Most Popular
-
1
Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
-
2
Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
-
3
Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
-
4
First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
-
5
Final push to forge UN treaty on plastic pollution set to begin in Busan
-
6
Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
-
7
Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
-
8
Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
-
9
Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
-
10
NK troops disguised as 'indigenous' people in Far East for combat against Ukraine: report
Posco will invest 1.1 trillion won ($101.9 million) for improved safety in the next three years, the company said Thursday. Its safety related budget has doubled after the death of four workers due to nitrogen gas inhalation at its steel mill in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, last January.
A total 36.9 billion won will go to training safety professionals and setting up a safety control tower, 511.4 billion won will be spent on enhancing safety devices, and 11.4 billion won in educating partner companies, Posco said.
A total 36.9 billion won will go to training safety professionals and setting up a safety control tower, 511.4 billion won will be spent on enhancing safety devices, and 11.4 billion won in educating partner companies, Posco said.
About 200 workers who have acquired licenses in chemical and machine safety or have received advanced degrees in such areas will be hired.
A division that oversees the company’s safety measures will be set up at the headquarters, it added.
To prevent gas leakage, cut-off valves and double check valves will be installed in all enclosed spaces at the Pohang plant.
By Kim Bo-gyung (lisakim425@heraldcorp.com)
