CONTENTS
- 1. The client who requested advisory on the Serious Accidents Punishment Act
- - Background to the request for advisory on the Serious Accidents Punishment Act
- 2. What is the Serious Accidents Punishment Act?
- 3. Contents of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act advisory
- - Serious Accidents Punishment Act advisory (1) Strengthening safety management
- - Serious Accidents Punishment Act advisory (2) Periodic safety inspections
- - Serious Accidents Punishment Act advisory (3) Safety training program
- 4. Result of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act advisory
- - If you need to seek advisory on the Serious Accidents Punishment Act
1. The client who requested advisory on the Serious Accidents Punishment Act
The client, who requested advice on the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, sought assistance from Daeryun Law Firm in order to create a safer working environment and run a sustainable company.
Background to the request for advisory on the Serious Accidents Punishment Act
The client in this case is a professional manager of construction company A.
Company A faced a crisis in which it could bear significant legal liability after a safety accident occurred in a recent project.
The client 🔗Serious Accidents Punishment Act determined that professional consulting was needed in order to comply with the Act and to establish a systematic safety management system.
Beyond merely avoiding legal liability, the client sought to set right the company's overall safety culture and to reorganize its safety framework.
In order to strengthen safety awareness and accident prevention measures so as to protect the lives and safety of employees and, further, to build a sustainable and competitive company, the client came to Daeryun Law Firm.
2. What is the Serious Accidents Punishment Act?
Serious Industrial Accident
An "industrial accident" refers to a case in which a person providing labor dies, is injured, or becomes ill due to buildings, equipment, raw materials, gas, steam, dust, and the like related to the work, or due to the work or other duties.
b. Two or more injured persons requiring treatment of six months or more occur from the same accident
c. Three or more persons with an occupational disease prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as acute poisoning from the same harmful factor, occur within one year
3. Contents of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act advisory
Daeryun Law Firm provided a comprehensive consulting service so that the client would not encounter legal problems under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.
In order to help the client create a safer work environment, we provided advisory on the following matters.
Serious Accidents Punishment Act advisory (1) Strengthening safety management
In the construction industry, there are many high-risk operations, such as excavation work and tower crane operation.
Daeryun assessed the risks of the company's environment and provided advisory to strengthen preventive measures for high-risk operations, including the installation of fall-prevention safety nets, compliance with tower crane safety regulations, and the wearing of protective equipment by workers during heavy-equipment operations.
Serious Accidents Punishment Act advisory (2) Periodic safety inspections
Under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, a construction company must designate a safety and health management officer, and that officer must perform safety management duties substantively at the site.
Daeryun presented a systematic management plan so that the company would designate a safety and health management officer for each site and that these officers could conduct accident-prevention training and safety inspections periodically.
Serious Accidents Punishment Act advisory (3) Safety training program
Daeryun focused on raising awareness of the provisions of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act and of preventive measures.
Accordingly, the safety training program that was developed combined theory and practice, and it encouraged employees to actively participate in the training.
We emphasized that by steadily carrying out this training course, the company could not only achieve legal compliance but also establish a safety culture within the company.
4. Result of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act advisory
The client, who sought advice on the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, was able to achieve the following outcomes.
▶ Safety and productivity at the site improved simultaneously
▶ The likelihood of safety accidents was significantly reduced
▶ Through safety training, employees' safety awareness greatly improved
▶ The company became able to maintain consistent safety standards
If you need to seek advisory on the Serious Accidents Punishment Act
When an occupational accident occurs, a company may face many legal liabilities, including criminal punishment, so it is advisable to obtain the assistance of a specialist attorney.
In order to protect the safety and health of workers and to comply with the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, it is advantageous to seek systematic advisory.
Daeryun Law Firm assists clients by preparing concrete response measures.
If you need legal advisory as in the case above, please come to Daeryun Law Firm at any time.
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