Safety Seminar on Preventing Serious Accidents in Workplaces with Fewer Than 50 Employees

Measures to Respond to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act
Guidance on Conducting Risk Assessments and More

The Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business (Chairman Kim Ki-moon) announced on the 21st that it will hold the "Nationwide Tour Briefing Sessions for the Second Half of the Year on Preventing Serious Accidents in Workplaces with Fewer Than 50 Employees" in cooperation with the Korea Specialty Contractors Association and the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency to provide guidance on preventing industrial accidents in small and medium enterprises and responding to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.

The briefing sessions will be held sequentially in 30 locations nationwide from August 29 in Iksan, Jeonbuk, until October 10. Experts from the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency will provide detailed guidance on topics such as ‘Response Measures to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act for Workplaces with Fewer Than 50 Employees,’ ‘Understanding and Implementation Methods of Risk Assessment,’ and ‘Government Support Projects Related to Industrial Accident Prevention.’

On the first day of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act enforcement, managers are conducting a safety inspection at an apartment construction site in Gyeonggi-do. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

In particular, this time the sessions will focus on practical content helpful to small and medium enterprises, including the ‘Revised Risk Assessment Notice’ amended in May this year and ‘Government Support Projects’ that can reduce the cost burden of safety equipment and devices.

The briefing sessions are open free of charge not only to representatives and employees of small and medium enterprises with fewer than 50 employees but also to workplaces with 50 or more employees. Lee Myung-ro, Head of the Human Resources Policy Division at the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business, said, “With only five months left before the Serious Accidents Punishment Act applies to workplaces with fewer than 50 employees, awareness of the importance of safety is increasing in small and medium enterprises, and many efforts are being made to prevent serious accidents. However, difficulties remain due to cost burdens and chronic labor shortages,” and added, “Since there are 680,000 poor workplaces with fewer than 50 employees, thorough preparation and support are necessary to prevent serious accidents, so a postponement of the law’s application for more than two years is urgently needed.”

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