Zero Major Accidents! Pohang City Launches 'Major Accident Prevention Reporting Center' Starting This Month

Operation of the First Serious Accident Prevention Reporting Center in Gyeongbuk Province

Reporting Risk Factors and Legal Violations Using QR Codes

Pohang City is operating the 'Serious Accident Prevention Reporting Center' from this month, the first of its kind in Gyeongbuk Province, to eliminate risk factors in advance and improve safety and health management levels in accordance with the expanded enforcement of the Serious Accident Punishment Act (effective January 27, 2024).

Guidelines for Reporting Major Accident Prevention Operated by Pohang City Safety General Division.

The Serious Accident Prevention Reporting Center was established to discover and eliminate various risk factors together through voluntary participation and reporting by citizens, targeting workplaces commissioned and managed by Pohang City and major civic disaster facilities.

Reported issues will be immediately corrected using safety keepers and safety management advisory groups composed of experts. If a serious risk is anticipated, the center plans to coordinate with the management department to stop work or take supplementary measures to prevent serious accidents in advance.

Reports can be submitted at the Serious Accident Prevention Reporting Center from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and a reporting system will be linked and established on the Pohang City website in the future.

In particular, Pohang City plans to establish an effective reporting system by placing QR codes at each workplace and facility subject to serious accident reporting, considering citizens' convenience and accessibility.

Through the QR codes, immediate reporting is possible on-site where risk factors are exposed, and anonymity is guaranteed, enabling convenient and free reporting.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok stated, “In line with the expanded enforcement of the Serious Accident Punishment Act, we will continuously supplement and thoroughly implement serious accident prevention measures for the safety of Pohang City.” He added, “We ask for active participation from citizens to eliminate various factors threatening the safety of Pohang City through the newly established reporting center.”

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