During a safety management review meeting led by Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Young-hoon, Jang emphasized, "We will mobilize all available resources, including securing safety budgets and related investments, to restore public trust in industrial safety across all business sites. We will ensure that similar accidents do not occur again."
The meeting was convened in response to the industrial accident that occurred on June 9 at the Shin Ansan Line construction site, where POSCO E&C is working on the 3-2 section. The Ministry of Employment and Labor urged POSCO Group to reform its safety management practices and implement rigorous measures to prevent recurrence.
Attendees included Jang, Yoo In-jong, President of POSCO Safety Solutions, Lee Hee-keun, President of POSCO, and Song Chi-young, President of POSCO E&C, who reported on safety measures specific to their respective companies and strategies to eliminate repeated accidents at the same sites.
Minister Kim stressed the need for special measures at particularly hazardous sites like the Shin Ansan Line, advocating for increased safety investments and practical improvements, such as hiring more safety and health managers to ensure effective safety activities on-site.
In response, Jang stated, "The Shin Ansan Line site, which reaches a depth of 70 meters, poses significantly higher risks than typical construction sites. We will convert all safety personnel to full-time positions and deploy additional staff beyond legal requirements."
He also committed to concentrating supervisory personnel from world-class safety companies at all Shin Ansan Line sites to ensure thorough management until the project is completed, stating, "We will do everything possible to prevent similar accidents from happening again."
In light of this incident, POSCO Group plans to reassess the safety management systems across all its subsidiaries, including construction and steel, and to further enhance its safety management framework.
A POSCO Group representative emphasized, "We will make every effort to create a safer workplace so that not a single worker fails to return home from work, and to become a POSCO Group that earns the trust of the public."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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