[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Taemin] The Seoul Metropolitan Government will conduct customized safety training to prevent fatal accidents caused by construction machinery.
On the 8th, Seoul announced that it will provide tailored safety education on the 9th at 1:30 PM in the Yajugae Hall of the Seoul Museum of History for 220 people, including public officials responsible for safety at city-commissioned construction sites, construction project management teams, and contractors.
Construction sites are highly hazardous environments where various construction machinery such as tower cranes and excavators coexist with workers. However, safety managers lack expertise in construction machinery and are not obligated to receive safety management training for such equipment, making education necessary, according to the city.
According to the "2022 Fatal Accident Occurrence Status for Disaster Investigation" announced by the Ministry of Employment and Labor on the 19th of last month, 341 construction workers (328 cases) died from industrial accidents, of which 96 (91 cases), or 28%, were due to construction machinery accidents.
Jung Myung-ho, CEO of Promeca and an expert in construction machinery safety management, will serve as the instructor. The topic is "Safety Management Methods for Managers to Reduce Construction Machinery Accidents." Customized training will cover various construction machinery accident cases, inspection methods, how to prepare plans, and related laws and regulations.
Seoul plans to post the educational materials in the "Seoul Construction Notification Data Room" so that anyone involved in construction can access them.
In particular, the training will include the "Construction Machinery Pinch Prevention System," which warns workers approaching heavy equipment such as excavators and dump trucks, as well as heavy equipment operators, about the risks of proximity, aiming to create a safe working environment where workers can operate with peace of mind.
Kim Seong-bo, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Urban Infrastructure Headquarters, said, "We will prevent fatal accidents caused by construction machinery by blocking unsafe use and intensively managing construction machinery," adding, "We will spread a safety culture that starts with following small safety rules to create a 'Safe City Seoul.'"
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