Kumho Petrochemical steps up safety, environmental management

Kumho Petrochemical Group is strengthening safety and environmental management across its affiliates to support sustainable growth, stepping up efforts to identify workplace hazards, prevent accidents and reduce environmental impacts. The group's four petrochemical affiliates — Kumho Petrochemical, Kumho P&B Chemicals, Kumho Mitsui Chemicals and Kumho Polychem — jointly operate a safety, health and environment management system, with each company tailoring its measures to its own operations. Kumho Petrochemical focuses on identifying and addressing potential hazards before they lead to accidents, conducting risk assessments covering potential incidents and near misses during production and work processes. Last year, the company revised its assessment procedures to improve documentation and monitoring. It is also deploying more smart safety technologies at its facilities, including intelligent surveillance systems, smart airbags, safety helmets and virtual reality equipment for safety training. Kumho P&B Chemicals is focusing on hazardous chemical management and emergency response mea