Geochang County Council Chairman Kim Jong-du, Takes Over the 'Serious Accident Punishment Act Promotion Challenge' Baton

Geuinmo Geochang County Governor Takes First Step, Begins Promoting Serious Accident Punishment Act

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Kim Jong-du, chairman of the Geochang County Council in Gyeongnam, participated in the Serious Accident Punishment Act promotion challenge.

The Serious Accident Punishment Act promotion challenge was first initiated by Gu In-mo, the mayor of Geochang County, to raise awareness by promoting the related law. Chairman Kim Jong-du took over from Mayor Gu and joined as the second participant.

The Serious Accident Punishment Act came into effect on January 27. Its main content is to punish business owners and management officials if safety and health measures are violated at workplaces and public facilities, resulting in casualties.

Since the law's enforcement, attention is focused on whether it applies to a series of major accidents, including the quarry accident in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, the elevator fall accident at a new construction site in Pangyo, the explosion at the Yeocheon NCC factory, and the mass food poisoning of workers at a manufacturing company in Changwon.

A county official stated, "Since major accidents have continued to occur even after the law was enacted, we thought it necessary to promote awareness, which led to planning this challenge," explaining the background of this promotion challenge.

Chairman Kim Jong-du expressed his participation thoughts, saying, "I urge the active efforts of related departments and promotion to businesses subject to the law to create a safe Geochang County without accidents."

Chairman Kim nominated Nam Gi-jae, chief of the Geochang Police Station, as the third participant.

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