The culture of prevention creates better work places

KOSHA had a general meeting for the Korean Committee of the culture of prevention

Representatives from some 20 organizations discussed prevention methods

  22, May, 2013

President Baek of KOSHA hosted general meeting for the Korean Committee of the culture of prevention in Seoul on May 22, in an effort to spread the culture of prevention.

*The general meeting for the Korean Committee of the culture of prevention was held in Lotte hotel, on May 22 Seoul, from 07:30 ~ 09:15. 

KOSHA is a chair organization of the ISSA Section for a Culture of Prevention which has 43 OSH related organizations and governmental agencies from the U.S., U.K., Japan and other nations across the world, playing the leading role in distributing the culture of prevention.

*ISSA (International Social Security Association)

-ISSA is an international non-profit organization with 336 member organizations from 157 countries and territories. Founded in 1927, ISSA has prevention section of occupational risks under which there are 12 sub-sections including the section for a culture of prevention established in 2011.

The Korean Committee of the culture of prevention consists of representatives from workers, employers, private OSH-related organizations, and related institutions and it focuses settling down the culture of prevention across the nation.

During the meeting, participants from some 30 organizations had a lecture on the culture of prevention and presentations on their efforts in the past and plans for the future. They also set a direction for 2013 and discussed ways to run the committee.

President Baek pointed out the importance of the prevention during the meeting saying that recent series of chemical accidents show the prevention says a lot. He also expressed that he would like the committee to work hard to spread the safety culture across the nation.

President Baek is delivering an opening speech in the meeting of the Korean Committee of the Culture of Prevention