Small Enterprise and Market Service Renews ISO14001 Certification and Passes ISO45001 Surveillance Audit

Continuous Efforts to Revise Environmental Manuals Recognized
Commitment to Managing Occupational Health and Safety Management System Praised

The Small Enterprise and Market Service announced on the 24th that it has successfully passed both the recertification audit for the Environmental Management System ISO14001 and the surveillance audit for the Occupational Health and Safety Management System ISO45001, conducted by the Korea Small & Medium Venture Business Certification Institute (KOSRE).

Exterior view of the Small Enterprise and Market Service in Yuseong District, Daejeon. SEMS

ISO refers to international standards for management systems established by the International Organization for Standardization. After receiving initial certification from an accredited certification body, organizations can maintain their certification through annual surveillance audits. Recertification audits are conducted every three years.

Since first obtaining ISO14001 in 2022, the Small Enterprise and Market Service has established and operated a company-wide strategic framework to internalize an eco-friendly culture and strengthen ESG management. As a result, the organization passed the recertification audit in October this year and renewed its certification. For ISO45001, after completing the renewal in 2023, the organization has maintained its certification by consecutively passing the surveillance audits last year and this year.

In the ISO14001 category, the organization was highly rated for continuously revising its environmental manuals and guidelines to faithfully reflect legal compliance and international standard requirements, as well as for systematically managing its performance under clear environmental management objectives. In addition, the organization was recognized for its consistent company-wide activities to raise environmental awareness among employees, such as tree-planting events for carbon neutrality, the carbon-neutral "SEMAS WALK-ON" challenge, and signing business agreements with stakeholders including local governments, senior clubs, and traditional markets.

In the ISO45001 category, the organization was commended for appropriately managing the occupational health and safety management system manual and safety management regulations, and for thoroughly implementing the procedures and standards of the established management system in the field.

Other recognized efforts to establish a safety culture within the organization included actively utilizing near-miss case competitions (twice a year), systematically operating hands-on occupational health and safety training (five times a year), and ensuring both management and employees are well-informed of and actively participate in occupational health and safety policies.

Park Sunghyo, Chairman of the Small Enterprise and Market Service, stated, "The renewal and maintenance of our ISO certifications are the result of the collective efforts of all employees to strengthen our environmental management and occupational health and safety systems," adding, "We will continue to do our utmost to promote proactive eco-friendly activities and to spread a company-wide safety culture."

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