety inspection meeting with ministries on the same day and confirmed the evaluation results that five institutions?Jungbu Power, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation, Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service, Korea Communications Agency, and Korea University of Technology and Education?have completed a total of 185 tasks. These include 42 tasks for Jungbu Power, 23 for Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation, 21 for Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service, 34 for Korea Communications Agency, and 65 for Korea University of Technology and Education. These five institutions received low grades in last month's safety management grading evaluation due to insufficient safety measures and facility management.

Regarding the remaining 13 institutions, the task implementation status check showed that approximately 89.8% of the improvement tasks have been completed. A final inspection is scheduled for the end of this month.

The Ministry of Economy and Finance stated, "The five institutions that passed the mid-term evaluation plan to continuously enhance safety capabilities and promote a safety culture to improve overall institutional safety capacity."

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