[Edaily Reporter Kim Hyun-ah ] KTCorporation(030200)has partnered with the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) to promote a culture of safety in industrial workplaces and bridge safety gaps between workplaces.

KTCorporation announced on the 15th that it signed a “Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Promoting a Safety Culture in Industrial Settings and Bridging Safety Gaps” with the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency at the KT Gwanghwamun Building West in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Leveraging the KOSHA’s expertise in industrial safety and KTCorporation’s telecommunications infrastructure and customer touchpoints, the two organizations will work to: △raise safety awareness among telecommunications workers and partner companies; △deliver safety messages to the public; and △identify and share best practices in corporate safety initiatives.

First, in collaboration with regional safety culture implementation task forces, the initiative will raise safety awareness among telecommunications workers and partner companies and support the participation of small-scale workplaces that need to strengthen their safety management capabilities. The goal is to help spread a safety culture even to workplaces with relatively weak safety management conditions.

KTCorporation will also utilize its online and offline customer touchpoints and company vehicles to promote the safety culture. The company plans to convey safety-related messages and content through various touchpoints to help the public recognize the importance of safety in their daily lives.

The company will also launch initiatives to identify and share best practices in corporate safety activities in conjunction with major events such as Occupational Safety and Health Month. KT intends to collaborate to ensure that safety management experiences and best practices are disseminated to other companies and workplaces.

This agreement will remain in effect for two years from the date of signing. Both organizations plan to define specific collaborative tasks and implement them in phases.

Kim Young-in, KTCorporation’s Executive Vice President and Chief Safety and Health Officer (CSHO), stated, “Safety is not merely a principle to be upheld within the workplace; it is a value that must become a natural part of the daily lives of our employees, business partners, and the public at large.” He added, “We will actively cooperate to ensure that the safety culture spreads more quickly and widely to industrial sites and the public’s daily lives by leveraging KTCorporation’s telecommunications infrastructure and various points of contact with the public.”

Kim Hyun-joong, Chairman of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, stated, “Together with KTCorporation, we will do our utmost to establish the concept of ‘speed’ as the most necessary and important value across society.”

Kim In-gwan, Chairman of the KTCorporation Labor Union, remarked, “For a safety culture to take root in the workplace, it is crucial that both labor and management participate and put it into practice together.” He added, “The labor union will also actively participate to ensure that all workers in the telecommunications field understand and practice the value of safety.”