Southern Power Announces Power Plant Safety MOU with the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency
Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd. 2026year 7month 9day signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency to prevent industrial accidents in the power sector and strengthen mutual cooperation on safety and health. The company and the agency decided to reinforce safety management at construction sites through support for training aimed at contractors and subcontractors and joint inspections inside power plants.
Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd. 2026year 7month 9day signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency for mutual cooperation on preventing industrial accidents in the power sector and on safety and health. The agreement aimed to make safety education and joint inspections at power plant construction sites a regular practice.
The signing ceremony was held at Exhibition Hall No. 2at KINTEX in Ilsan, Goyang City, with officials from power companies and the agency in attendance. The organizations agreed to promote support for safety and health system-building training for contractors and subcontractors, support for safety experience education, and joint inspections of high-risk work types inside power plants.3,
Southern Power said it would focus management on major power plant construction sites, where thorough safety management is especially required. It plans to identify and improve hazardous and risk factors at construction sites in advance by combining on-site industrial accident prevention inspections, accident case education, and the distribution of safety and health content.
Kim Jundong, president of Korea Southern Power, said, "We will strengthen our autonomous safety management capabilities that extend to partner companies by establishing an organic cooperation system with the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency." Under the agreement, Korea Southern Power plans to operate an on-site safety management system through joint inspection results and training support.