Health & Safety
Organization
Hanco’s Safety & Health Planning Office serves as the central control tower for company-wide safety and health management.
At both the Pohang and Gwangyang Works, a dedicated Disaster Prevention Group is established to
oversee site-specific safety operations. Each steelwork is staffed with professional safety management personnel,
in addition to on-site safety supervisors and part managers. To further enhance safety oversight,
Life Keepers are deployed to monitor and manage high-risk tasks separately.
Life Keepers are support personnel assigned to six types of high-risk tasks―such as entrapment and falls―to ensure the
implementation of safety measures and guide workers away from unsafe behaviors
Safety Advisory Committee
Since May 2022, Hanco has operated the Safety Advisory Committee, which consists of the Chief Safety and Health Officer (CSO) and nine internal and external safety experts. In 2024, the committee met three times to review our safety strategies, set directions for safety training, and explore ways to promote autonomous safety management. In 2025, the committee will place greater focus on strengthening supervisory accountability and enhancing the safety performance of contractors.
Group Safety Council
Since April 2022, the Hanco Group has convened the Group Safety Council on a semi-annual basis, bringing together major domestic and overseas business companies and overseas subsidiaries to assess safety and health risks not only at Hanco, but across key business sites worldwide. Hanco aims to raise overall safety standards through the Group Safety Council by establishing a unified group-wide safety strategy and risk management system, and by promoting safety benchmarking across its affiliates. The 2024 Group Safety Council addressed key topics such as contractor safety management, hands-on safety training, and strategies to enhance executive and employee engagement in safety initiatives.