Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, ILO hold capacity-building training through Friday
Serious Accidents Punishment Act, site inspection practices among topics covered
South Korea is sharing its construction site safety management and serious accident prevention systems with Cambodia.
The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency said Monday it has invited a delegation from Cambodia's Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training and Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction for a capacity-building training program on occupational safety and health in the construction sector, running through Friday.
The training was organized under the Korea-ILO Cooperation Project, a joint initiative between South Korea and the International Labour Organization, with additional support from the agency. A total of 16 participants are taking part — 11 occupational safety and health inspectors from Cambodia's Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training and five technical civil servants from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction.
The delegation will examine South Korea's industrial safety supervision system, accident prevention policies in the construction sector, and the country's public disclosure regime for serious accident reports. Sessions on construction machinery and equipment safety management, safety experience education, and hands-on inspections at actual construction sites are also on the agenda.
On Tuesday, the delegation will visit the Ministry of Employment and Labor's Seoul regional office to learn about the implementation of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, the current state of construction industry accidents, and obligations to establish occupational safety and health management systems. The two countries will also discuss the direction of their construction safety supervision policies and ways to expand cooperation.
During the training, participants will undergo hands-on safety education at the Incheon Safety Experience Education Center and visit the North Seoul Station transit-oriented development site to conduct a direct inspection of safety management practices. They will also study South Korea's prevention-centered occupational safety and health framework through the agency and relevant experts.
Cambodia's construction sector faces growing accident risks as the industry expands, and workers are exposed to complex multi-contractor processes as well as climate-related hazards such as extreme heat. The agency said it hopes the training will help Cambodia strengthen its occupational safety and health regulatory framework and improve on-site inspection capabilities.
"This will be a meaningful opportunity to practically enhance Cambodia's capacity for site inspections and accident investigations by sharing South Korea's construction safety supervision experience and accident prevention systems," said Shin Ho-cheol, chief technical adviser for the Korea-ILO Cooperation Project. "We will continue to cooperate so that South Korea's accumulated policy and field experience leads to institutional improvements and a broader safety culture in Cambodia," he added.
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