The South Korean government will conduct emergency on-site training to ensure local battery makers comply with safety standards related to chemicals, Yonhap news agency reported on June 27.
South Korea’s Ministry of Labor announced that industrial health and safety inspectors from regional offices across the country intend to visit more than 100 selected factories as a measure to prevent a repeat of fires like the one that engulfed the battery plant. from Hwaseong earlier this week.
Inspectors plan to check whether workers have received adequate training on chemical materials and the safe handling of lithium, its safe storage and disposal to ensure it does not come into contact with water, firearms or ignition sources, as well as adequate fire evacuation training.
Relevant ministries are also expected to conduct similar joint inspections next month.
Previously, South Korea’s Labor Ministry required more than 500 battery factories to conduct emergency self-inspections according to a safety checklist.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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