Korea Water Resources Survey and Technology Institute Achieves Highest Public Institution Safety Management Grade for Second Consecutive Year

Recognized for Achieving Zero Major Accidents through Safety Management
Maintaining the Highest Grade in Safety Management for Consecutive Years

The Korea Water Resources Survey and Technology Institute (President Lee Younggi) announced on May 7 that it achieved the highest grade—Grade 2 (Good)—for the second consecutive year in the “2025 Public Institution Safety Management Grade Assessment,” which is organized by the Ministry of Economy and Finance and conducted by a panel of private sector experts.

2025 Public Institution Safety Management Grade Results. Provided by Korea Water Resources Survey Technology Institute.

The Public Institution Safety Management Grade Assessment comprehensively evaluates public institutions’ safety capabilities, safety levels, and safety performance. The assessment examines safety management systems for four major risk factors—workplaces, construction sites, facilities, and research facilities—and assigns grades accordingly. In the 2025 assessment, a total of 104 public institutions were evaluated. No institutions received Grade 1, making Grade 2 the highest grade awarded.

The institute has steadily improved its safety management level by continuously implementing field-oriented preventive activities and effective safety management systems. In particular, it received high marks for (i) operating a self-regulatory prevention system centered on risk assessment, (ii) promoting a worker-participatory safety culture, (iii) strengthening safety management for subcontractors, (iv) providing site-specific safety training, and (v) conducting battery fire prevention activities.

Additionally, since first receiving a Grade 4 in the safety management grade assessment in 2021, the institute has consistently improved, achieving Grade 3 in 2022 and 2023, and Grade 2 in both 2024 and 2025. Notably, since participating in the assessment, the institute has not experienced a single major accident, demonstrating the stable operation of its prevention-focused safety management system. This achievement was positively reflected in the most recent evaluation.

President Lee Younggi stated, “Safety is the highest value that cannot be compromised under any circumstances,” and added, “We will strengthen field-oriented safety management, including for subcontractor workers, and further contribute to stable water resources management by enhancing our hydrological survey technology and data-driven capabilities.”

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