Lotte Construction said that 38 executives, including CEO Oh Il-keun, took part in safety experience training on the 27th at the Safety Experience Center "Safety ON" at the Lotte Human Resources Development Center in Osan, Gyeonggi Province.
The training was conducted to raise safety awareness by giving executives a chance to experience accident scenarios firsthand. It included programs such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, seat belt and opening-edge fall, falls and drop hazards using Virtual Reality (VR) devices, and electric shock.
Oh said, "All employees at headquarters and on-site should make safety management standards and principles a part of everyday life with the mindset of protecting my family's safety."
In addition, that day Oh personally conducted safety and health leadership training at a gathering of about 100 site managers nationwide. He called for establishing the core value of "safety first in practice"—based on ▲ establishing execution centered on the site ▲ strengthening members' safety awareness and capabilities ▲ promoting work innovation and efficiency—to achieve the goal of "zero serious accidents."
Also, from this month through June, employees at Lotte Construction's headquarters and worksites are receiving ON-AIR safety and health training at "Safety ON" on the latest trends in construction industry safety and health, theory, and practical application cases. ON-AIR is a safety and health training program implemented to improve accident prevention capabilities and safety awareness based on three elements: Action (field-centered training), Important (core practical training), and Right (regulatory compliance training).
At the approximately 1,160-square-meter "Safety ON" Safety Experience Center, which opened in Feb. 2022, participants can experience 18 types of accidents that can occur on-site, including falls, fires, toppling, asphyxiation, and electric shock. It has 14 safety management experience facilities—such as crane and ladder toppling, opening-edge and seat belt falls, fire ignition and fire extinguisher use, and VR experiences—and four health management experience facilities, including first aid and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders. The safety experience curriculum is divided into four tracks—basic, specialized, advanced, and special—and consists of theory, practice, and evaluation. To date, more than 11,700 people from Lotte Construction headquarters and sites, Lotte Group affiliates, partner companies, and external institutions have completed training at "Safety ON."
A Lotte Construction official said, "Safety is nonnegotiable and the top value that all job categories—not just safety and health roles—must uphold," adding, "With this training as a turning point, we will solidify the principle of 'do not work if it is not safe' as the philosophy of all members, raise the organization's safety awareness, and establish a culture of practicing safety management companywide."