Gwangju Seo-gu Signs MOU to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Environmental Sanitation Workers

Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, signed a tripartite business agreement on the 7th with the Gwangju Metropolitan City Chapter of the Korean Physical Therapists Association (President Jang Il-yong) and the Seo-gu Facilities Management Corporation (Chairman Hwang Bong-ju) to prevent musculoskeletal disorders among sanitation workers.

Seogu District Office exterior.
Photo by Seogu

According to Seo-gu on the 8th, this agreement was promoted to improve workers' health and prevent industrial accidents by establishing a cooperative system among the three organizations amid growing social interest in the health of frontline workers.

Seo-gu plans to provide a musculoskeletal disorder prevention exercise program and customized exercises to 136 sanitation workers exposed to harmful factors such as repetitive motions of climbing on and off waste collection vehicles and lifting heavy garbage, as well as unnatural postures.

The program will be held for about one hour every Wednesday and Thursday at the Life Environment Center's training room until next month.

Each organization plans to support an advanced program in the second half of the year and next year based on the results of this program's operation in the first half of the year.

Kim Yi-gang, head of Seo-gu, said, "Through this agreement, we will improve the working environment by preventing chronic diseases occurring among sanitation workers and increase job satisfaction among frontline workers."

Shin Dong-ho, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy baekok@asiae.co.kr

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