Gwangju Chamber of Commerce Forms Industrial Safety Management Committee for 'Establishing Safety Management System'

Focused Efforts on Industrial Safety
Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry Holds First Industrial Safety Management Committee Meeting

Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry held the 1st meeting of the Industrial Safety Management Committee to promote a safety culture in local companies' industrial sites and strengthen support for establishing safety management systems. Photo by Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced on the 17th that it held the first meeting of the Industrial Safety Management Committee to strengthen support for the spread of a safety culture and the establishment of safety management systems at local industrial sites.

This meeting was organized for industry, government, and academia to jointly share the current situation and prepare response measures. Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry formed the committee to lay the foundation for reducing serious accidents and to support companies in establishing safety and health management systems.

The committee meeting was attended by 25 people, including safety management executives from local companies such as Kia Autoland Gwangju, Samsung Electronics Gwangju Plant, Kumho Tire, Lee Buho, Director of Safety Policy at Gwangju City, Lee Gyesung, Head of the Industrial Accident Prevention Guidance Division at Gwangju Regional Employment and Labor Office, Kim Mooyoung, Head of the Gwangju Regional Headquarters of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, and local university professors.

Lee Buho, Director of Safety Policy at Gwangju City, introduced initiatives such as the citywide safety culture campaign, ▲certification support for outstanding companies in occupational safety and health, ▲support for risk assessment at small-scale workplaces, ▲operation of safety and health guardians, ▲and support for creating safe working environments, all aimed at achieving zero fatal accidents through proactive safety management at industrial sites.

Lee Gyesung, Head of the Industrial Accident Prevention Guidance Division at Gwangju Regional Employment and Labor Office, explained that recent amendments to the Industrial Safety and Health Regulations have added obligations for recording and storing data from temperature and humidity meters, as well as the requirement to immediately report suspected heat-related illnesses to the local fire department. In workplaces where heatwave operations are expected and the perceived temperature is 31°C or higher, temperature and humidity meters must be installed at main work sites to check the perceived temperature.

Kim Mooyoung, Head of the Gwangju Regional Headquarters of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, explained financial support measures to strengthen safety management, such as improvement of high-risk areas in manufacturing and service industries, support for smart safety equipment, loans for industrial accident prevention facilities, and collaborative safety and health projects between large and small companies.

Chae Hwaseok, Executive Vice Chairman of the Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry, stated, "Safety at industrial sites guarantees a happy life for individuals and leads to the development of companies and the local economy," and emphasized, "We will do our best to spread the culture of industrial safety and to ensure that local governments, organizations, experts, and companies work together to promote safety and health, so that companies and workers can achieve happiness and safe growth."