Yeongsangang Regional Environmental Office Holds Meeting to Strengthen Chemical Safety Capabilities

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Yeongsangang River Basin Environmental Office will hold a meeting on the 24th at GS Caltex Co., Ltd. in Yeosu, Jeonnam, targeting chemical safety community workplaces in Gwangju and Jeonnam to strengthen the chemical safety capabilities of participating companies.

While information related to the safe handling of chemicals was previously provided through non-face-to-face video conferences and group exchanges to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, this meeting is a face-to-face meeting resumed after three years, with all 79 workplaces from 13 communities participating. It aims to provide a time for dialogue between the Environmental Office, host companies, and participating companies to listen to the difficulties of companies and opinions on community operations.

The Yeongsangang Office plans to promote the prevention of chemical accidents that continue to occur through sharing recent accident cases and chemical safety campaign guidance, and to help understand the system through education on chemical accident prevention management plans by the Chemical Substance Safety Institute.

In particular, this meeting intends to directly assist the capacity building of small and medium-sized enterprises by sharing environmental and safety management know-how of large workplaces such as GS Caltex Co., Ltd.'s subcontractor management measures, and by touring chemical handling processes and accident training facilities.

Baek Dong-seop, head of the Chemical Safety Management Team, said, “I hope this meeting will be a signal for the full resumption of community activities, which had been limited since the outbreak of COVID-19, and I wish for the continued safe handling of chemicals in Gwangju and Jeonnam.”

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