KOSHA, MOU with the Samsung electronics service

Boosting health promotion of workers of both the headquarter and its subcontractors

6^th April,

KOSHA begins preventing low back pain, falls and other illnesses and injuries of workers in the service sectors such as home appliance repairing.

The Samsung electronics service co., Ltd. (President : Yoon Seung-cheol) and KOSHA(President: Baek, hun-ki) signed the memorandum of understanding for mutual cooperation in the area of accidents prevention of the service sector, on the 6^th April.

This memorandum of understanding is to settle down self management of safety for some 110 subcontractors as well as the headquarters of the Samsung electronics service itself which is the largest electronics and communication service provider in Korea.

They are now taking joint steps to protect safety and health of workers of service centers of the Samsung electronics service and its partners.

As part of these efforts, KOSHA provides risk assessment, and safety & health consulting to help the company set up the safety and health management system for its subcontractors and partners. For the small-sized subcontractors or partners with less than fifty workers, KOSHA passes through the examination to support safety equipment or financial assistance for improving facilities.

Both parts of the MOU also work together to provide technology and information for workers and training with them to prevent not only accidents like fall which could occur when they deal with heavy electronic goods like refrigerators and washing machines, but also illnesses such as musculaskeletal disorder and cardiovascular diseases.

President Baek said “as workers are the first customers of the company that they are working for, their safety and health should be ensured to deliver the best service finally to end-users.” adding that he expects accidents prevention culture would expand across the related industries as the leading company in the sector sets a good example.