Busan Port Authority Holds Joint Safety Resolution Rally to Achieve Zero Major Accidents at Construction Sites
Joint Resolution for People-Centered Safe Workplaces
Achieving Zero Major Accidents
Busan Port Authority (BPA, President Song Sangkeun) held the "Safety Practice Joint Resolution Rally for Achieving Zero Major Accidents" on September 1 at the New Port construction site and the Phase 2 Safety Experience Center in the North Container Hinterland Complex, in order to implement the key national policy task of building a "society where life and safety come first."
This resolution rally was organized under the slogan "People-Centered Safe Workplaces, Achieving Zero Major Accidents" to further strengthen the commitment to fostering a culture of internalizing and practicing safety awareness, as well as to prevent industrial accidents.
Approximately 70 key stakeholders attended the event, including Lee Sangkwon, Head of the Construction Division at Busan Port Authority, site managers from the New Port construction site, construction and safety managers, and members of the construction project management team.
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The rally included a joint safety resolution signing ceremony, a lecture on construction safety management laws, and safety experience activities for supervisors. Major safety experience programs consisted of 11 types of hands-on training, including experiencing structures such as retaining walls and tunnels, wearing safety belts and simulating falls during high-altitude work, equipment entrapment simulation, and safe lifting of heavy objects.
Song Sangkeun, President of Busan Port Authority, stated, "To create construction sites where life and safety are the top priorities, we will work to strengthen safety awareness among stakeholders in the Busan and Jinhae port construction sectors, and we will continue to operate safety experience programs at construction sites to achieve zero accidents and zero injuries."
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