'Beware of Speed Reduction and Sharp Turns in Bad Weather'... Distribution of Major Accident Checklist for Riders

Ministry of Employment "Distribution of Self-Inspection Checklist for Safety and Health Management System in Retail and Food Service Industries on the 6th"

A memorial space for platform delivery riders who died in industrial accidents, set up in front of Seolleung Station, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on August 29 last year. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] With the enforcement of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act just over 20 days away, the government has decided to create and distribute a self-inspection checklist for serious accidents specifically for delivery drivers (riders). The checklist includes basic items such as prohibition of drunk driving and wearing helmets, as well as safety education content like guidelines for slowing down in bad weather and caution on sharp curves.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced on the 5th that it will create and distribute from the 6th a self-inspection checklist for safety and health management systems in the wholesale and retail trade and restaurant industries. The wholesale and retail trade includes supermarkets, large marts, and department stores, while the restaurant industry includes restaurants and bakeries. Delivery work conducted within the restaurant industry is also subject to inspection.

Self-inspection checklist for food service businesses: Identification and control of motorcycle risk factors inspection items. (Data=Ministry of Employment and Labor)

The checklist contains seven core inspection items common to all industries, as well as industry-specific risk factor inspection items. For the restaurant industry, items such as traffic accident checks for two-wheeled vehicle deliveries are included. Along with basic items like annual regular safety inspections and prohibition of unlicensed two-wheeled vehicle operation, the checklist includes measures to prevent items from falling, guidelines for operation based on weather conditions, and mandatory education on safe driving methods according to geographical characteristics and road surface conditions. Considering recent cases such as lung cancer diagnoses among school cafeteria cooks and industrial accident approvals, exhaust hood inspection items were also added. For the wholesale and retail trade, major fatal accident risk factors such as falls during product display organization, collisions during cargo truck movement, falls during ladder work, and entrapment in freight elevators are to be inspected.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor plans to post the checklist on its website. It will actively inform related organizations and groups such as local employment and labor offices, frontline institutions of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, private accident prevention organizations, the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business, the Korea Foodservice Industry Association, the Food Industry Association, and education offices. Additionally, the ministry announced that it created a dedicated website for the Serious Accidents Punishment Act last month, where related laws, explanatory materials, guidebooks, and industry-specific checklists are posted. Anyone can download the materials from the website.

Kwon Gisub, Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Headquarters at the Ministry of Employment and Labor, emphasized, "This is meaningful as it is the first checklist related to the service industry." He added, "By fully utilizing the 'Safety and Health Management System Guidebook,' 'Industry-specific Self-inspection Checklists,' 'Serious Accidents Punishment Act Explanatory Materials,' and 'Accident Type Manuals' produced and distributed by the government ahead of the enforcement of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, it will be possible to prevent serious accidents and avoid penalties."

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