Ministry of Employment and Labor Busan Office and Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency Busan Headquarters Hold Emergency On-Site Managers Meeting

Measures to Reduce Fatal Accidents at High-Risk Construction Sites

The Busan Regional Employment and Labor Office of the Ministry of Employment and Labor (Acting Director Kim Sang-yong) and the Busan Regional Headquarters of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (Director Gong Heung-du) held a meeting on the 23rd at the Daeyeon 3 District redevelopment site office, constructed by Hyundai Development Company, with site managers of large-scale construction projects in the area.

On the 23rd, the Busan Regional Office of the Ministry of Labor and the Busan Headquarters of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency held a meeting with site managers of large-scale construction projects in the district at the Daeyeon 3 District redevelopment site office.

At the meeting, in response to the recent consecutive fatal accidents at construction sites in the Busan area, an in-depth discussion was held with site managers of high-risk construction sites in the region to establish measures to prevent fatal accidents.

Director Gong Heung-du stated, “The site manager must take the lead in creating an atmosphere where all members of the construction site comply with safety and health regulations,” and emphasized, “To achieve a drastic reduction in fatal accidents, site managers with authority must conduct daily on-site inspections to ensure that workers follow basic safety rules and strictly adhere to work procedures.”

Additionally, the Busan Regional Headquarters of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency announced that following the meeting, on the 24th, they will operate a ‘Joint On-site Inspection Day’ with Busan City to intensively check compliance with safety and health regulations at construction sites in the area to continuously foster a culture of accident prevention.

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