The Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) will be conducting a special labor inspection on POSCO Engineering & Construction(E&C) which has already reported a total of eight fatalities caused by five accidents within this year including four victims of the collapse accident of Haeundae LCT construction site in Busan. The MOEL announced on Jun. 17 that it will be conducting a special labor inspection on the head office and 24 construction sites of POSCO E&C for a month from Jun. 18 to Jul.20 to check the overall safety and health conditions and the compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the corporate occupational and health management system. If they are found to have breached the Act, the construction works will be suspended or penalized.
reported by Bae Hye-jung
translated by Kim Sung-jin