Establishing Comprehensive Safety and Health Measures for Each Occupation

The trends toward smaller workplaces, high job mobility, and the vulnerable populations’ increasing participation to economic activities are some of the changes witnessed in today’s work environment. Therefore, a tailored and comprehensive safety and health service to meet the needs of different industries, workplace sizes, work conditions, and workers are called for. Furthermore, the society we are living in requires measures to protect workers such as health care workers and cleaners, who are in the blind spots of safety and health.

Against this backdrop, KOSHA plans to select occupations that are rising as a social issue or require safety and health related measures. After the selection, KOSHA will come up with solutions through field investigation and problem analysis.

“Comprehensive Safety and Health Measures for Each Occupation” primarily deals with people working in six categories of occupations including dye factories, retailers & wholesalers, health care settings, cleaning works, auto repairs, welding, and flame cutting works. The comprehensive response measures will be conducted in the form of a task force team (TFT). The TFT will conduct safety, health, education, and research activities. Also, the TFT will analyze the data collected through the study of related institutions and documents, field inspections, visits of related agencies, and analysis of practices in other countries. Based on the analysis, the TFT will suggest future improvements. The analysis report of the TFT’s activities is to be submitted by the end of March.

Aside from the six occupations stated above, additional study on other occupations in the service industry including occupations in the informal economy will also be conducted if necessary. The results of the comprehensive measure for each occupation will be published as leaflets and distributed for use.