Lee Kang-seok (second from right), the new chief of Daewoo Engineering & Construction, conducts a safety inspection at the Yangju Station Prugio Center Park site Wednesday morning. [Daewoo Engineering & Construction]
Lee Kang-seok (second from right), the new chief of Daewoo Engineering & Construction, conducts a safety inspection at the Yangju Station Prugio Center Park site Wednesday morning. [Daewoo Engineering & Construction]

Lee Kang-seok, the newly appointed chief of Daewoo Engineering & Construction, visited an apartment construction site to personally inspect safety management conditions, underscoring his commitment to a safety-first management approach.

According to Daewoo Engineering & Construction, Lee visited the Yangju Station Prugio Center Park site in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, on Wednesday morning. He reviewed safety management conditions and key project issues, then joined employees for lunch at the site cafeteria.

The Yangju Station Prugio Center Park complex is being built with 3 below-ground floors and 29 above-ground floors across 8 buildings, comprising 1,172 units. The complex drew strong buyer interest when it sold out immediately upon pre-sale launch. Structural work is set to be completed by the end of this year, with the project targeting completion by the end of January 2028.

With summer heat waves continuing, Lee focused on whether work environments and worker protection measures to prevent heat-related illness were being properly implemented.

"There is no such thing as 'too much' when it comes to safety," Lee said. "We must pay close attention to changing site conditions and the characteristics of our workers, and further strengthen tailored safety management suited to each site."

He added that safety must be understood as a commitment to protecting oneself, colleagues, the company and society — built on communication, cooperation and unity — and that an attitude of never compromising on safety under any circumstances is essential.

Daewoo Engineering & Construction plans to further strengthen its site-centered safety management system and sustain its safety-first approach. The company will concentrate on prevention-focused safety management — proactively identifying and addressing potential hazards — by enhancing real-time monitoring of high-risk worksites through its headquarters safety operations center and actively encouraging workers to exercise their right to stop work.

Work stoppages at Daewoo Engineering & Construction sites have jumped sharply each year. From roughly 2,000 cases in 2023, the figure rose to 130,000 in 2024 and 190,000 in 2025. The upward trend has continued this year, with 125,000 cases recorded through the end of July.

Lee joined Daewoo Engineering & Construction in 1996 and built his career across sales and external affairs, earning a reputation as a company veteran. He is regarded as a leader with strong communication and collaboration skills across diverse stakeholders — including the government, project owners and partners — having led the Gadeokdo New Airport project.

Meanwhile, Daewoo Engineering & Construction has recently secured major LNG project wins in Papua New Guinea and Mozambique. The company was selected as the preferred bidder for the central gas processing facility and wellpad EPSCC work on the Papua New Guinea LNG project, and is also set to sign a final contract for the Mozambique Rovuma LNG Phase 1 project as a prime contractor in a global EPC consortium.


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