16+ hour, 26+ min ago   (239+ words) Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, ILO hold capacity-building training through Friday Serious Accidents Punishment Act, site inspection practices among topics covered South Korea is sharing its construction site safety management and serious accident prevention systems with Cambodia. The Korea…...

17+ hour, 8+ min ago   (305+ words) National university hospitals racked up 23 billion won in penalty levies over four years; lawmaker calls on hospitals to hire more workers with disabilities rather than paying their way out of the obligation Most national university hospitals, which anchor South Korea's…...

19+ hour, 54+ min ago   (234+ words) Organized by the Yongsan-gu Volunteer Center, the event offered basic health checkups, medical consultations and health counseling for elderly residents Yongsan-gu District Mayor Kim Kyung-dae visited a free medical volunteer service for senior citizens participating in an elderly employment program…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (327+ words) Facility set to open in February 2027 in Mia-dong, featuring AI and creative-convergence programs Lawmaker raises concerns over outsourced safety staff; calls for direct management by operating body Seoul's first public children's career and skills experience facility, to be built in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (197+ words) Supporting dementia patients living alone, as elderly couples, or cut off from family Gangdong-gu recognized among 256 dementia care centers nationwide for protecting patients' rights and dignity Gangdong-gu in Seoul has won the Ministry of Health and Welfare Minister's Award — an…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (253+ words) Residents affected by the heavy rainfall that struck the Gyeongsang region this month will receive reductions in national health insurance premiums as well as additional benefit coverage for dentures and assistive devices. The National Health Insurance Service announced Wednesday that…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (330+ words) Safety accidents involving sanitation workers — who often work alone in the early morning hours when streets are largely deserted — continue to mount, with 400 work-related deaths recognized as industrial accidents over the past five and a half years, prompting calls for…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (293+ words) Seodaemun-gu is moving to formally extend its integrated care system — previously centered on elderly residents — to people with disabilities under the age of 65, strengthening tailored support that reflects each person's specific condition. While people with disabilities are legally eligible for…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (398+ words) "There may be people who have never tried it, but there is no one who has tried it only once." Park Young-woong, vice president of Yuhan-Kimberly's aging care products division, made that remark Tuesday in an interview about the company's…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (244+ words) The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency and Korea East-West Power are joining forces to conduct joint inspections of high-risk power plant processes and strengthen safety management capabilities among contractors. The agency announced Monday it will sign a memorandum of…...