Webtoon Saves Lives... Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency Awards 10 Million Won Grand Prize in Industrial Safety Contest 'Safe Point'

The award ceremony for the Industrial Safety Webtoon Contest is taking place.

Selected Works of the Industrial Safety Webtoon Contest.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A person with the superpower to sense anxiety, the afterlife judgment of three workers who died at industrial sites, and the story of a worker who died saving lives... A series of striking creative webtoons warning about industrial accidents have emerged.

At the awards ceremony for the webtoon contest on industrial safety, the story of the anxiety-sensing superpower user, "Safe Point," won the grand prize and received a cash prize of 10 million won.

The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA), under the Ministry of Employment and Labor, held an awards ceremony on the 25th for six outstanding works from the "2022 Industrial Safety Webtoon Contest."

This contest was held for the first time this year to raise social interest in preventing industrial accidents and to enhance safety awareness through webtoon content enjoyed by various age groups.

The event was jointly hosted by KOSHA, the comprehensive content company CJ ENM, and the Seoul Business Agency.

A total of 35 works participated in the contest and were evaluated based on ▲popularity ▲relevance to the theme ▲completeness ▲creativity ▲authenticity.

The six final selected works included the grand prize winner "Safe Point," submitted by Oh Seung-heon and one other person.

The excellence awards went to Park Jung-ho's "God of Industrial Accidents" and Kim Min-su's "Life Screening," while the merit awards were given to Ko Cheol-min's "K's Right Hand," Jang Hyo-jun's "Dad, Did You Come Back?" and Park Sung-eun's "Traces of Summer."

The grand prize-winning work features the story of the protagonist "Safety Helmet," who has the superpower to sense anxiety. It expresses safety issues easily overlooked at construction sites through the medium called "Safe Point," earning high praise from the judges.

The excellence award-winning "God of Industrial Accidents" depicts the afterlife judgment of three people who died from related industrial accidents at the same construction site. Through each person's story, it reminds us of the importance of safety and warns against safety negligence.

"Life Screening" tells the story of screening the lives of three people after death as a movie. It reflects on what we must protect through the stories of two bosses who neglected site management and did not take responsibility for the victims, and one worker who saved lives.

The award-winning works will be sequentially released in November through the KOSHA website and SNS channels. Outstanding works will have the opportunity to be considered for video adaptation through CJ ENM, and if a secondary project such as video production is decided, support will be provided using the webtoon sector SME network of the Seoul Business Agency.

Director Ahn Jong-joo of KOSHA said, "I thank everyone who participated in the contest on the theme of industrial safety," and added, "I hope this contest will lead to greater public interest in industrial safety and the spread of an advanced safety culture."

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