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Police to form dedicated investigation teams for industrial accidents

Published: 04 Aug. 2025, 18:04

Park Sung-joo, chief of the National Office of Investigation, speaks at his inauguration ceremony in western Seoul on June 30. [NEWS1]

Police will establish dedicated teams to investigate industrial accidents across the country following President Lee Jae Myung's instruction, a top police official said Monday.

Park Sung-joo, chief of the National Office of Investigation, said the National Police Agency plans to set up an investigative command center for industrial accidents and major disasters across the country, while dedicated investigation teams will be established at criminal investigation units of the metropolitan and provincial police agencies nationwide.

Police will also discuss ways to establish a close investigative cooperation system with the Ministry of Employment and Labor, Park said in a meeting with reporters.

Lee instructed the formation of a dedicated investigation team system to eradicate fatal industrial accidents during a Cabinet meeting last week. Lee called for stronger workplace safety measures to prevent fatal industrial accidents and tougher punishments against violators, following the fifth fatal workplace accident this year at a construction site operated by Posco E&C, a subsidiary of steelmaker Posco.

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