A healthy drinking culture via 119!

KOSHA awarded 6 establishments in recognition of excellence in promoting workers health

 Sep. 6 2013

○ KOSHA gave 6 establishments the Good Practice Award in recognition of their excellence in promoting workers’ health. Companies can apply for the award and KOSHA comprehensibly evaluates how much they promoted works health, especially in areas like musculoskeletal disease prevention, awareness of both management and labor on the workers’ health, and internal programs to protect health of workers.

○ The six awarded establishments are the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Namjeju Thermal Power Plant, Doosan Infracore, LG Display Pajoo plant, packaging division of Posco M-Tech, and Autotech Carrier.

○ Pajoo plant of LG Display put in place a work stress-relieving program and a moderate drinking campaign called LGD 119-Drink one type of alcohol in one bar until nine!-and the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service where about 70% of employees are women implements various women-friendly health programs including anti-electromagnetic wave apron and yoga programs. Autotech Carrier, air-conditioner manufacturer in Gwangju waged a company-wide campaign called “Slim, Stop, Stretching” to discourage obesity, smoking and muscular skeletal disease.

○ KOSHA has been giving this award since July 2011 and a total of 120 establishments have been awarded so far. Benefits include financial support for OSH programs and exemption from OSH audit by the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

○ One official from Occupational Health Department of KOSHA said, “As domestic companies are seeing more mature management-labor relations, management is paying more attention to workers’ safety and health programs like no-smoking campaign and stress relieving programs. I hope more establishments would implement such programs and be awarded.”

President Baek Hun-ki (center) of KOSHA is posing with representatives from awarded establishments including Vice President Jung Cheol-dong of LG Display.