Eight More Keepers Than Last Year... 104 Conducted 40,500 Inspections in 2023
Kim Tae-geun, Gyeonggi Province Labor Bureau Director: "I Hope Gyeonggi Becomes a Place Where Workers Can Work With Peace of Mind"
Gyeonggi Province announced on the 16th that it held the launch ceremony for the ‘Nodong Safety Keepers’ responsible for safety inspections at industrial sites in 31 cities and counties this year at the Korea Industrial Safety Association Gunpo Training Center on the 14th.
Gyeonggi-do held the launch ceremony for the "Labor Safety Keepers," who are responsible for safety inspections at industrial sites in 31 cities and counties this year, on the 14th at the Gunpo Education Center of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency. Photo by Gyeonggi-do
‘Nodong Safety Keepers’ are personnel who identify latent risk factors at manufacturing or construction sites and guide improvement methods. The program first started in 2020. Last year, 104 keepers conducted 40,500 inspections across 23,291 workplaces and requested corrections for 101,072 cases, of which 85,030 were completed.
This year, 112 Nodong Safety Keepers, eight more than last year, will begin full-scale activities from March 17. They will inspect small-scale industrial sites with fewer than 50 employees until December, guide risk assessments and mandatory requirements under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, and focus on promoting prevention of the three major accidents: falls, entrapments, and collisions.
About 80 people attended the launch ceremony, including Kim Tae-geun, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Labor Bureau; Oh Ki-hwan, Director of the Gyeonggi Employment and Labor Office; Lee Hee-won, Director of the Suwon City Non-regular Workers Center; and 62 Nodong Safety Keepers active in cities and counties.
During the event, the Gyeonggi Employment and Labor Office also held the ‘2025 Safety Culture Practice Declaration Ceremony,’ pledging to achieve common goals such as preventing serious industrial accidents and safety incidents, establishing autonomous workplace safety management systems, and actively participating in spreading a safety culture to create ‘safe and healthy workplaces.’
In his encouragement speech, Kim Tae-geun, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Labor Bureau, said, “I hope Gyeonggi becomes a place where all workers can work with peace of mind regardless of industry or scale,” and urged, “I ask Nodong Safety Keepers to support protecting workers’ lives and helping employers comply with the Serious Accidents Punishment Act obligations.”
Gyeonggi Province plans to strengthen the keepers’ guidance capabilities by providing basic and quarterly training and establishing an effective industrial accident prevention system through a two-person mentor (senior)?mentee (junior) system. Additionally, it will continuously expand joint inspections and campaigns to establish a safety culture and actively support creating a safe working environment within the province.
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