Samsung Heavy Industries said on the 26th that it has improved related systems so workers can widely exercise the right to stop work, which halts tasks immediately in dangerous situations.
Samsung Heavy Industries held a "right to stop work declaration ceremony" at the Geoje shipyard in South Gyeongsang on the day to guarantee workers' right to be safe.
The right to stop work is a system in which all shipyard workers, if they detect even a slight risk to themselves or colleagues, immediately report it through a mobile app and stop work.
This time, Samsung Heavy Industries codified a ban on disadvantages related to exercising the right to stop work and introduced institutional measures such as compensating for lost work hours due to stoppages and awarding outstanding cases.
For partner companies, when work is stopped, reduced work hours lead to losses; the prime contractor will cover these and also provide incentives.
Attending the ceremony were Namgung Geum-seong, chief safety officer (CSO), Choi Won-young, chair of the workers' council, Yoon Jin-seok, chair of the in-house partner companies' council, and Kim In-cheol, head of the Tongyeong branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL).
Executive Vice President Namgung Geum-seong of Samsung Heavy Industries said, "Safety is the No. 1 principle of management, and we will focus all our capabilities on building a shipyard where everyone works safely," adding, "the right to stop work will be a watershed that dramatically improves Samsung Heavy Industries' safety management system."