Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry Holds Meeting for Beneficiaries of Home Appliance Industry Safety Work-up Support Project

Exterior view of Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced on August 5 that it held a meeting for beneficiary companies of the "2025 Home Appliance Industry Safety Work-up Support Project," during which it shared the project's direction, procedures for supporting safety equipment, and ways to collaborate with the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency.

The meeting, held that afternoon in a third-floor conference room, was part of the "2025 Regional Innovation Project - Home Appliance Tomorrow Youth Specialized Support Project," jointly promoted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and Gwangju City. The purpose is to help local home appliance companies improve their working environments after hiring young employees, thereby supporting employment stability and encouraging long-term retention.

This project is distinguished by the fact that it does not stop at supporting safety equipment; it also operates in a way that provides safety inspections or risk assessment consulting to beneficiary companies in cooperation with the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency. Experts from the agency directly examine each company's working environment and suggest necessary improvements on-site, so the project is structured to not only support equipment but also strengthen the companies' safety management capabilities.

Eleven home appliance companies from the Gwangju region attended the meeting, along with field experts from the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency. The experts provided detailed explanations about the project's objectives, procedures for collaboration with the agency, and criteria for selecting equipment, and also conducted a Q&A session.

Jang Jihyun, CEO of Wonil Co., Ltd., who attended the meeting, stated, "Installing one more fan or duct in the workplace may not eliminate all harmful factors, but I believe that even such small changes can signal to employees that the company cares about their safety. This support project has become an opportunity not only to replace safety equipment but also to review the workplace and consider together how to create a better working environment."

A representative from the Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry said, "Based on the feedback gathered at this meeting, we plan to operate future support items and implementation standards more flexibly. Rather than applying fixed standards uniformly, we intend to promote the project in a way that considers both each company's on-site conditions and the actual improvement effects."

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