Company Medical Staff Visit Directly! ... Pohang Steelworks Operates 'Visiting Mobile Clinic' to Prevent Heat-Related Illnesses

Sleeping Rooms for On-site Staff to Recover from Fatigue, Provision of Supplies for Heatwave Preparedness

The Pohang Steelworks Health Promotion Center visited the 3rd Steel Plant on the 7th to conduct a mobile medical examination.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yeo Jong-gu] POSCO Pohang Steelworks provides medical support for on-site workers battling the heat.

Amid an early nationwide heatwave, Pohang Steelworks has been conducting a "visiting mobile clinic" since the 5th to prevent heat-related illnesses among on-site workers during the hot season.

A team of four?comprising doctors, pharmacists, nurses, and health staff from the Health Promotion Center?visits workers vulnerable to heat, such as those frequently exposed to high-temperature tasks or working in medium and major repair sites, offering customized medical consultations.

This mobile clinic was established to address the difficulties of workers who, due to working conditions, found it hard to visit the Health Promotion Center directly or receive medical consultations.

By August 25, a total of 30 sessions will be held, visiting employees from 35 directly managed and partner factories within the steelworks.

Dr. Kim Chang-woo of the Pohang Steelworks Health Promotion Center, in charge of the mobile clinic, said, "Due to abnormal temperatures causing the heat to arrive early, we are paying special attention to workers' heat-related illnesses. We will strive to protect the health and safety of many employees through this mobile clinic."

In addition to the on-site mobile clinic, some dormitory rooms for shift workers will be opened as sleeping rooms to help workers recover from fatigue and prevent safety accidents.

For on-site workers, the three major rules to prevent heat-related illnesses?"water, shade, and rest"?are guaranteed, and supplies such as ice water and cooling fans are provided at all times.

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