Ministry of Labor, “Beware of cold-related illnesses in the workplace”… Intensive management of over 30,000 vulnerable workplaces

Promotion of mandatory five basic rules, including warm clothing, shelter, and water.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hyewon Han = The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced on the 13th that it will promote 'worker health protection measures against cold waves' from the 15th of this month to March 15th of next year, during the government-wide cold wave safety measures period.

The Ministry of Labor announced that it will first focus on managing approximately 30,000 workplaces vulnerable to cold waves, including outdoor workplaces and construction sites.

In addition, the Ministry of Labor is expanding its intensive inspection plan for the construction industry, household waste collection and transportation industry, and agricultural and livestock industries that involve a lot of outdoor work from 200 last year to 600 this year.

As the recent revision of the Occupational Safety and Health Act has added cold waves to the reasons for requesting extension of the construction period, we plan to actively guide public ordering agencies and construction companies to request extension of the construction period if construction is delayed due to the cold wave.

Environmental sanitation workers will be instructed to adjust their work hours when a cold weather warning is issued, and 14,300 bundles of cold weather supplies such as gloves, hot packs, and earmuffs will be provided.

The Ministry of Labor is currently promoting the revision of the rules on occupational safety and health standards in order to mandate the 'five basic cold safety rules', which are currently recommended as health measures for employers, such as ▲ providing warm clothing ▲ preparing warm shelters ▲ supplying warm water ▲ adjusting work hours ▲ calling 119 when cold-related illness is suspected.