Cooperation for ‘a Safe airport’ and ‘a Safe city’

KOSHA cooperates with local governments and public institutions
to prevent occupational accidents

MOUs with Goyang-si and KAC

April 18, 2014

KOSHA (headed by President Baek, Hun-ki) signs MOUs with local governments and public corporations to jointly prevent occupational injuries.

The agency signed an MOU with the Mayor of Goyang-si at 10:00 on Friday April 18 in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do followed by another MOU signing with CEO & President Seok-Ki Kim of Korea Airports Corporation (KAC) at 16:00 on the same day.

The agreements aim at gathering capacities on national safety and health in collaboration with public institutions, local governments, labour and management, occupational associations, and businesses. KOSHA has signed MOUs with about 330 institutions and organizations up to date.

The MOU with Goyang-si was made to secure the safety of workers on workplaces ordered by local governments. In accordance with the MOU, KOSHA and Goyang-si will provide technical training and safety equipment to the construction workplaces ordered or permitted by Goyang-si as well as to confined spaces in wastewater processing/discharge facilities. In addition, the two will play a leading role to improve the working condition of cleaning and waste disposal companies.

The MOU between KOSHA and KAC will secure the safety and health of more than 5,000 workers including about 40 partner companies of KAC.

It is to that end that KOSHA and KAC will jointly endeavor to manage risk assessment technique to prevent accidental disasters; to establish a mutual cooperation program between KAC and its partner companies; and to manage the health of workers by utilizing the workers' health centers of KOSHA.

KOSHA will also take the lead in disseminating a safety culture by running campaigns to raise awareness of the safety in cooperation with organizations which the agency signed MOUs with.

President Baek, Hun-ki mentioned, "It is encouraging that public organizations including local governments are taking the lead in 'building a safe city' and 'fostering a healthy workplace'." "KOSHA will widen the range of partnership on occupational safety and health with related organizations and bodies in an effort to ponder upon the seriousness of safety concerns and work together" He added.