POSCO Engineering and Construction is making every effort in safety management, including conducting special safety checks with the direct involvement of management ahead of the heatwave and rainy season.
POSCO Engineering and Construction has established an 'emergency response team for extreme heat' within its safety and health center to create a real-time safety response system and checked the status of heat-related illness prevention facilities at each site. The company also guides precautions for working during different stages of extreme heat through daily weather monitoring at sites nationwide and has been managing break times.
Each site is also securing sufficient quantities of cooling equipment and rest facilities in preparation for the heatwave. Eco-friendly rest facilities introduced in 2023 have been installed at sites, and for locations where installing rest facilities is difficult, a 'mobile cool shelter' using buses has been utilized so that workers can rest comfortably.
Additionally, the company operates an 'active health management process,' measuring workers' blood pressure and vascular health weekly and conducting health consultations. Early detection of health abnormalities among workers is prioritized, and high-risk workers undergo daily checks of blood pressure, body temperature, and vascular management for intensive care. Training in heat-related illness prevention and guidance on the right to refuse unsafe work are also implemented to protect workers' health.
On the 5th, POSCO Engineering and Construction, in collaboration with the Korea Occupational Health Nursing Association under the Ministry of Employment and Labor, conducted emergency response training for 40 workers at the Seoul Seosomun site to prepare for heat-related illnesses. The training, structured like a real situation, focused on familiarizing workers with first aid procedures and response protocols, enabling them to work safely and maintain their health.
Furthermore, POSCO Engineering and Construction has established the '5 prohibitions, 5 actions Cardinal Rule' since April and is conducting special safety inspections led by management.
All executives, including those from POSCO Engineering and Construction's business headquarters, are visiting all 100 domestic sites directly to intensively check safety management plans and holiday work management, along with conducting unannounced safety inspections at high-risk worksites, checking compliance with the '5 prohibitions and 5 actions', and addressing and implementing necessary improvements.
Kim Hyun-chul, Chief Safety Officer of POSCO Engineering and Construction, said, "In preparation for the heat season, everyone on site must thoroughly comply with safety regulations and make proactive and systematic safety management efforts. I will also build a strengthened safety management system in line with the group's safety policy that safety is the most important value that cannot be compromised with anything."