KOSHA "Vanguard in Spreading Self-Regulation Prevention System"

Who is the best creator in the field of safety and health?


The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA), under the Ministry of Employment and Labor (Chairman An Jong-ju), held a safety and health video contest from June 1 to June 16 on the theme of risk assessment and safety culture activities.


The award ceremony for the selected outstanding works was held at 4 p.m. on the 3rd at KINTEX.


This contest, held for the second time following last year, was organized to discover various safety and health activities in industrial sites to prevent industrial accidents and to promote the spread of safety culture.

Award ceremony scene.

Award ceremony scene.

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The award ceremony took place at the Communication Zone of the KINTEX International Safety and Health Exhibition as the opening event of the 2023 Industrial Safety and Health Month Central Event (July 3?7).


The Grand Prize was awarded to Hyundai Mobis R&D Safety and Health Team for their video "How Many Risk Factors Are There?" which clearly introduced the method of conducting risk assessments in the workplace. The Excellence Awards went to LG Chem Global Production Center for their detailed introduction of the 5-minute Stop Before Work (TBM) activity and to Kia Corporation Safety Management Planning Team for showcasing various safety culture activities within the workplace.


The Grand Prize winner received the Minister of Employment and Labor Award along with a prize of 2 million KRW, while the two Excellence Award winners received the KOSHA Chairman Award and 1 million KRW each. Additionally, ten Encouragement Awards were given with a prize of 300,000 KRW each.


This year, a total of 119 videos were submitted, and the judging panel, composed of external experts from academia and workplaces, focused on whether the entries could be utilized to establish a self-discipline prevention system.


The 13 winning works were posted on the KOSHA website and YouTube to spread safety culture and to serve as references for many workplaces in building self-discipline prevention systems.



An Jong-ju, Chairman of KOSHA, expressed gratitude to all participants, saying, “Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest to create safe and healthy workplaces. We hope that the winning works will help establish self-discipline prevention systems in workplaces and be widely used to promote the spread of safety culture at work.”


This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.

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