Safety & Health Organization
With the aim of reinforcing safety & health in accordance with the enactment of the Serious Accident Punishment Act, Hyosung Chemical appointed a Chief Safety Officer (CSO) under the direct supervision of the CEO and established a department dedicated to safety and health.
In addition, the EHS Committee meets every month to evaluate and resolve issues pertaining to the company's environment, health, and safety, as well as to manage risks by managing and supervising business execution and the current status.
Company-wide safety and health organization
* CSO(Chief Safety Officer)
EHS Committee
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* EHS(Environment Health Safety)
SHE Management Policy
Guided by responsible management and an execution-focused organizational culture, Hyosung Chemical practices Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) as the highest priority across
all management activities.
We are committed to establishing a zero-accident, incident-free workplace and growing into a trusted company together with our employees, partners, and stakeholders.
1. Strengthening SHE Execution Capabilities based on Responsible Management
- Hyosung Chemical employees manage SHE Goals in a Performance-Oriented manner2. Accident Prevention through Proactive Risk Management and Regulatory Compliance
- We proactively manage Potential risk Factors through risk assessments across all processes, facilities, and operations.3. Securing SHE Competitiveness Through AI and Data
- We predict risks through the use of AI and data-driven decision-making,4. Establishing a Safety Culture Based on Communication and Teamwork
- We foster an autonomous and sustainable safety culture through education and communication,5. Environmental Protection and Prepartion for a Sustainable Future
- We practice ESG management and pursue a sustainable future through the efficient use of resources and energy,
January 1, 2026
Lee Cheon-seok,
CEO of Hyoung Chemical
HSE Management System
Hyosung Chemical established a health, safety, and environmental (HSE) management system in order to conduct systematic safety and health activities, and continuously assess and enhance the system's suitability, sufficiency, and efficacy using the PDCA cycle.
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Action : Management review
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EHS Management long-term roadmap
Hyosung Chemical selects safety and health as the top priority when making management decisions and has established an EHS Management long-term roadmap to put this into practice. Based on the roadmap, we will contribute to building a safe society by achieving zero accidents and zero accidents through continuous improvement and prevention activities.
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*LTIFR(Lost Time injury Frequency rate) = Number of accidents requiring 3 or more days of absence from work (recovery)
* 1,000,000 / Total worker working hours (number of closed-day accidents per million working hours)
Safety and Health Promotion System
To achieve a workplace free of industrial accidents, we promote action-oriented safety activities by organizational unit and engage in self-driven safety activities by organizational unit.
Promotion of proactive safety measures by organizational unit
Strengthening self-directed safety measures by organization
Implementing a workplace free of industrial accidents
Accomplishing accident-free sites
Safety and Health Promotion Activities
| Classification | Targets and tasks | Key performance indicators (KPIs) | Unit | 2023 plan |
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| (1) Goal establishment and implementation | Establishment of HSE policies and goals | Establishment and management of policies | Established/ Not established |
Established |
| Achievement of zero-accident goal | Number of serious accidents | Cases | 0 | |
| Number of industrial accidents | Cases | 0 | ||
| (2) Verification and improvement of hazards / risk factors | Promotion and improvement of risk assessment | Number of cases identified/improved | Improvement rate(%) | 100 |
| Environmental Safety Patrol | Number of cases identified/improved | Improvement rate(%) | 100 | |
| Eradication activities | Number of cases identified/improved | Improvement rate(%) | 100 | |
| Near-misses identified and improved | Number of cases identified/improved | Improvement rate(%) | 100 | |
| (3) Listening to employee voices and improvement | EHS committee operation | Meetings conducted | Improvement rate(%) | 100 |
| PU environmental safety meeting | Meetings conducted | Improvement rate(%) | 100 | |
| Industrial Safety & Health Committee | Meetings conducted | Improvement rate(%) | 100 | |
| (4) Establishing and executing safety and health budget | Establishing and executing safety and health budget | Plan / Performance | Execution rate(%) | 100 |
| (5) Safety and health education and training | Employee safety and health education | Target / Provider | Improvement rate(%) | 100 |
| Emergency drill | Plan / Performance | Improvement rate(%) | 100 | |
| (6) Partner management | Partner council | Number of suggestions/improvement | Improvement rate(%) | 100 |
| Joint inspection of partners | Number of suggestions/improvement | Improvement rate(%) | 100 |
Safety inspection activities
EHS committee activities
Partner council activities
Partner council activities
CPR training activities
Fire drill