The Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) and the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment held the second meeting of the Central Disaster Management Headquarters for the Ulsan thermal power plant collapse at the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency's Ulsan Regional Headquarters on the 7th.
Attending the meeting were Minister Kim Young-hoon of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, Minister Kim Seong-hwan of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, and officials from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the National Fire Agency, the Korean National Police Agency, Ulsan Metropolitan City and Nam District Office, as well as Democratic Party of Korea lawmakers Kim Tae-seon and Kim Sang-uk.
Participants reviewed the overnight rescue situation and discussed the direction of day-two rescue operations for the swift rescue of those buried, along with agency-specific support measures.
Minister Kim Young-hoon said, "Local governments should do their utmost to support the families, and the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency should take steps to ensure psychological counseling for the injured and witnesses through the operation of trauma centers," adding, "To ensure the buried workers can return safely, we ask the National Fire Agency to lead related agencies in making every effort in the rescue operation."
Minister Kim Seong-hwan said, "Please fully mobilize all possible human and material resources before the golden time for rescue passes so that those still awaiting rescue can safely return to their families," adding, "We will also conduct safety inspections of similar sites, such as power plant construction and dismantling, to prevent similar accidents."