Hanwha Aerospace has established an independent committee of 11 external safety experts and two labor union representatives to oversee its safety system following a fatal factory fire that killed five people. The company also announced significant investment increases for workplace safety improvements.
South Korean labor authorities raided Hanwha Aerospace's headquarters and a factory in Daejeon following a deadly explosion that killed five people and injured two others earlier this week. The investigation will focus on workplace safety measures during cleaning operations.
The second hearing in the case of 16 defendants, including 8 in custody, for the cosmetic factory fire in Kocaeli that killed 7 workers concluded. The court ordered the release of 3 defendants, including Aleyna Oransal under house arrest.
An appeals court in South Korea reduced the prison sentence of Aricell CEO Park Soon-kwan to four years from 15 years over a deadly fire at the company's lithium battery plant in June 2024 that killed 23 workers and injured nine. The court found insufficient grounds to determine Park intended to evade liability under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act. Park's son, a company general manager, also saw his sentence reduced from 15 to seven years.
