Hanwha Ocean ESG

Safety and Health

Overview Occupational Safety and Health Smart Safety

Occupational Safety
and Health Training

Hanwha Ocean classifies new suppliers and our new employees into risk-prone groups, providing them with intensive care and necessary support to avoid the occurrence of major disasters. Indoor and outdoor training facilities are installed in the shipyard to provide diverse programs such as experiencing workplace falls, using a gondola, and VR experience. The curriculum is divided into 13 courses, including both statutory and non-statutory training. 27,713 persons participated in the programs held over 608 sessions until 2023.

Creating The Optimal Educational Environment

Continuous implementation of an HSE educational environment improvement plan (draft) for 2022 (maximum use of in-house buildings)
Spatial planning of HSE training facilities

Reorganization of Experiential Education for Vulnerable Safety Groups

Rapid increase in new hires due to a surge in orders
Eligibility : New hires + foreign workers
Objective : To strengthen the safety training focusing on field experience
Method : Experiential training on risk factors such as height, confined space, gas, and fire

Strengthening Argon Asphyxiation Prevention Education

Building expertise in argon handling
Increasing the frequency of argon safety training
Batch training history management and distribution of training completion stickers

New Forklift Safety
Training Program

Forklift as the no. 1 cause of serious accidents
Special safety and health training for forklift drivers
Lecture : Specialized safety and health training institute
Target : All forklift drivers in the company
Frequency : Twice a year
Batch training history management and distribution of training completion stickers

VR Experience Facilities 50

CPR Dummies 10

Tablet PCs for Training 50

Occupational Safety
and Health Activities

In an effort to improve the safety infrastructure for foreign workers, Hanwha Ocean developed a dedicated mobile app. This app provides services in eight languages and consists of the company’s safety rules; information about daily lives, safety, welfare, and culture; and bulletin boards to help them learn Korean easily. We developed training materials translated into different languages to provide virtual reality (VR) safety training for foreign workers.

Also, we improved the visibility of safety signs found throughout the shipyard so that they can recognize risk factors immediately. We endeavor to constantly develop safety training content for foreign workers including safety training materials for new hires translated into eight languages, safety guidebooks, and simple OX training materials.

Mobile app for foreign workers

Examples of basic safety guidebook for foreign workers and OX safety training materials

Hanwha Ocean carries out the following activities in an effort to build a safety and health system not only within the company but also with its suppliers.

01
Safety and Health Qualification Testing for Suppliers

Hanwha Ocean conducts safety and health qualification testing in advance before concluding a contract with internal and external suppliers to evaluate their capabilities and technologies and prevent occupational accidents.
02
Safety Assessment Consulting

Hanwha Ocean injects approx. KRW 500 million each year to boost the safety capabilities of our suppliers. Additionally, we offer safety assessment consulting services to our internal suppliers through a contract with agencies designated by the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL).
03
Support for Safety Training

Hanwha Ocean provides quality safety training to our entire members, including employees of internal suppliers, through specialized educational institutions designated as safety and health training agencies by MOEL. Specifically, we hired global coordinators who can provide translation and interpretation services into languages of seven countries, which account for 75% of our foreign workers, to support safety training and translation at our business sites.
04
Safety and Health Level Assessment

Hanwha Ocean periodically conducts health and safety level assessments to evaluate the safety awareness of our suppliers and identify the current situation. The assessment is carried out based on HSE management performance, safety diagnosis of suppliers by professional organizations, and other items. For suppliers with poor assessment results, we make sure that they improve their voluntary performance of safety assessments by providing safety consulting services, intensive safety diagnosis, and practical guidance.
05
Safety and Health Meeting with Suppliers

AtHanwha Ocean, we hold a safety and health council meeting with representatives of our suppliers each month to share and discuss issues on safety, health, and environment. Additionally, we convene a monthly meeting with safety managers of our suppliers to listen to HSE-related grievances and explore solutions. Through these meetings, we aim to create a cooperative system to ensure workplace safety for all members.
06
Reward System

In 2023,Hanwha Ocean rewarded KRW 120 million to encourage all members (including employees of suppliers) to participate in HSE improvement activities. About 1,600 employees of suppliers participated in HSE improvement activities for the year.

Hanwha Ocean pursues active safety management activities anchored in our safety and health reinforcement policy. In 2023, we conducted a regular risk assessment covering 234 organizations including 129 units under direct management and 105 suppliers. We examined 5,041 tasks and identified 88,003 risk factors, and we are continuously reducing or eliminating the remaining 5,121 risk factors.

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