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Since the Act on the Punishment of Serious Disasters is a law that strengthens the punishment for accident prevention, some companies have a separate safety officer to take over the responsibility in case of an unexpected accident, or remove the name of key management from registered executives.



Reporter Han Sang-woo pointed out how the law would be applied in this case.



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Ahead of the commencement of the Act on the Punishment of Serious Disasters, large corporations competed for this announcement.



He said that he would create a new position, the Chief Safety Officer, abbreviated CSO, and appoint an executive or president to take charge of safety and health issues.



At first glance, it appears to be a will to enhance safety, but on the inside, it is read as an underdog.

[Construction company officials: Reinforce the responsibility and authority of the CSO



(Chief Safety Officer), and if an accident occurs at the site, it seems possible to take responsibility for it.]



It is the result of advising in advance to build people, but there is an analysis that it will not work in reality.



Because legally, the ultimate responsibility for safety and health matters is, after all, the representative.



[Ministry of Employment and Labor officials: From the government's point of view, no matter how much CSO is created, those people (punishment) will not be replaced.

The reason (the law) was made is to punish the natural person and the person in charge of management first.]



However, it seems difficult to punish if the core management removes the name from the CEO or registered executives who are legally responsible and runs the business behind the scenes.



[Park Young-man / Attorney: Since the sentences of the criminal law have to be interpreted clearly and limitedly, it seems that 'whether a person other than the CEO can be regarded as representing the business' has to go through a little judgment process and there seems to be some controversy. .]



In the case of POSCO, where the death of a worker occurred six days ago, it was decided to divide the company into a holding company with a chairman and affiliates under it.



(Video coverage: Kim Heung-gi, Video editing: Park Ki-duk)



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Then, from tomorrow (27th) with reporter Han Sang-woo, we will examine how this law is actually applied.

Reporter Sang-Woo Han, I just told you, but what worries most companies is that the president or the president may be punished. If an accident occurs, does that lead to punishment immediately?



[Reporter Han Sang-woo: Just because there is an accident does not necessarily mean that the CEO is subject to criminal punishment.

If you have complied with all the obligations stipulated in the law, you can be discharged.

First of all, it is necessary to understand the risks in advance by collecting the opinions of workers in the field.

Second, it is necessary to actively improve the identified risk factors by investing manpower and funds, and to continue education and inspection.

And lastly, we need to create an organization that can do this and appoint a chief executive officer.] It would be good if the purpose of



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is well followed, but from the worker's point of view, it is possible to actively make various demands to the company regarding on-site safety. did it happen?



[Reporter Han Sang-woo: Yes.

If such a request is not accepted and there is an accident at the site, the CEO will be punished without seeing anything.

Let's listen to the experts first.]



[Park Young-man / Attorney: It seems difficult to avoid punishment when an accident occurs because you listen to the opinions of workers or neglect the procedures for checking harmful risk factors.]



[Reporter Han Sang-woo: In addition, workers should also actively demand the parts to be corrected, and in particular, the right to stop work, that is, the right to stop and reject work if a dangerous situation occurs on the site.]



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And one more thing, subcontractors often do dangerous work on site, so who is responsible for this?



[Reporter Han Sang-woo: Actually, aren't there more casualties at subcontractors?

Therefore, the responsibility of the original contractor is strengthened.

It is necessary to actively check whether safety equipment is properly provided and safety measures are in place at the site.

Also, shouldn't it be okay to buy something after being asked for construction?

Therefore, it is necessary to sufficiently guarantee the construction period and cost.

If this aspect is not observed well and a fatal accident occurs at the subcontractor, the responsibility of the subcontractor will increase from tomorrow.]



▶ How has the 'Severe Accident Punishment Act', which will be enforced on the 27th, changed in the field ?