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Safety inspection in the spring
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| Wed February 24, 2010 |
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Safety inspection starts before the thaw that is likely to bring industrial accidents with, for example, sudden collapse of earth.
The Ministry of Labor inspects 800 construction sites that contain potential dangers from Fe...
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Accident rate higher in workfare places: The Ministry of Labor stresses safety education
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| Tue February 16, 2010 |
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The total number of 1,834 (November 30, 2009) recorded industrial accident (306 people per month on average) from the government’s workfare sites, initiated by “Hope[ful] Workfare Project”, that started last June. The accide...
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Joint workshop by KWCWS and K-medi
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| Fri February 12, 2010 |
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Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service (KWCWS) and Korea Workers Accident Medical Corporation (K-medi) held the first joint workshop on 8-9 February 2010. 114 people including the two organizations’ directors and man...
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The Ministry of Labor and the City of Seoul work together
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| Thu February 4, 2010 |
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The Ministry of Labor (Seoul Regional Labor Office) and the City of Seoul vow to set up a co-work system for the safe administration of eliminating asbestos in construction sites. This scheme was intended to produce synergy eff...
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Preventing industrial accidents with survey on working environment
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| Tue February 2, 2010 |
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Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) reported on 21 January 2010 “The survey on working environment 2009” that researched enterprises across the country from April to October last year.
The survey was cond...
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SMEs Can Receive Aid for Improving the Work Environment
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| Tue January 19, 2010 |
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Support will be provided for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to aid improvement in their currently substandard work environments. The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency will put in to action “Financial Support for...
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Introduction of Measures to Foster the Early Implementation of Vocational Training for Injured Workers
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| Tue January 19, 2010 |
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On January 15, 2010 The Ministry of Labor announced the legislation of the “Enforcement Decree and Regulations of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act”. This act aims to foster the early implementation of vocati...
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The government takes measures to protect workers handling asbestos-containing talc.
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| Tue April 14, 2009 |
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The government takes measures to protect workers handling asbetos-containg tale.Workplaces using asbestos-containing talc are to be inspected.Please refer to the attached file.
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Employment Insurance and Occupational Accident Compensation Insurance Will be Taxed According to the Taxable Earned Income
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| Thu December 31, 2009 |
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On December 30, 2009 the Ministry of Labor made public the newly revised “Act on the Collection, Etc. of Premiums for Employment Insurance and Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance”. From 2011, the criteria of collection...
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Introduction on the Korean Policy on the OSH
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| Mon November 9, 2009 |
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Introduction on the Korean government's policy
on industrial safety & health and related supporting measures
Byeong-ok Kim, Director
Safety & health policy Department
Ministry of Labor
Industrial accident rate...
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