– In 45 workplaces (86.5%) of SPC subsidiaries, violations of the Sanan Act and wage arrears, etc., were also found.
– Confirmation of on-site operability of the self-discipline prevention system
– Efforts should be made to establish a self-discipline prevention system along with the actualization of safety management standards for dangerous machines and instruments.
The Ministry of Employment and Labor (Minister Lee Jeong-sik) announced that last October, a series of machine accidents involving food mixers and box packers at affiliates within the SPC Group resulted in human casualties (one worker died and one was injured). In order to prevent additional damage caused by the equipment, harmful and dangerous machinery and equipment such as food mixers were inspected at business sites across the country, and the results of planning supervision for all SPC group companies where accidents occurred were announced.
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First of all, with the intensive crackdown on 28 types of harmful and dangerous machinery and equipment similar to food mixers, the Ministry of Employment and Labor designated the six weeks from October 24th to December 2nd as the ‘National Harmful and Dangerous Machinery and Equipment Intensive Control Period’. In addition, an intensive inspection plan was announced for a total of 140,000 places, including the food manufacturing industry, the pulp and paper industry, and the machinery and metal manufacturing industry, which mainly use 28 types of dangerous machines similar to food mixers in which fatal accidents occurred.
This intensive crackdown was operated by dividing it into a three-week period for guidance while inspecting the site so that self-inspection and improvement can be made voluntarily, and a three-week period for unannounced supervision following which the zero-tolerance principle is applied.
During the guidance period, through on-site guidance for 2,899 high-risk places out of a total of 140,000 places, 2,999 violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act occurred at 1,571 places, including 1,494 workplaces (51.5%) with insufficient safety measures such as defective protective devices for dangerous machinery. During the unannounced supervision period following the 3-week guidance period, a total of 2,184 violations of the law were detected in 1,073 locations through supervision of a total of 2,004 locations.
In 263 workplaces (13.1%) subject to unannounced supervision, 477 cases of insufficient safety measures were identified in dangerous machinery, and in particular, 74 dangerous injection molding machines and mixers were ordered to be suspended.
For 163 places that were caught during the period of unannounced supervision because self-inspection and improvement measures were not taken despite being given an opportunity during the guidance period, the representative (safety and health manager) was immediately booked, and an investigation into the circumstances of the violation of the law was underway.
Meanwhile, in the process of unannounced supervision, ① collect near-miss accidents in the company through SNS such as blogs, and discover and improve risk factors through communication among all employees, ② install speed cameras in the workplace to stop vehicles caught speeding, ③ Cases of improvement through self-discipline were found, such as removing risk factors by self-checking dangerous machines and instruments.
Meanwhile, even following the death of the food mixer, the SPC Group, which once more suffered an injury, was held strictly responsible and planned and supervised 58 locations in 18 affiliates from October 28th to November 25th.
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277 cases of law violations were identified in 45 out of 52 locations of 12 subsidiaries, a fine of KRW 600 million was imposed, and a total of 40 food mixers, 1 conveyor, etc. 44 units will be suspended and judicial action will be taken once morest the representatives of 26 locations.
As a result of this supervision, ① Cases where basic safety measures such as ‘not installing protective devices such as covers’ and ‘LOTO’ were not taken, ② Cases in which safety and health managers were not appointed or other tasks were performed even if they were appointed , ③ Cases in which industrial safety and health committees involving labor and management have not been formed or procedures for deliberation and resolution have not been followed, ④ cases in which records such as causes of industrial accidents have not been preserved and industrial accident investigation tables have not been submitted, ⑤ industrial safety and health management expenses have not been accounted for Various violations of the law were revealed in the SPC, including cases where
<2. 근로기준 분야>
Among the subsidiaries, nine subsidiaries with manufacturing plants were supervised jointly with the industrial safety sector. Six subsidiaries, including information and communication technology (IT) and services, supervised only the labor standards sector, and a total of 15 subsidiaries and 33 locations were tested.
As a result of supervision, a total of over 1.2 billion won in unpaid wages and 116 violations of labor-related laws were uncovered, and follow-up measures are in progress, including 101 cases of corrective orders, 10 cases of fines, a total of KRW 72.6 million, and 5 cases of immediate judicial action.
A number of violations of laws were identified, mainly related to non-payment of overtime, nighttime, and holiday work allowances, maternity protection, and special overtime work.
In addition, many violations of labor-related laws such as discriminating once morest non-regular workers in the payment of welfare benefits or various allowances at some workplaces and violating the duty to specify working conditions in writing have been found, and overall personnel and labor management is not being properly managed. Confirmed.
After this planning supervision, the Ministry of Employment and Labor implemented the actual management standards for dangerous machinery and equipment as instructed by President Yoon Seok-yeol last October, and promoted follow-up measures such as administrative and judicial measures according to the results of the supervision, while self-discipline prevention system It is stated that the company will establish a risk assessment, and the risk assessment must be carried out in a practical way to discover and improve on-site risk factors at all times, and labor and management must be together throughout the risk assessment process, such as the practical use of the Industrial Safety and Health Committee. While emphasizing
Under the principle of ‘self-discipline and strict responsibility’, the government strengthens the principle of administrative and judicial measures for violations of the law, but actively supports and inspects them so that they can develop their ability to improve themselves through self-discipline. , disaster investigation opinions, etc. will be actively shared to advance the self-discipline prevention system, and on-site guidance such as education and consulting will be further strengthened for small and small businesses.
Ryu Gyeong-hee, head of the Occupational Safety and Health Headquarters, said, “It shows that although it has been carried out at the point where the Severe Accident Punishment Act has been implemented for almost a year, it has not yet brought regarding substantial changes in the field.” Of workplaces lacked safety measures for dangerous machinery and instruments, but the fact that only 13.1% of workplaces with unsatisfactory inspections following the guidance period showed the possibility that the self-discipline prevention system can work in the field.” .
“In the future, both labor and management must devote themselves to establishing a self-discipline prevention system centered on risk assessment that can raise an eye to see risks,” he said. We will do our best to create a happy Republic of Korea.”
Inquiries: Safety and Health Supervision Planning Division Cheol-ho Lee (044-202-8904), Labor Supervision Planning Division Choong-un Choi (044-202-7528)
