Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment Obtains Excellent Research Laboratory Certification

Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment Certification Plaque Ceremony

The Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment Research has received certification as an Excellent Safety Management Laboratory from the government.

On the 3rd, the institute announced that it was the only health and environment research institute nationwide to obtain certification in the ‘Excellent Safety Management Laboratory Certification Program’ conducted by the Ministry of Science and ICT.

The Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment Research participated in the Excellent Safety Management Laboratory Certification Program this year following the enactment of the ‘Gyeonggi-do Ordinance on the Prevention and Management of Serious Accidents’ to prevent serious accidents and protect the lives and bodies of workers.

The Excellent Safety Management Laboratory Certification Program is a system established by the Ministry of Science and ICT under Article 6 of the ‘Regulations on the Operation of the Excellent Safety Management Laboratory Certification Program’ to strengthen safety management capabilities and spread safety management standard models in science and technology laboratories installed in universities and research institutions. Certification is granted through expert evaluation to outstanding laboratories.

To receive certification, a laboratory must score at least 80% in each of the three areas: safety environment system, safety environment activity level, and safety awareness of safety management personnel.

The Pharmaceutical Analysis Team laboratory at the Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment Research is responsible for experiments related to the management of imported pharmaceuticals and quasi-drugs, quality monitoring of distributed pharmaceuticals, quasi-drugs, cosmetics, and herbal medicines. Given the many hazards such as chemicals and gases within the laboratory, they voluntarily participated in this certification program to use and manage these more safely.

Park Yong-bae, director of the Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment Research, stated, "This certification achievement demonstrates that the Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment Research is striving to prioritize safety," and added, "We will work to expand the ‘Excellent Safety Management Laboratory’ to create a safer research environment."

On the 31st of last month, the institute held a ‘Excellent Safety Management Laboratory Certification Plaque Ceremony’ attended by Director Park Yong-bae and other key officials.

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