195 Deaths Over 5 Years Due to Fall Accidents... Ministry of Employment and Labor Conducts On-Site Inspections

Ministry of Employment, on 'Field Inspection Day'
Special Management of 3 Major Accidents and 8 Major Risk Factors

On the 24th, the Ministry of Employment and Labor announced that it will conduct inspections to check compliance with prevention guidelines for the three major accidents, eight major risk factors, and cold-related illnesses caused by severe cold weather, marking the second 'On-site Inspection Day' of the year.

According to the Ministry, over the past five years, 195 people have died from fall accidents and 9,542 have been injured from slip accidents during January and February. Additionally, 71 people have died and 9,246 have been injured in caught-in/between accidents.

The Ministry has been operating On-site Inspection Days on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month, targeting falls at small and medium-sized construction sites as well as falls and caught-in/between accidents in manufacturing.

When the weather suddenly becomes colder, fall and slip accidents frequently occur at workplaces with many outdoor tasks such as construction sites and service industries, and safety guideline compliance may be neglected due to the cold.

The Ministry and the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency have guided workplaces with many outdoor tasks vulnerable to cold waves, such as construction sites and service industries, to conduct safety inspection meetings before work based on risk assessment results of work sites and transit areas, and to immediately improve identified risk factors.

Ryu Kyung-hee, Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Headquarters, emphasized, "There is no task more important and urgent than working while following safety guidelines," and stated plans to support workplaces in properly operating self-discipline prevention systems to prevent industrial accidents.

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