DL Construction has appointed Ha Jung-min, former Chief Safety Officer (CSO) with over 20 years of experience in construction site and safety management, as its new CEO, aiming to strengthen site-centered safety management.
On August 31, DL Construction announced the appointment of Ha Jung-min as CEO. This decision was made with a focus on internal talent, considering skills and capabilities, and aims to reinforce the company's site-centered management approach.
Born in 1974, Ha began his career in the construction industry in 2003 when he joined Daelim Industrial (now DL E&C) as a safety management officer. He has since worked on safety management at six major projects, including Saemangeum, the Dodam-Yeongcheon high-speed railway, and the Sejong-Anseong Expressway. He has also held leadership positions in key safety organizations, such as the headquarters' safety training operations team, technical safety team, and safety and health team. Ha has established his expertise in safety by obtaining a construction safety engineer certification.
Before becoming CEO, Ha served as a team leader at DL E&C and then as CSO at DL Construction, where he led the establishment of a company-wide safety management system and the promotion of a safety culture starting in 2025. He will continue to serve as CSO alongside his new role as CEO.
Ha has notably led the creation of a database of approximately 22,000 construction accident cases and risk factors across 940 types of work, which has been used to develop a safety execution manual system. This system allows workers and managers to access real-time information on risk factors, accident cases, and preventive measures via mobile devices.
He has also pushed for a comprehensive overhaul of the company's safety management system, analyzing risk factors across all project phases, including design, construction, quality, and contracts, while redefining safety standards and work processes. This includes enhancing risk assessments and establishing new safety management cost standards for key processes, thereby building a prevention-focused safety management system.
In addition to the CEO appointment, DL Construction has also appointed four new executive officers: Noh Sang-woo, Park Dae-ho, Lim Chae-hyun, and Hwang Jin-hyun. The new executives include two individuals born in the late 1970s and two in the early 1980s. The company aims to invigorate its organization by placing young talents who have proven their performance and capabilities in key positions to respond to the changing business environment.
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