Yangsan Branch of Ministry of Employment and Labor Launches "Safe Workplace Project" Campaign

On September 1, the Yangsan Branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor (headed by Kwon Koo-hyung) conducted the "Safe Workplace Project" campaign at Bokjeong Intersection in Singi-dong, Yangsan, targeting workers and citizens on their way to work.

The Yangsan Branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor is conducting the "Safe Workplace Project" campaign and taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Ministry of Employment and Labor Yangsan Branch

Approximately 40 participants attended the campaign, including representatives from the Yangsan Branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the Eastern Gyeongnam Branch of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Yangsan City Hall, the Safety Culture Practice Promotion Group, the Eastern Gyeongnam Branch of the Korea Industrial Safety Association, as well as business owners and safety and health managers.

The "Safe Workplace Project" is a campaign conducted simultaneously and intensively in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions, aiming to establish a safety community across these areas. The campaign focuses on promoting compliance with the five major types of serious industrial accidents-falls, collisions, entrapments, fires, explosions, and suffocation-as well as the 12 core safety rules.

In particular, since 60% of serious industrial accidents that occurred last year were due to falls, entrapments, and collisions, the campaign is placing special emphasis on prevention activities related to these types of accidents.

To prevent the five major types of serious industrial accidents commonly seen in developing countries, the Yangsan Branch has assigned dedicated inspectors to 535 high-risk workplaces and construction sites in Yangsan, Gimhae, and Miryang. These inspectors are establishing a constant communication system and conducting unannounced inspections.

Kwon Koo-hyung, head of the Yangsan Branch, stated, "Protecting the lives and safety of workers is the government's most important responsibility," and urged, "We ask that field safety management be further strengthened and that all workplaces strictly comply with the 12 core safety rules."