Busan Office of Education Aims to Create Safe Workplaces Free from Industrial Accidents

Announcement of Prevention Plan
Focus on Industrial Accident Prevention and Health Promotion

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education announced its "2025 Industrial Accident Prevention Plan" on the 11th, aiming to create a safe and reliable workplace that satisfies employees.

This plan was established to strengthen administrative and financial support for industrial accident prevention activities at schools and institutions, and to develop measures to protect workers from industrial accidents based on status analysis, including identifying the characteristics and risk factors of such accidents.

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education focused on ▲industrial accident prevention activities ▲worker health promotion activities ▲the spread of a safety-conscious culture in formulating this plan.

First, it will strengthen industrial accident prevention activities through continuous inspections, consulting to improve understanding of on-site work, and improvements to the working environment.

The "Industrial Safety and Health Consulting" program, which was operated at 103 schools last year, will be expanded to 122 schools this year, with increased consulting hours. In particular, the office plans to closely examine workplaces to reduce the most common industrial accidents from last year, such as "slips" and "burns."

There will also be two rounds of "joint labor-management inspections" to identify areas for improvement at worksites from the workers' perspective. The fourth day of every month will be designated as "Industrial Safety Day," during which sites will conduct their own safety and health management checks.

Additionally, the office will push forward with creating a pleasant and safe working environment through initiatives such as a pilot project to reduce the weight of "grating," a representative heavy item in kitchens, and providing hearing protection equipment to meal service staff.

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education has also worked hard to establish systematic measures to protect workers' health. It will promote the maintenance and improvement of worker health through health checkups for early disease detection and follow-up management, as well as support for "regular lung cancer screening fees" for meal service staff at all public and private schools who wish to participate.

Performance checks will also be conducted at schools that have completed improvements to kitchen ventilation systems, and "tetanus vaccination fees" will be supported as a follow-up measure for on-site workers who experience puncture injuries.

Various "customized health promotion programs for workers" will be operated to raise awareness of worker health and prevent occupational diseases through professional health management. These include the "Visiting Health Keeper" program with occupational health physicians, the "Bone Joint Stretching" program to prevent musculoskeletal disorders, and collaboration programs with the Busan Workers' Health Center.

The office will also focus on strengthening job competency and spreading a culture of safety awareness through "statutory education" using professional educational institutions and customized training for those in charge of related duties.

For on-site workers, more than 12 hours of on-site and online training will be provided every half-year. Mandatory group education and online training will also be prepared for principals and other supervisors. In particular, a "core course tailored for less experienced staff" will be offered in April and May, focusing on essential knowledge for job execution.

In addition, the office plans to publish the "Industrial Safety 365 Newsletter" quarterly to raise awareness of industrial safety and health, and to produce the safety guideline book "Industrial Accident Casebook."

Yeom Jooyoung, Director of School Safety at the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, "This plan will be very helpful in preventing industrial accidents on site and promoting the health of workers," and added, "The office will continue to strive to create a pleasant and safe workplace."

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