”Strengthening safety in national industrial complexes”

KOSHA signed an MOU for occupational accident prevention in industrial complexes

with Korea Industrial Complex Corp. (KICOX),

to support establishment of Safety Support Center and Workers’ Health Center

June 24, 2014

Mutual efforts will be made to enhance safety in 51 national industrial complexes across the country.

KOSHA and KICOX signed an MOU for occupational accident prevention in industrial complexes.

< Overview of the MOU>

· Date: 11:00, Tuesday, June 24, 2014

· Venue: Conference room, KOSHA

· Participants: Baek Hun-ki, President of KOSHA and Kang Nam-hun, President of KICOX

KICOX is supporting some 45,000 companies in 51 industrial complexes nationwide.

Tenant companies in the complexes are mainly small and medium-sized businesses, which are in economically and geographically poor condition to be given professional and systematic safety and health services.

In this regard, KOSHA and KICOX signed an MOU to carry out occupational accident prevention activities for improved safety of industrial complexes and health care for workers in tenant companies.

The purpose of MOU is active cooperation between KOSHA and KICOX for establishment and management of ‘Safety Support Center’ and ‘Workers’ Health Center’.

‘Safety Support Center’ provides tenant companies with safety education, information on safety and health, and counseling for work environment improvement. ‘Workers’ Health Center’ gives free health care services to employees of small-sized workplaces.

KOSHA has established ‘Workers’ Health Center’ in 15 major cities across the country so far, planning to continuously expand the centers in national industrial complexes through the MOU.

In addition, KOSHA and KICOX will cooperate on tailored education program development, joint safety inspection for facilities of tenant companies and technical advice for safety committee in industrial complexes, in order to enhance safety for tenant companies.

    President Baek Hun-ki of KOSHA(left) in the MOU ceremony