OSH Training for Southeast Asian Countries

KOSHA hosts fellowship training for ASEAN public officials

April 22, 2011

Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA; President: Min-Ki Noh) organized a 4-day workshop for public OSH officials of the ASEAN.

 ※ ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations): Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Myanmar

The workshop, aimed at enhancing the safety and health of countries in the Asia-Pacific region, was held from April 18 to 21, in KOSHA headquarters located in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon.

The workshop this year focused on a specific topic, risk assessment, upon the request of trainees. Usually the yearly workshop covers the general occupational safety and health.

Korea’s risk assessment system was introduced while practical exercises and discussions on risk assessment were made through on-site visits to workplaces. These exercises facilitated effective learning of risk assessment techniques.

Starting from 2004, KOSHA has been organizing the fellowship training for countries in the Asia-Pacific region to upgrade their safety and health levels.

Furthermore, KOSHA plans to work toward improving safety and health conditions of the ASEAN countries. To that end, KOSHA set forward “National Master Plans for Cambodia and Laos” as a pilot program and plans to extend systematic technical assistance in accordance with the countries’ annual plan. The countries subject to special assistance from KOSHA is expected to grow in number.

“The workshop aims to bring about realistic help for each country’s OSH-related tasks and accident prevention activities. The accident prevention techniques extended to developing countries in Asia will raise KOSHA’s international standing in the field of occupational safety and health,” said Director Gye-Wan Bae of International Cooperation Center in KOSHA.