Park Duyong, Chairman of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at the 10th International Industrial Hygiene Conference

"Dedicated to Improving Health of Asian Workers for Over 10 Years"

Park Doo-yong, President of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (right), poses for a commemorative photo after receiving the 10th International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA) Lifetime Achievement Award. (Photo by Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency)

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency announced on the 16th that Chairman Park Duyong received the Lifetime Achievement Award for the 10th time in history at the 12th International Occupational Hygiene Association Conference (IOHA 2021) on the 15th.

This award is given to one individual who has made the most outstanding achievements in the field of occupational hygiene worldwide and has been awarded biennially since 1997. The award is presented by the association, the world's largest occupational health organization with over 20,000 experts from 34 countries.

The 12th International Occupational Hygiene Association Conference (IOHA 2021), held this year, was themed "Bridging the Gap in Occupational Health Development and Opening New Horizons," with participation from over 1,500 people from more than 60 countries.

An agency official said, "Chairman Park established the Asian Occupational Health Network, leading expert training and policy development," and was highly evaluated for his contributions over more than 10 years to protecting the health of workers in Asian countries with vulnerable occupational health and improving working environments."

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