Following the government's enforcement of the Fatal Accidents Act (27 January 22) and the Roadmap for the Reduction of Fatal Accidents (30 November 22), companies have introduced and operated a safety and health management system to implement an effec...
Following the government's enforcement of the Fatal Accidents Act (27 January 22) and the Roadmap for the Reduction of Fatal Accidents (30 November 22), companies have introduced and operated a safety and health management system to implement an effective safety and health management system, but they are facing criticism that they are operating a formal system on paper without sufficient understanding of the system. As a result, the system is criticised for not leading to organisational performance.
This study was conducted to identify and analyse the structural and operational problems of KOSHA-MS in manufacturing companies certified with KOSHA-MS, and to derive measures to improve the effectiveness of KOSHA-MS. A mixed research methodology including literature review (analysing previous studies), survey, and focus group interview (FGI) was adopted to conduct the study.
The results showed that the lack of guidelines for implementing KOSHA-MS made it difficult to effectively operate KOSHA-MS in the field, and that it was not integrated into the organization existing business processes such as production and quality. In addition, operational issues included formal operations without a clear understanding of the KOSHA-MS, and a lack of awareness and infrastructure for safety and health work.
Structural issues require internalisation and activation through the development of implementation guidelines and the integration of the safety and health management system with business processes. To address operational issues, it is necessary to create conditions for worker participation and expand incentives, establish and evaluate safety key performance indicators (KPI), and clarify roles and responsibilities for safety and health work. This will improve the effectiveness of the safety and health management system and ensure that the system is linked to organisational performance.