"Public Institution Industrial Accident Deaths Decreased by 30%"

The number of accidental deaths due to industrial accidents in public institutions decreased from 39 in the previous year to 27 in 2022.

According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance on the 25th, the number of deaths approved as industrial accidents in public institutions steadily declined from 45 in 2020, 39 in 2021, to 27 in 2022. The Ministry cited the implementation of the "Public Institution Safety Management Grading System," follow-up measures based on safety management grade evaluations, and the Safety Traffic Light Project as the main reasons for this decrease. The Safety Traffic Light Project involves monthly inspections of construction sites, which account for the majority of accidental deaths, and displays the real-time safety management status using three colors (red, yellow, green) through the institution's internal network.

Among these, the Safety Management Grading System, introduced in June 2020 and now in its third year of implementation, was evaluated to have significantly contributed to enhancing the practical safety management capabilities of public institutions and establishing responsible safety management. The Public Institution Safety Management Grading System comprehensively diagnoses the safety levels of public institutions with hazardous work environments, including construction sites, workplaces, facilities, and research facilities. The Ministry of Economy and Finance stated, "It is analyzed that the policy efforts, such as supporting public institutions to promptly implement necessary improvements following evaluation results and reflecting the evaluation outcomes in management assessments, have played a major role."

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