Kia Holds Joint Labor-Management Declaration Ceremony to Create Safe, Healthy, and Environmentally Friendly Workplaces

Establishment of Joint Labor-Management Safety Prevention Rules... Kia Complies with 10 Major Safety Rules
Hyundai Motor Also Forms Labor-Management TFT for Serious Accident Prevention... Introductory Meeting on the 4th

On the 6th, Kia management and labor held a 'Joint Declaration Ceremony for Creating a Safe, Healthy, and Environmentally Friendly Workplace' at Autoland in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, with participation from labor and management representatives including Choi Jun-young, Vice President and CEO of Kia (left), and Choi Jong-tae, Head of the Kia Motors Branch of the Korean Metal Workers' Union.

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Kia's labor and management have declared their commitment to jointly creating a safe, healthy, and environmentally friendly workplace.

On the 6th, Kia's labor and management held a 'Labor-Management Joint Declaration Ceremony for Creating a Safe, Healthy, and Environmental Workplace' at Autoland in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province. The event was attended by Choi Jun-young, Vice President and CEO of Kia, Choi Jong-tae, Head of the Kia Motors Branch of the Korean Metal Workers' Union, and labor-management representatives from five sectors including each factory, sales, and maintenance.

On this day, Kia's labor and management unveiled a joint declaration, pledging to focus on preventing safety accidents and fulfilling their era-defining mission of ensuring the safety and health of employees and in-house partner personnel, as well as environmental preservation.

Kia plans to post the joint declaration permanently at each factory, sales, and maintenance locations and will carry out continuous joint labor-management on-site inspection activities.

Additionally, Kia's labor and management announced the creation of 'Labor-Management Joint Safety Prevention Rules' to prevent serious accidents, committing to achieving zero serious accidents and fulfilling their social responsibility.

The joint safety prevention rules include Kia's 10 major safety guidelines: ▲Provision and wearing of prescribed protective gear ▲Prohibition of arbitrary removal or bypassing of safety devices ▲Wearing seat belts and compliance with speed regulations ▲Prohibition of unauthorized entry into unmanned processes and adherence to work rules upon entry ▲Prohibition of entry under heavy loads during lifting operations ▲Entry into confined spaces only after gas concentration measurement and approval ▲Power shutdown during electrical handling ▲No smoking outside designated areas ▲Pre-work inspections and compliance with permit systems ▲Immediate reporting upon discovery of hazardous acts or elements.

A Kia official stated, “Through the joint declaration, labor and management have pledged to actively cooperate in creating a safe, healthy, and environmentally friendly workplace,” adding, “Going forward, Kia will implement a safety management system as a pillar of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management and mutually cooperate to ensure safety becomes ingrained in all work areas.”

Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor Company is also striving to create a safe and healthy workplace by forming a labor-management TFT for serious accident prevention and held an introductory meeting on the 4th.

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