Hanwha Ocean Holds 'Safety Innovation Declaration Ceremony'... "Restarting from the Beginning"

Full-Scale Implementation of the "20 Major Safety Innovation Initiatives"

Hanwha Ocean has embarked on a sweeping transformation to fundamentally innovate its safety management system.

On November 12, at its Geoje plant in South Gyeongsang Province, Hanwha Ocean announced that it had held a "Safety Innovation Declaration Ceremony" attended by CEO Kim Heecheol, employees, and partner company representatives, reaffirming the company's commitment to a company-wide innovation for establishing a robust safety culture. The event, held under the slogan "Reset & Restart from the Beginning," was designed to break away from existing practices, comprehensively review all aspects of safety management, and strengthen execution. During the ceremony, all employees and partner company staff personally wrote a "Safety Pledge," which will be displayed on-site as a sculpture titled "30,000 Pledges."

At the Hanwha Ocean Safety Innovation Declaration Ceremony, key executives including CEO Kim Heecheol (seventh from the left) are reaffirming their commitment to a fundamental innovation in the safety management system. Provided by Hanwha Ocean

With this declaration ceremony as a starting point, Hanwha Ocean plans to implement the "20 Major Safety Innovation Initiatives" centered on three pillars: systems, processes, and people. In the institutional area, the company will link safety compliance motivation to KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), enhance safety management for partner companies, abolish formal procedures, and establish an operations system focused on effectiveness. In terms of systems, Hanwha Ocean will operate the "Safe Guard 119" process to prevent major accidents, while simultaneously advancing its mobile safety management system and accident investigation capabilities. The people-centered initiatives include strengthening safety competencies by job level and function, expanding training for foreign workers and partner companies, and promoting joint labor-management safety innovation.

The company is also collaborating with Norwegian classification society DNV to raise its ISRS (International Safety Rating System) grade, aiming to achieve the highest level of safety in the manufacturing industry by 2030. CEO Kim Heecheol stated, "It is time to abandon the inertia of compromise and the hidden insensitivity to safety within us," adding, "As CEO, I will take full responsibility to re-examine safety from the ground up and ensure that this innovation is fully implemented at the worksite."

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