KOSHA ? Cement Manufacturers Join Hands

An MOU with Cement Industry Association aimed at accident prevention

June 23, 2011

Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA; President: Min-Ki Noh) signed an MOU with Cement Industry Association to facilitate accident prevention activities in the industry.

The ceremony for signing the MOU took place in Technical Training Center of SsangYong Cement Co., Ltd. located in Donghae-si, Gangwon-do on June 10, 2011. The ceremony was attended by President Chung-Ho Shin of Cement Industry Association and Director Dong-Ki Park of KOSHA.

<Ceremony marking the MOU for the joint development and distribution of media materials

for cement manufacturers>

- Date:                    June 10, 2011 (Fri.) 11:00 ~ 12:00

- Venue:                 Technical Training Center, Donghae Plant, SSangYong Cement Co., Ltd.

- Participants:        Director Dong-Ki Park, Training and Media Department, KOSHA

                                   President Chung-Ho Shin, Cement Industry Association

The MOU is about the collaboration between KOSHA and the Cement Industry Association to prevent accidents that occur in the industry. In addition, the two signing bodies will jointly develop materials related to accident prevention and distribute them to workplaces.

In accordance with the MOU, KOSHA and the Cement Industry Association will co-develop 33 types of media materials by the end of this year including accident prevention videos, accident case animations, safe work leaflets, etc. The published media materials will be available through KOSHA’s website, while provided to workplaces and partner companies free of charge.

Statistics on occupational accidents show that 32 people were injured or got ill in the cement manufacturing industry. Among them, 18 people were working in partner companies, which employ less than 50 workers.

Cement manufacturing industry is vulnerable to accidents as the industry involves the maintenance and repair of storage facility, crushers, conveyors, etc. Against the backdrop, the materials that KOSHA produces will focus on safe work procedures by each work task when maintaining and repairing hazardous equipment and machinery. These materials will be made available to cement manufacturers and partner companies.

In addition, to make better use of the media materials jointly developed, KOSHA and the Cement Industry Association will monitor how they are being used and organize meetings for the purpose.

“Cement Industry Association of Gangwon-do is a representative group of Korea’s cement industry. I believe the collaboration between KOSHA and the Association and the MOU will contribute to accident prevention activities and encourage related workplaces to conduct voluntary safety management,” said Director Dong-Ki Park of Training and Media Department of KOSHA.