Korea’s metal large POSCO on Friday dismissed the pinnacle of Pohang Steelworks following a sequence of deadly accidents on the plant on the nation’s southeastern coast, trade sources mentioned.
Lee Dong-ryeol, who led the Pohang facility within the metropolis of Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, has been faraway from the put up, based on the sources.
POSCO won’t appoint a brand new head for Pohang Steelworks. As a substitute, Chief Government Officer (CEO) Lee Hee-geun will serve concurrently as the pinnacle of the ability and oversee an intensive investigation into the current deadly accidents, in addition to the event of elementary measures to forestall a recurrence, added the sources.
As well as, Yoo In-jong, CEO of POSCO Security Options, has been appointed to steer POSCO Group’s particular security process power as a part of efforts to strengthen the group’s catastrophe prevention framework.
POSCO Security Options, a safety-focused subsidiary established in September, was set as much as reinforce group-wide catastrophe prevention capabilities in partnership with SGS S.A., a Switzerland-based testing, inspection and certification firm.
The transfer got here a day after three employees had been present in cardiac arrest on Thursday after inhaling what seemed to be poisonous fuel at POSCO’s fundamental steelmaking plant.
The incident got here simply two weeks after one employee was killed whereas three others suffered burns after being uncovered to chemical substances from broken pipes on the Pohang facility.
One other employee was killed in March on the Pohang plant throughout upkeep work.
