"Stop Overloading Accidents!" ... United Efforts for Cargo Transport Fatality Prevention Campaign

KOSHA Collaborates with Related Agencies on Cargo Truck Lounges and Mandatory Training Programs

A banner for the accident prevention campaign for freight transport workers installed on site.

Cargo Transport Worker Accident Prevention Campaign Banner.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A large-scale campaign to prevent fatal accidents in the cargo transportation field is being launched.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency have started an accident prevention campaign targeting cargo transport workers to raise awareness of the risk of fatal accidents during cargo loading and unloading operations.

This campaign is being conducted in preparation for an increase in cargo volume due to factors such as increased construction orders, higher domestic demand for steel products, and increased container transport performance.

The campaign aims to raise awareness of the dangers of fatal crushing accidents during cargo loading and unloading operations and will be promoted in cooperation with institutions and organizations that have contact with transport workers.

First, with the cooperation of the Korea Expressway Corporation, accident prevention promotional banners will be installed at 52 cargo truck-only rest facilities nationwide on expressways, considering the movement characteristics of cargo vehicles. Through QR codes, safety rules and past accident cases during cargo loading and unloading operations will be shared.

The banners will focus on messages and accident images to prevent fatal crushing accidents during cargo handling operations.

Additionally, the same promotional banners will be installed at legal job training facilities for cargo transport workers operated by local governments nationwide, and promotional materials printed with safety rules will be produced and distributed to education attendees, implementing an effective and thorough campaign.

Transport business organizations that have direct or indirect transactions with workers, as well as 1,000 construction companies, will be promptly informed of accident cases and safety rule guides to seek cooperation in accident prevention.

Director Ahn Jong-joo of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency said, “Cargo transport workers frequently move due to the nature of cargo transport, and individual vehicle owners are not exclusively affiliated with specific companies, making direct support for accident prevention difficult.”

Director Ahn added, “We will continuously identify related institutions and professional organizations connected to the workers to establish a cooperative system and ensure efficient and effective fatal accident prevention activities.”

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