Gyeongbuk Province Launches Serious Accident Safety Council

First Local Government Established to Prepare for the Serious Accidents Punishment Act

Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Government Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Gyeongsangbuk-do held the launch ceremony of the ‘Gyeongsangbuk-do Serious Accident Safety Council’ on the 14th.

The launch ceremony proceeded with a presentation on the ‘Measures to Strengthen Gyeongbuk’s Serious Accident Response Capabilities’ and a committee discussion.

The appointment ceremony for 26 members, including related associations and companies such as the Gyeongbuk Employers Federation, Gyeongbuk Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Korea Industrial Safety Association, Korea Road Traffic Authority, Korea Construction Association, POSCO, Kolon, SK, Seokpo Smelter, and experts in the industrial safety field, was also held.

The Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology presented the meaning and current status of serious accidents, prevention of serious accidents, the composition and role of serious accident governance, and proposed a vision and strategy for Gyeongsangbuk-do to lead serious accident safety.

During the committee discussion, trends in serious accident responses by workplace and sector were shared, response measures for each stage of serious accidents were discussed, tasks for discovering related projects and system improvements were identified, and future council operation plans were deliberated.

The province plans to form the council in preparation for the enforcement of the ‘Serious Accident Punishment Act,’ which strengthens criminal liability for serious accidents starting January 27 next year, and will strive to discover national industrial safety tasks and create a serious accident safety zone.

The council, under the slogan ‘Industrial Safety 24 Hours, Happy Gyeongbuk 24 Hours,’ will discuss serious accident response measures by industrial sector and serve an advisory role regarding related projects and system improvement tasks within the province.

Ko Byungheon, chairman of the Gyeongbuk Employers Federation and newly appointed head of the council, said, “We will strive to become a governance that builds an industrial safety system through organic cooperation and raises regional safety and health awareness.”

Governor Lee Cheolwoo said, “I hope the council, the first of its kind established by a local government, will become a focal point for spreading a regional safety culture,” and added, “Together with the council, we will promptly establish a safety and health management system for local workplaces and strengthen the safety industry infrastructure.”

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