Pohang City Holds Meeting with Related Agencies and Companies to Prevent Major Accidents

Listening to Various Opinions from the Manufacturing Industry on Major Accident Prevention and Industrial Safety

Ministry of Employment and Labor Pohang Branch and Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency Urge Strict Compliance with the Serious

Pohang City held a meeting with related organizations and companies on the 12th to prevent major accidents.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Pohang City held a meeting on the 12th with related organizations and company representatives to establish safety measures for workers and prevent industrial accidents in relation to the Serious Accident Punishment Act, which was enforced on January 27.

The "Serious Accident Punishment Act" requires management officials to secure manpower and budgets for preventing industrial accidents, identify and inspect hazardous and dangerous factors in the workplace, and fulfill management responsibilities by improving these conditions.

This meeting was organized to gather and listen to the opinions of attending organization heads and representatives regarding the prevention and response measures for serious industrial accidents, following recent serious industrial accidents in the region, to prevent such accidents from occurring in the future.

The meeting was attended by a total of 24 people, including the chairperson of the city council, the head of the Pohang branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the head of the Gyeongbuk Eastern Branch of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, the president of the Pohang Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the chairperson of the Pohang branch of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, representatives and safety officers from 10 companies including POSCO, where they discussed company-specific safety rules and plans to establish safety and health management systems to prevent serious industrial accidents.

On the day, the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency shared key contents of the Serious Accident Punishment Act, government policy directions, company-specific safety management activities, and major industrial accident cases. They urged companies to inspect on-site safety measures centered on headquarters, verify whether subcontractor workers receive safety education, and confirm the use of the right to stop work to prevent similar cases from occurring.

Kim Sewon, Director of the Investment and Enterprise Support Division, said, "Through this meeting, I hope it becomes an opportunity to carefully check the safety and health management system and compliance with basic safety rules at the site, and to think once again about on-site safety management." He added, "I ask everyone to do their best efforts to create a safe workplace without accidents in the future."

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