Jeonnam Branch of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service Receives Minister of Science and ICT Commendation for Laboratory Safety Excellence

The Jeonnam Branch of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service (Branch Chief Seo Young-joo) announced on the 8th that it received the Minister's Commendation in the institutional category for contributions to laboratory safety at the opening ceremony of the '2023 Laboratory Safety Week' event, hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and organized by the National Research Safety Management Headquarters.

The 'Laboratory Safety Week' event has been held annually since 2019 to serve as a focal point for raising social awareness of laboratory safety and spreading a safety culture.

This year, under the theme 'Collaborative Research Safety, a Happy Republic of Korea for Researchers,' the event runs until the 10th and targets laboratory safety stakeholders, research safety supporters, and the general public.

Since obtaining the first Excellent Safety Management Laboratory certification from the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service in 2020, the Jeonnam Branch has achieved the remarkable feat of receiving its third Minister's Commendation from the Ministry of Science and ICT in the field of laboratory safety, following selections as an 'Outstanding Safety Management Certified Laboratory' and awards in the 'Pre-hazard Risk Analysis Report Writing Competition.'

In particular, this commendation recognizes the branch's contributions to spreading the excellent safety management certification system and promoting laboratory safety culture through operating the 'Excellent Safety Management Laboratory Tour Institution' organized by the Ministry of Science and ICT.

Seo Yong-joo, Branch Chief of the Jeonnam Branch of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service, said, “It is meaningful to be recognized for contributing to spreading laboratory safety culture. We will take the lead in establishing a laboratory safety culture by sharing the accumulated safety management know-how with more laboratories.”

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