Gyeongbuk Yeongju City Actively Responds to Prevent Serious Accidents
On the 9th, City Officials' 'Special Training' and Activation of Response System with New Serious Accident Response Team Established
On the 9th, special training on the Serious Accidents Punishment Act is being conducted in Yeongju City.
View original image[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] Yeongju City, Gyeongbuk Province, has taken proactive measures such as conducting special training in accordance with the enforcement of the "Serious Accident Punishment Act."
On the 9th, Yeongju City conducted special training on the "Serious Accident Punishment Act" for about 140 city employees, including supervisors of each department, facility managers, and supervisors of construction projects over 5 billion KRW, to enhance understanding of the Act and raise awareness of serious accident prevention.
On that day, Kim Seok-gyu, a representative labor attorney from the labor law firm Seyon, an external expert, gave a lecture covering the definition and classification of serious accidents, accident conditions, obligations of employers and management officials, and response measures.
The Serious Accident Punishment Act was enacted to protect citizens and workers from serious accidents. It stipulates punishment for employers and management officials if safety and health obligations are violated at workplaces or public facilities, resulting in casualties.
In preparation for the enforcement of the Serious Accident Punishment Act, the city finalized departmental work plans according to major obligations on the 17th of last month and established a Serious Accident Response Team in the Safety and Disaster Division, the general department, on the 7th.
Jang Wook-hyun, Mayor of Yeongju City, said, "The Serious Accident Punishment Act emphasizes the importance of proactive measures to prevent accidents," adding, "We will do our best to build a safe Yeongju City for our citizens."
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The core of the Serious Accident Punishment Act is to impose safety and health assurance obligations on management officials. In cases of serious accidents resulting in death, employers and management officials may face imprisonment of one year or more or fines up to 1 billion KRW.
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