Active Response to Serious Accident Punishment Act ... Busan Port Authority Establishes Contract Work Standards

Busan Port Authority.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Busan Port Authority (BPA) has established standards for handling tasks at each contract stage, including ordering, announcement, and conclusion, to actively respond to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.

At the design stage, the scope of safety and health management costs was expanded to include construction contracts as well as service and goods contracts.

During design and basic cost calculation, safety and health management costs are calculated and reflected in the task instruction documents to strengthen compliance.

At the announcement stage, safety and health assurance obligations were additionally specified in the bidding announcement documents, and all internal departments were requested to comply.

To strengthen safety management at construction sites and various work sites, BPA plans to establish special safety management contract conditions, including obligations to inspect the appropriateness of safety and health management and to request work stoppage in case of risk occurrence.

Until the contract conditions are finalized, contractors will be required to submit consent forms agreeing to the retroactive application and compliance with the special conditions.

Kang Jun-seok, President of BPA, stated, “We plan to continuously strengthen the safety management system to prevent serious accidents at Busan Port and to protect the lives and safety of Busan citizens and port workers.”

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