Kim Dong-yeon "Everyone Blames Others Whenever an Accident Happens"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon is delivering a greeting at the mandatory legal education for responsible persons to prevent major disasters held at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government auditorium on the 23rd.

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon urged, "When accidents happen, no one takes responsibility and everyone just blames others," and requested, "Gyeonggi Province and public institution safety management officials should adopt a more responsible attitude toward safety accidents."

Governor Kim attended a mandatory job training session on preventing major industrial accidents held at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government on the 23rd, stating, "Recently, many people lost their lives in the Osong underpass incident, and there was a fatal entrapment accident at the Seongnam SPC bread factory. A similar accident occurred in Pyeongtaek last year, and it is very regrettable and heavy-hearted that such incidents are happening again. Today's training is the first step toward actively addressing major disasters."

He added, "Looking at recent natural disasters, social disasters, and industrial accidents, shamefully, no one says 'It is my responsibility'; instead, everyone points fingers at others or the field workers, blaming others," emphasizing, "Let us resolve to fulfill our accident prevention duties and do our best to take the lead in responding to accidents."

This training was conducted in accordance with Article 32 of the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Job Training for Safety and Health Management Officers, etc.) and was open to management officials including the governor, vice governor, department heads, affiliated agencies and offices, fire departments, and the council, as well as public institutions and management officials of investment and foundation institutions who are separately obligated under the Serious Accident Punishment Act.

The training invited expert instructors through a Ministry of Employment and Labor designated job training institution to explain ▲ recent trends in the Serious Accident Punishment Act ▲ the Industrial Safety and Health Act and the role of safety and health management officers ▲ analysis of major accident cases and response measures ▲ safety and health management and leadership. Attendees also had time for open communication regarding the direction of safety and health management promotion.

Earlier, Gyeonggi Province established a comprehensive plan for preventing major industrial accidents among workers in the province in 2023, and to strengthen the safety and health management system at workplaces in Gyeonggi, designated safety and health management officers and formulated basic plans for preventing major industrial accidents by department and office.

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