The Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) will conduct an emergency safety inspection of semiconductor and defense manufacturers.
On the 2nd, the ministry held the second meeting of the Central Industrial Accident Response Headquarters in connection with the explosion at Hanwha Aerospace in Daejeon. On the 1st, an explosion occurred in the washing room of Building 56 at the Hanwha Aerospace weapons manufacturing site in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon. The accident left five people dead and two seriously injured.
The Minister on the day ordered a safe conduct of the joint forensics and to determine the cause of the accident. The joint forensics involves the ministry, the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, and the National Forensic Service. The Minister also ordered swift and strict investigations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, along with follow-up measures based on the results of the joint forensics, and stern action if violations are found.
Taking into account the fluorine leak at SK hynix in Cheongju on the 1st and indications that Hanwha Aerospace's recently contracted volumes have surged, the Minister ordered comprehensive emergency safety inspections focused on booming sectors such as semiconductor and defense manufacturers.