Seongdong-gu Leads 'Safety Leadership' to Strengthen Safety and Health Capabilities

Safety and Health Education for Designated Supervisors on October 22, 29, and November 4 to Prevent Serious Accidents and Manage Workplace Safety and Health
Basic theories including the Industrial Safety and Health Act and Serious Accident Punishment Act, education on safety and health management plans based on serious accident case studies... Participation from related organizations such as Seongdong-gu Urban Management Corporation and Cultural Foundation to strive for serious accident prevention and establishment of a safety culture

Seongdong-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jeong Wono) announced that it will conduct ‘Safety and Health Education’ to strengthen safety and health capabilities at the Rainbow Theater of Seongdong Youth Center in three sessions starting from the 22nd for supervisors under the district.

The district designates managers, neighborhood chiefs, and team leaders in charge of field operations who directly command and supervise affiliated workers as supervisors to prevent major accidents and manage workplace safety and health, and conducts 16 hours of regular annual education in accordance with the Industrial Safety and Health Act.

This education will be conducted in a group training format by inviting six workers and experts in the field of industrial safety and health, covering basic theories such as an overview of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and the Serious Accidents Punishment Act and related precedents, and deeply discussing safety and health management measures based on major accident case studies.

The first session on the 22nd featured lectures by Min Jihee, an occupational and environmental medicine specialist at Hanyang University Hospital and the district’s industrial health doctor, and Ko Gwangjae, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Headquarters of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, on the topics of ▲ major accident cases and responses to hazardous chemical substances ▲ safety management in the era of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, respectively.

On the 29th, the second session will be conducted by Oh Yeonyong, a safety manager at Seoul City Hall, and Lee Seunggyo, a certified labor attorney and CEO of the safety management specialized agency ‘Beot,’ covering ▲ safety and health management measures during subcontracting, outsourcing, and consignment ▲ procedures and implementation methods of risk assessment, and other specific safety and health obligation execution methods.

The final third session on November 4 will feature lectures by Lee Jinwon, head of the management education department at the Seoul Eastern Branch of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, and Hyun Jongsoo, professor of industrial safety engineering at Seoul Digital University, on ▲ methods to establish safety and health management systems ▲ and the importance of safety leadership.

The district plans to particularly emphasize the importance of supervisors’ safety leadership on organizational safety through this education. Related organizations including Seongdong-gu Urban Management Corporation and Seongdong-gu Cultural Foundation, as well as subcontracting, outsourcing, and consignment workplaces in the district, will also attend the education to continue efforts to establish a safety culture.

Prior to this education, the district completed regular online education for supervisors in March, and in the first and second halves of the year, conducted safety and health education on specific safety and health measures for practical staff by Seongdong-gu safety and health managers to systematically prevent and respond to major accidents.

Jeong Wono, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, stated, “Through ‘Safety and Health Education,’ we expect that supervisors, who are key personnel in Seongdong-gu’s safety and health, will take the lead in creating a safer working environment,” and added, “Safety must always be the top priority in all organizational activities, and we will continue to make our best efforts to prevent major accidents and establish a safety culture.”

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