[투데이안] Jeongeup City announced that it will accelerate the construction of a safe city without major disasters as the Major Accident Punishment Law has been fully expanded and implemented from the 27th.
The Serious Injury Punishment Law, which came into force on January 27, 2022, states that in workplaces with 50 or more full-time employees and in the construction industry, at least 1 person dies or 2 people are injured and require treatment. more than 6 months due to the same accident at construction sites worth more than KRW 5 billion. If a serious accident occurs where more than 3 people suffer from an occupational disease such as acute intoxication due to the same factor within 1 year , the entrepreneur or person responsible for management is punished with imprisonment of more than 1 year or a fine of up to 1 billion won.
As of the 27th of this year, it has been fully expanded to include workplaces with 5 or more but less than 50 full-time workers, the construction industry and construction sites with less than KRW 5 billion.
As a result, the city requested special interest and attention from both corporate management managers and citizens within the jurisdiction, posted banners in the areas of industrial complexes and along the main streets of the city and used the website of the city, Jeongeup News 21, SNS channels, electronic scoreboards and email/bankbook newsletters at We plan to actively promote it.
A city official said, “With the expansion of the Serious Accident Punishment Law, we will strengthen education and promote it through various channels to avoid confusion among citizens.”
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