HDC Hyundai Development Company Conducts Safety Training and Emergency Evacuation Drills for Foreign Workers

Safety Training in Various Languages Including Chinese and Vietnamese
Distribution of Standard Safety Training Videos for New Hires in 6 Countries

HDC Hyundai Development Company announced on the 1st that it conducted safety education and emergency preparedness training to prevent safety accidents among foreign workers at construction sites.

HDC Hyundai Development Company conducted an emergency evacuation drill linked with safety education on the 29th of last month at the Gwangmyeong Central I-Park site, targeting construction tasks with a high proportion of foreign workers such as rebar, formwork, and Alform. (Photo by HDC Hyundai Development Company)

On the 29th of last month, HDC Hyundai Development Company conducted safety education targeting construction trades with a high proportion of foreign workers, such as rebar, formwork, and Alform, at the Gwangmyeong Central I-Park site.

Together with safety managers, theoretical education on safe work methods and procedures, audiovisual education using videos, and practical training on fire evacuation and firefighting methods were conducted.

Safety education using guide signs was provided to help workers understand risk factors for each task and evacuation procedures in emergencies, and emergency preparedness training was completed with professional interpreters.

Various nationalities of foreign workers are employed at construction sites, and there is a high risk of safety accidents due to communication difficulties.

HDC Hyundai Development Company conducted an emergency evacuation drill linked with safety education on the 29th of last month at the Gwangmyeong Central I-Park site, targeting construction tasks with a high proportion of foreign workers such as rebar, formwork, and Alform. (Photo by HDC Hyundai Development Company)

HDC Hyundai Development Company has been conducting vivid education and training by linking safety education using dubbed and translated videos with emergency evacuation drills for foreign workers.

Last year, to unify new hire training for domestic and foreign workers, standard lesson video content was produced in six languages?Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Russian, and Kazakh?and is being used for new hire safety education at all sites.

At the structural progress sites, professional interpreter-led safety education was conducted for over 3,000 foreign workers from six countries including China and Vietnam. Starting this year, safety content videos for high-risk trades such as formwork, rebar, and Alform have been produced and are being used for special safety education.

An official from HDC Hyundai Development Company stated, "We have developed safety education content with dubbing and subtitles in the languages of countries with many foreign site workers, such as Chinese and Vietnamese, and are using it for new hire training. We will develop our own dubbed and translated educational content to prevent safety accidents caused by communication gaps."

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