The government will hold a briefing on safety management standards for ordering agencies and permitting officials to strengthen safety management at small construction sites with a high risk of accidents.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Korea Authority of Land & Infrastructure Safety (KALIS) said on the 8th that they will hold an on- and offline briefing on construction site safety management at the Construction Association building on Eonju-ro in Gangnam District, Seoul, at 1 p.m. on the 9th.
The briefing aims to improve understanding of construction safety policies and systems among ordering agencies for public projects and local government officials in charge of permitting for private projects, and to strengthen their safety management capabilities.
An analysis of construction accident data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Construction Safety Information System (CSI) found that 45.2% of fatal construction accidents last year occurred at small construction sites with a total project cost of less than 5 billion won.
Construction sites with project costs under 5 billion won account for more than 90% of all construction projects. As of 2025, there are more than 140,000 sites.
The briefing will be conducted jointly by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Korea Authority of Land & Infrastructure Safety (KALIS), and Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency (KOSHA). It will provide information on construction safety policies and systems, cases of construction accidents and preventive measures, on-site inspection plans such as patrol consulting focused on guidance and persuasion, and support projects for smart safety equipment at small and mid-sized sites.
In addition, the curriculum will include key revisions to the "manual for preparing construction work safety management plans" revised last month, and will guide ordering agencies and permitting officials on the items they should focus on when reviewing safety management plans.