Safety Inspections for Construction and Logistics with Fewer Than 50 Employees Under the Serious Accident Punishment Act Ahead of Seol Holiday

On-site Inspection Day on the 7th
Focused Inspection of Small and Medium-sized Workplaces

On the 31st of last month, Lee Jeong-sik, Minister of Employment and Labor, visited the site of a worker fatality, the first to occur since the expanded enforcement of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, and received explanations from officials. (Photo by Ministry of Employment and Labor)

On the 7th, the government marked 'On-site Inspection Day' by guiding an 'Industrial Safety Comprehensive Diagnosis' targeting construction, manufacturing, and logistics industries with fewer than 50 employees, and checked the current status of safety and health.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor launched the industrial safety comprehensive diagnosis targeting all 830,000 companies with fewer than 50 employees for a period of three months starting from the 29th of last month. The program involves self-diagnosis of the workplace's safety management and health system, and based on the diagnosis results, it is linked to counseling, consulting, education, technical guidance, and financial support projects.

Self-diagnosis can be conducted via computer (PC), mobile access, or through self-diagnosis forms delivered by mail or in person. The self-diagnosis form consists of key items that can assess safety and health management systems such as safety and health management policies and goals, personnel, and budget. Depending on the diagnosis results, customized support such as consulting, education, and technical guidance can be requested.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor stated that just before the Lunar New Year holiday, the risk of accidents increases due to urgent finishing work to meet air and delivery deadlines and increased use of daily workers, and thus they focused on inspecting whether safety measures were taken for the three major accident types and eight major risk factors at workplaces, as well as whether risk assessments were conducted.

Ryu Kyung-hee, Director of the Industrial Safety and Health Headquarters at the Ministry of Employment and Labor, said, "The government will mobilize various supports such as consulting, education, technical guidance, and financial support to help small and medium-sized workplaces establish safety and health management systems and will continue to promote the industrial safety comprehensive diagnosis."

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