Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Challengeable Legislation Against Fatal Occupational Accidents in Republic of Korea : Serious Accidents Punishment Act of Korea (Editorial)
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Challengeable Legislation Against Fatal Occupational Accidents in Republic of Korea : Serious Accidents Punishment Act of Korea (Editorial)
Challengeable Legislation Against Fatal Occupational Accidents in Republic of Korea : Serious Accidents Punishment Act of Korea (Editorial)
Subject
Fatal occupational accidents, Serious Accidents Punishment Act, Occupational injuries, Korea
Description
The fatal occupational accident (injury) rate in Republic of Korea
remains higher than that in the European Union (EU) countries,
although there has been great success in preventing occupational
accidents in the last two decades [1]. In 2021, there were 828 deaths
caused by occupational accidents among approximately 19 million
workers who registered for Workers’ Compensation Insurance
(Table 1). The fatal accident rate in 2021 was 4.31 per 100,000
workers, while that of the EU 15 countries was 1.46 in 2018 [2].
remains higher than that in the European Union (EU) countries,
although there has been great success in preventing occupational
accidents in the last two decades [1]. In 2021, there were 828 deaths
caused by occupational accidents among approximately 19 million
workers who registered for Workers’ Compensation Insurance
(Table 1). The fatal accident rate in 2021 was 4.31 per 100,000
workers, while that of the EU 15 countries was 1.46 in 2018 [2].
Creator
Seong-Kyu Kang
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
March 2022
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
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Citation
Seong-Kyu Kang, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Challengeable Legislation Against Fatal Occupational Accidents in Republic of Korea : Serious Accidents Punishment Act of Korea (Editorial),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2240.
Challengeable Legislation Against Fatal Occupational Accidents in Republic of Korea : Serious Accidents Punishment Act of Korea (Editorial),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2240.