Busan City Obtains International Safety and Health Certification (ISO45001)

Establishment of Guidelines, Procedures, and Manuals; Revision of Safety and Health Management Policies to Comply with International Standards

Focused Inspection and Management of Workplace Safety and Health Obligations, Strengthening Safety and He

Busan City has obtained the 'Occupational Health and Safety Management System (ISO45001) certification.'

Busan City Hall.

The Occupational Health and Safety Management System (ISO45001) is an international certification system on occupational health and safety established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 2018.

It certifies overall matters related to occupational health and safety through strict evaluation to prevent various types of hazards and industrial accidents in the workplace.

To obtain the certification, the city conducted ▲organizational situation analysis ▲internal audits ▲legal compliance management ▲management reviews, and after a two-stage audit, acquired the initial certification on December 6.

To this end, the city established occupational health and safety management guidelines, procedures, and manuals according to the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System (ISO45001) certification, and strengthened the occupational health and safety management system to comply with international standards by newly revising the occupational health and safety management policy.

In particular, to demonstrate the management responsibility for securing occupational health and safety, the newly revised occupational health and safety management policy was personally signed by the mayor as the management representative, framed, and distributed to all workplaces including business sites.

Following the enforcement of the Serious Accident Punishment Act in January 2022, the city established a dedicated organization for serious accidents and built an occupational health and safety management system to prevent serious accidents at workplaces.

The city conducts semi-annual inspections to check compliance with occupational health and safety obligations at city workplaces, and manages high-risk workplaces through frequent on-site inspections to ensure necessary measures are taken if obligations are not met.

Additionally, risk assessments are conducted across all departments to prevent accidents caused by potential hazards in the workplace, and safety and health education is provided to workers, supervisors, and practitioners to create a safe working environment.

Risk assessment is the process by which employers identify hazardous and risky factors themselves, determine the level of risk of these factors, and prepare and implement appropriate measures to reduce the risk.

In 2024, the city plans to further strengthen the occupational health and safety management system by intensively inspecting and managing the occupational health and safety obligations of 30 city workplaces centered on the dedicated serious accident organization.

The city will thoroughly fulfill the management responsibilities stipulated by the Serious Accident Punishment Act, such as semi-annual inspections of risk assessments, emergency action plans, work evaluations including management responsibility, and compliance with occupational health and safety obligations for subcontracting, outsourcing, and consignment projects, dedicating itself to the safety of workers at city workplaces.

Furthermore, the city operates online education programs to ensure stable completion of professional education on occupational health and safety, carefully selects essential training for workers, and conducts group training sessions, continuously striving to establish a safety culture and enhance safety awareness at Busan city workplaces.

Moreover, education on risk assessment methods and results will be strengthened to build a self-regulatory prevention system through risk assessments, contributing to the prevention of industrial accidents.

Mayor Park Hyung-jun stated, “It is important that all members of the workplace strictly comply with occupational health and safety-related regulations to secure workplace safety and health,” and added, “Our city will continuously improve the occupational health and safety management system and do its best to create a safe and healthy workplace free from industrial accidents.”

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