HD Hyundai Heavy, Safety Support for Small Partners with Fewer Than 50 Employees

Following the End of the Grace Period for the Serious Accident Punishment Act
Expanding Safety Support for Partner Companies

On the 12th, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries held a "Self-Regulation Prevention System Establishment Technical Support Agreement Ceremony" at its Ulsan headquarters, attended by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries President No Jin-yul (far left), Kim Jae-hoon, Director of the Ulsan Branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor (far right), and representatives of external partner companies. Photo by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries will provide safety support to small subcontractors with fewer than 50 employees.

On the 12th, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries held a 'Technical Support Agreement Ceremony for Establishing a Self-Regulation Prevention System for Subcontractors' at its Ulsan headquarters, attended by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries President Noh Jin-yul, Kim Jae-hoon, Director of the Ulsan Branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, Jeong Hee-jae, Head of the Industrial Safety Department at the Ulsan Regional Headquarters of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, and representatives of external subcontractors.

This agreement aims to expand safety support for small external subcontractors who are relatively less prepared for the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, following the expiration of the grace period for applying the Act to workplaces with fewer than 50 employees in January this year.

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries will support 20 external subcontractors with fewer than 50 regular employees by helping establish safety and health management systems, providing consulting on compliance with laws such as the Occupational Safety and Health Act, supplying safety and health technical materials, and offering safety education for foreign workers.

Since 2022, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has been actively providing safety support not only to internal subcontractors but also to external subcontractors.

In November 2022, the company signed a safety management technical support agreement with five external subcontractors that manufacture ship blocks, and formed a dedicated safety support team for external subcontractors, supporting overall safety management technologies such as safety systems and procedures, safety standards, and risk assessment systems throughout the past year.

This year, the scope of safety management technical support has been expanded beyond block manufacturing subcontractors to include small subcontractors with fewer than 50 employees, with a particular focus on supporting matters related to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, which small subcontractors find difficult to prepare for.

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries President Noh Jin-yul stated, “Establishing safety and health management systems and preventing serious accidents is a shared role and responsibility of both primary contractors and subcontractors,” adding, “We will spare no effort in providing all necessary support to ensure the safety of our subcontractors.”

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