Oh Se-hoon and 25 District Mayors to Receive Mandatory Legal Training on Major Accident Prevention

Over Two Days on the 24th and 25th, 123 City-Affiliated Safety Management Officers Including District Heads and Business Office Chiefs
Field-Centered Curriculum Covering the Serious Accident Punishment Act System, Types of Accidents, and Accident Prevention Cases

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will conduct a "Safety and Health Management Officer Training for the Prevention of Serious Accidents" over two days, from the 24th to the 25th, targeting Mayor Oh Se-hoon, 25 district mayors, and heads of affiliated institutions in accordance with the enforcement of the Serious Accident Punishment Act. This is the first time among local governments that legally mandated safety and health training has been conducted for local government heads appointed as safety and health management officers.

The "Serious Accident Punishment Act" stipulates that if a serious industrial accident such as the death of an affiliated worker occurs and it is found that the employer or management officer violated the obligation to establish a safety and health management system, they can be punished. The heads of central administrative agencies, local governments, local public enterprises, and public institutions are also subject to punishment under this law.

Before the enforcement of the Serious Accident Punishment Act, Seoul appointed Mayor Oh as the safety and health management officer on December 29 of last year, and each district appointed the district mayor, heads of workplaces with 50 or more regular workers, and heads of affiliated institutions as safety and health management officers.

The training targets a total of 123 safety and health management officers, including Mayor Oh, 25 district mayors, heads of workplaces with 50 or more employees, and heads of investment and affiliated institutions. According to Article 32 of the Industrial Safety and Health Act (San-an-beop) and Article 29 of its Enforcement Rules, those appointed as safety and health management officers must complete the relevant job training within three months.

Mayor Oh and 10 workplace heads will attend the training offline at the city hall's main conference room, while the remaining 113 will participate via video (online). The training content includes an overview of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and the Serious Accident Punishment Act, case law, and other basic theories, as well as a field-centered curriculum covering frequently occurring accident types and prevention measures.

Meanwhile, before the law's enforcement, Seoul held four inspection meetings chaired directly by the mayor to establish a management system for serious accident prevention, and proactively prepared comprehensive plans and manuals by sector, distributing them to each district and workplace.

Mayor Oh addressed the safety and health management officers participating in the training, saying, "Accidents can be prevented when even small matters are not neglected, and we must keep in mind that this protects the lives and property of citizens." He added, "Going forward, Seoul will strive to prevent accidents and create a safe city without disasters by mobilizing all available administrative capabilities to the fullest."

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