Sawing industry lags in preventing injuries

KOSHA supports workers’ training and work environment improvement

14. May.2013

President Hun-ki Baek visited Seoul Sawing Industry Association in Jongro-gu, Seoul and looked around two sawing work places to check the safety and health status, and working environment.

Many of the sawing work places are small sized with fewer than 5 workers, having witnessed accidents from being crushed between machines and amputation cases, and trips in a narrow place.

In that sense, KOSHA decided to give intensive training for workers in this industry on preventing injuries, and assistance to help those work places improve working environment.

Meanwhile, the president joined a discussion on preventing slips and trips in the service industry before coming to the sawing work places, where representatives from academia, related organizations and private associations joined, in Northern Seoul Area Office of KOSHA.