Safe Management of Busan Port, First Meeting of Port Safety Council … "Let's Eradicate Port Safety Accidents"

Enforcement of the Special Act on Port Safety, 14 Labor-Management-Government Institutions and Organizations Gathered Together

The first meeting of the Port Safety Council is being held on the 29th at Busan Port Authority.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A joint consultative body of public institutions and organizations for the safe management of Busan Port held its first meeting.

The Busan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office (Commissioner Yoon Jong-ho) and Busan Port Authority (BPA, President Kang Joon-seok) announced that they held a "Port Safety Council" meeting on the 29th at the BPA conference room to prevent safety accidents at Busan Port.

The Port Safety Council was established and operated in accordance with the Port Safety Special Act, which was enacted on August 4 to prevent port safety accidents.

A total of 14 institutions and organizations participate, including △Busan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office, △Busan Regional Employment and Labor Office, △Busan Metropolitan City, △Gyeongsangnam-do, △Busan Port Authority, △Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, △Busan Port Transport Workers' Union, △Korea Maritime Institute, △Korea Port Training Institute, △Busan Port Logistics Association, △Busan Port Industry Association, △Korea Shipping Association, △International Shipping Agents Association, and △Inspection and Testing Association.

At this first meeting since the council's formation, they discussed △introductions of institutions following the council's reorganization, △progress of the council and sharing of major accident cases in the third quarter, and △schedule for the joint on-site investigation of cargo handling in the second half of the year.

Following five fatal accidents within Busan Port in 2018, the Busan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office and BPA formed the "Busan Port Safety Management Standing Council" on January 23, 2019, to create a work environment where port workers can work safely.

With the enforcement of the Port Safety Special Act, the existing standing council was transformed into the "Port Safety Council," expanding participation to include Busan City and Gyeongsangnam-do.

Im Young-hoon, Head of the Port Logistics Division at the Busan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office, said, "We consider it very meaningful that the port safety consultative body, which Busan Port pioneered nationwide, has been legislated and expanded to ports across the country."

He also said, "We will do our best to create a safe working environment for Busan Port workers through the Port Safety Council."

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