Environment and Safety Management

LG H&H sets key challenges to achieve an accident-free level, and conduct monthly, quarterly, and half-yearly monitoring to accomplish these goals. Each year, we identify risk factors in six categories system, machinery, electricity, process, fire prevention and environment-in cooperation with internal and external experts, and improve what is lacking in each category.

In terms of construction by subcontractors, the possibility of accident may increase if relevant information, including the number of workforce, equipment and materials to be used, is not properly shared between the relevant departments. In response, LG H&H has an emergency communication network to enable the main gate security team, the purchase order team, and the environment and safety team to cooperate closely with each other. Based on this system,we comply with the construction safety management requirements by sharing construction plans, strengthening the access control of the security team for the main gate, and checking safety issues before and during construction. We also prevent severe accidents in advance, including fire, risky machinery, and falling equipment.

We operate the field-driven improvement system with participation of employees to prevent near misses. We manage the improvement rate for preventing near misses, targeting all subsidiaries and business sites. The result is then reflected in the individual and team performance evaluation to find out more about our risk behaviors and situations. We will take the initiative in establishing safety culture with the voluntary participation of employees, while strengthening safety culture to create synergy through the training program for better sensitivity to risk factors.

The effort of safety and health management based on a consensus with suppliers for industrial accident prevention is an essential element for preventing accidents in business sites. For a safe work environment for suppliers, LG H&H supports the risk assessment and technologies, selects and offers safety shields suitable for each task, and provides human resources and material support required for addressing harmful risk factors. We also conduct the monthly win-win cooperation group meeting to provide timely and effective support to improve our suppliers’ autonomous safety and health management capacity.

The use of safety covers is a key to preventing major accidents. We integrated the use of safety covers with the operation of machinery and installations, so that all machines and equipment are forced to stop working when safety covers are open. The machinery and installation department ensures 100% of installation and operation of safety covers and the sensors. Also, no one is allowed to work or enter places with risk factors that have removed safety covers or deactivated safety sensors. The safety department frequently checks the normal use of safety covers, while the environment and safety division from headquarters conducts unplanned inspections. If inspectors find safety covers or sensors that are deactivated, they hold relevant workers, managers and supervisors responsible, preventing the recurrence of the problem. As the number of major accidents has decreased due to the use of safety covers, we are minimizing the loss of human resources as well as material, production and sales.

The effort of safety and health management based on a consensus with suppliers for industrial accident prevention is an essential element for preventing accidents in business sites. For a safe work environment for suppliers, LG H&H supports the risk assessment and technologies, selects and offers safety shields suitable for each task, and provides human resources and material support required for addressing harmful risk factors. We have an industrial safety and health committee for in-house suppliers to support their safety and health system. We share and discuss relevant issues, provide education programs about amended laws and regulations, and help them abide by such regulations. We also open our safety and health education rooms, health care center, fitness center, and shower rooms to employees of suppliers, assisting their training and health care activities and increasing their satisfaction level.

LG H&H introduced the PSM system in 2008 and has minimized the handling of hazardous substances and installed fire partitions for storage rooms to prevent the spread of fire and explosion accidents, and established automatic extinguishing equipment, including water sprinklers, to put out a fire quickly. In addition, the company has an emergency manual so that employees can respond properly to any urgent situation, and checks this manual through regular emergency response drills.

We operate communication channels, including our newsletter and bulletin board, to share the current status and prospects of realizing a safety environment, and provide education programs to employees at each level. Each department voluntarily promotes information sharing activities, analyzes potential accidents, and improves the environment. We operate the Environmental Safety Committee and design mid to long-term plans for efficient decision making to create a safety environment across the company. We also carry out health and safety campaigns twice a year and increase the awareness of employees through various methods including the sharing of safety practices.

LG H&H has established the emergency response process to quickly deal with accidents that may occur at our business sites. For emergency responses, we are constantly revising our manuals to minimize harm to human workers and to measure the rate of successful sub-five minute evacuation in five minutes to improve the response system. In addition, we have established an emergency response committee, classified accidents by type (negligent accident, fire or explosion, and leakage of pollutants, etc.) and severity, and prepared detailed response scenarios, thereby strengthening our emergency response capacity for the environment and safety. Moving forward, we strive to prevent accidents while systematically responding to unexpected emergencies to minimize harm and swiftly return to normal operations

LG H&H has established the emergency response process to quickly deal with accidents that may occur at our business sites. For emergency responses, we are constantly revising our manuals to minimize harm to human workers and to measure the rate of successful sub-five minute evacuation in five minutes to improve the response system. In addition, we have established an emergency response committee, classified accidents by type (negligent accident, fire or explosion, and leakage of pollutants, etc.) and severity, and prepared detailed response scenarios, thereby strengthening our emergency response capacity for the environment and safety. Moving forward, we strive to prevent accidents while systematically responding to unexpected emergencies to minimize harm and swiftly return to normal operations

Since 2018, LG H&H has been organizing ‘Red Circle Week’ to prevent cerebrovascular disease among its employees. Every year, the first week of September is a week for employees to recognize the risk of cerebrovascular diseases and create a culture of health management. In 2022, we posted online educational materials on the ‘Learning Yard’ to help all employees(approximately 8,000) learn about cerebrovascular disease prevention. In addition, we posted CPR training videos on the ‘Life Health TV’ site to provide health information on cerebrovascular disease and help employees take action in case of an emergency.