"Addressing Workplace Safety Complacency"... Gwangju Employers Federation Supports Corporate Safety Management

The Gwangju Employers Federation announced on the 11th that it is working to address safety complacency at workplaces with fewer than 50 employees through the "Joint Safety Manager Support Project," which is overseen by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency.

Now in its second year, this project dispatches three safety experts (joint safety managers) to small and medium-sized enterprises that lack sufficient safety management personnel. The project is structured in three phases: phase one focuses on building a foundation, phase two on on-site implementation, and phase three on establishing a safety management system, all with the aim of preventing industrial accidents through on-site, practical safety measures.

Based on its experience running the project last year, the Gwangju Employers Federation is focusing this year on more hands-on inspections and tailored consulting to enhance the effectiveness of safety management at 30 companies, including those in the Pyeongdong Industrial Complex.

This year’s project aims to systematically strengthen the foundation for preventing industrial accidents in the region by: ▲intensively managing high-risk industries in areas with a high concentration of industrial complexes, ▲identifying and improving blind spots in safety management, and ▲providing ongoing education and consulting to enhance safety management capabilities.

The Joint Safety Manager Support Project is designed to help small businesses with limited capacity for safety and health management?due to shortages of personnel, budget, or expertise?establish joint safety and health management systems through local or industry associations and organizations.

Yang Jinseok, chairman of the Gwangju Employers Federation, stated, "Through this project, we will further raise the safety management standards of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Gwangju area and continue to develop a collaborative model between the private sector and government to create safe and healthy workplaces." He added, "We will support companies so that they can independently establish and implement their own safety and health management systems."

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