LG Uplus CEO Hong Beom-sik visited a telecommunications equipment work site in Mapo-gu, Seoul, to inspect safety management conditions. At the site, Hong emphasized that "safety is the most important value that cannot be compromised."
LG Uplus announced on the 15th that CEO Hong visited a network inspection site in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on the 12th of this month, personally verified workers' compliance with safety protocols, and exchanged opinions with field personnel.
On that day, Hong personally climbed aboard a bucket truck used for elevated work on utility poles and building exteriors, inspecting an optical connection box approximately 5 meters high. He examined overall safety management while experiencing the work environment under the same conditions as field workers.
"The 5 meters you think about as a number is completely different from the 5 meters you feel when actually aboard the vehicle," Hong said. "I realized that the working environment for our field employees is by no means easy, and I felt it is important to create conditions where they can work more safely."
After performing tasks wearing safety equipment following actual inspection procedures, he also shared improvements he felt were needed on-site. "After going up myself, I felt that reducing airborne time—the time exposed to danger—is important," he said. "We need to think together about ways to optimize time while maintaining work quality, and methods to work more easily in confined spaces."
Following the field inspection, Hong met with metropolitan area infrastructure managers, received reports on network operations and safety management status, and again emphasized the necessity of safety investment. "Safety-related costs are not expenses but investments," he said. "Regardless of corporate profits, safety investment is absolutely necessary, and we must continuously verify that related investments are being made systematically."
