Presentation of Cases by Hyundai Motor Company and SK Hynix
The Korea Employers Federation and the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency have created an opportunity for the government and companies to strategically collaborate in order to spread and establish a safety culture.
The Employers Federation announced that, together with the Occupational Safety and Health Agency, it held the 1st "Safety Culture Innovation Forum" on the 31st at the Korea Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul.
The Employers Federation and the Occupational Safety and Health Agency each presented on the topics of "Support Measures for Workplaces to Spread Safety Culture" and "Changes in Industrial Sites and Occupational Safety and Health." Following this, SK Hynix and Hyundai Motor Company presented exemplary cases of workplace safety culture activities. Safety executives from 15 major companies across various industries also participated in the event.
Donggeun Lee, Executive Vice President of the Korea Employers Federation (fifth from the left in the front row), Jongju Ahn, President of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (fourth), and others are posing for a commemorative photo at the "1st Safety Culture Innovation Forum" held on the 31st at the Korea Press Center. [Photo by Korea Employers Federation]
Lee Dong-geun, Executive Vice President of the Employers Federation, emphasized in his greeting, "To overcome the stagnation in reducing major accidents, it is necessary to fundamentally prevent accidents through a paradigm shift that goes beyond existing legal and technical safety to safety culture and awareness."
Ahn Jong-joo, President of the Occupational Safety and Health Agency, stated, "Since safety awareness and practices at industrial sites have been formed over a long period, it is difficult to change them in a short time. However, for Korea to advance as a leading country in industrial safety, a safety culture that values life and safety must be firmly supported."
The Safety Culture Innovation Forum will be held semiannually going forward. It plans to expand information exchange related to safety culture-centered management between the government and companies, promote the formation of strategic partnerships, and continue discussions on policy proposals for preventing major accidents.
The Employers Federation stated, "In addition to the Safety Culture Innovation Forum, we will strive to establish a widespread safety culture throughout the industry by hosting the 1st Safety Culture Innovation Awards scheduled for December and distributing the Safety Culture Management Evaluation Index."
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