Paper Association to Create Response Manual for Serious Accident Punishment Act

Ahn Jae-ho, President of the Korea Paper Association (fifth from the left), is taking a commemorative photo with the winners of the Best Practices Contest.
[Photo by Korea Paper Association]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jong-hwa] The Korea Paper Association held the '2021 Paper and Pulp Safety and Health Conference' in Daejeon on the 4th and decided to create a manual related to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act to be enforced next year.

About 50 safety managers from major paper manufacturing sites nationwide attended the event, which featured various programs including △awards for meritorious contributors △presentation of winning entries from the best practice contest △release of excellent case videos and casebooks to promote safety culture △inspection of the response status to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act △and group discussions.

In particular, ahead of the enforcement of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act scheduled for January next year, the implementation readiness of each site was checked, and dense discussions were held among attendees regarding the scope of obligations, safety system maintenance, and improvement plans for hazardous and dangerous factors. Based on these results, the Paper Association plans to create a response manual and distribute it to each site.

Chairman Ahn Jae-ho said, "An era has come where workplace safety is directly linked to a company's competitiveness," adding, "Despite the very difficult environment including COVID-19, I commend the efforts of safety managers to reduce accident rates at each site and urge everyone to do their best with the goal of zero serious accidents."

Meanwhile, at the event, the Ansan plant of Taelim Paper Co., Ltd. received the Minister of Industry and Energy Award for excellence in safety management, and Kim Don-seok of Asia Paper Co., Ltd.'s Sejong plant and Lee Sung-hwan, deputy manager of Moorim SP Co., Ltd., were selected as outstanding contributors to safety management.

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