Seongdong-gu Announces Safety and Health Management Policy for Major Accident Prevention

Seongdong-gu, First Autonomous District in Seoul to Announce New Year's Day Safety and Health Management Policy, Proactively Preparing for the Enforcement of the Serious Accident Punishment Act... Commitment to Realizing a Smart Safety City Protecting Citizens and Workers from Disasters Including COVID-19

On the 3rd, Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, and district executives declared the Seongdong-gu Safety and Health Management Policy.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jeong Won-oh) held the 'Seongdong-gu Safety and Health Management Policy Proclamation Ceremony' on the 3rd, marking the first official event of the new year of the Black Tiger.

Held ahead of the enforcement of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act (hereinafter referred to as the Serious Accidents Punishment Act) on the 27th of this month, this proclamation ceremony was the first of its kind among Seoul's autonomous districts. Led by Mayor Jeong Won-oh of Seongdong-gu, nine executives including the vice mayor and heads of various departments gathered to pledge adherence to six core rules to ensure organizational execution in creating a safe and pleasant workplace and living environment.

The Seongdong-gu Safety and Health Management Policy prioritizes the lives and safety of citizens and workers as the highest value in district administration, aiming to realize a sustainable ‘Smart Safety City Seongdong’ through thorough responsibility and proactive fulfillment of obligations.

It includes basic principles and compliance with laws and regulations, creation of a safe and healthy working environment, establishment of a safety and health management system, inspection of obligation fulfillment, identification and elimination of hazardous and risky factors, systematic safety and health education and training, establishment of a win-win cooperation system with contractors, and ensuring participation of citizens and workers.

Previously, the district established a dedicated organization for safety and health management (November 2021) and has been actively advancing the implementation of the safety and health management system, including appointing safety and health managers and establishing plans to respond to serious accidents, preparing swiftly.

Ahead of the enforcement of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act this month, the district raised its commitment to practicing ‘safety management’ by proclaiming the safety and health management policy. This year, it plans to actively focus on enforcing laws and initiatives such as conducting industrial safety and health education for accident prevention, risk assessments, strengthening safety and health assurance for subcontractors, service providers, and consignees, and establishing emergency response plans.

Mayor Jeong Won-oh of Seongdong-gu emphasized, “Protecting the safety of citizens and workers is the foremost duty that local governments must inevitably fulfill.” He added, “Especially in the new year of the Black Tiger, we will take the lead in implementing ‘safety and health management’ so that all residents can enjoy safety from disaster factors such as COVID-19, and do our best to create a smart safety city Seongdong without serious accidents.”

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