[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Pyeongtaek City has completed the selection of 'Labor Safety Watchdogs' to oversee industrial site safety inspections and held a launch ceremony on the 8th.
The Labor Safety Watchdog program is an initiative promoted by Gyeonggi Province since last year to ensure workers can perform their duties in safer industrial environments. This year, Pyeongtaek City has hired a total of six Labor Safety Watchdogs and is beginning operations.
The Labor Safety Watchdogs, working in pairs of two, will conduct inspections and guidance at small-scale construction sites and manufacturing companies with fewer than 50 employees. They will examine matters including workers' use of personal protective equipment, violations of occupational safety and health laws, and breaches of safety accident prevention measures, while providing guidance on improvements.
To strengthen effectiveness, the city will also carry out coordinated work operations with the 'Employment and Labor Service under the Ministry of Employment and Labor' and the 'Occupational Safety and Health Administration,' which have legal authority to conduct labor inspections at industrial sites.
A city official stated, "We will take the lead in creating a safe working environment and protecting workers' lives to prevent industrial accidents," and added, "Through practical training focused on field inspection cases for the finally selected Labor Safety Watchdogs, we will concentrate on strengthening on-site guidance capabilities and do our best to create an accident-free Pyeongtaek."
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