Korail Holds the 10th Major Accident Prevention Council Meeting

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Wanyong] Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) announced on the 26th that it held the '10th Serious Accident Prevention Council' and established a plan to implement improvement tasks for next year while reviewing this year's improvement tasks.

The Serious Accident Prevention Council is a company-wide safety management officers' meeting to discuss countermeasures to create a safer workplace in accordance with the purpose of the Serious Accident Punishment Act.

On the 26th, safety management officers held the "10th Serious Accident Prevention Council" in the conference room of the Korail Daejeon headquarters.
[Photo by Korea Railroad Corporation]

At this council meeting, about 60 heads of nationwide departments, including KORAIL President Na Heeseung and the Head of the Safety Headquarters, held a report session on compliance with relevant laws and regulations for the prevention of industrial and civilian accidents and conducted discussions by department on about 480 improvement tasks carried out this year.

In particular, they exchanged opinions on the management status of key improvement tasks selected through risk assessment and announced a detailed implementation plan to regularly integrate and manage the risks of related tasks.

Additionally, they decided to reinforce the 'Implementation Inspection Guidebook' to ensure that the hazardous and dangerous factor inspection results conducted by the Safety Headquarters at the head office and the safety measures independently established by regional headquarters can be organically executed.

Furthermore, they reviewed the company-wide emergency response system in preparation for sudden temperature drops and heavy snowfall during the cold season and discussed cooperation measures for emergency transportation plans in response to unusual events at the year-end and New Year period.

A KORAIL official said, "We will listen closely to the field to enhance the effectiveness of safety systems and prepare company-wide measures," adding, "We will create a railway that the public can ride with peace of mind through a flawless safety management system that can respond systematically even in emergency situations."

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