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#1 Posted : 04 August 2009 09:21:00(UTC)
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Posted By andysclark
Hi, I'm about to enbark on a career in Korea (pardon the pun) and was wondering if there are many IOSH members based out there? If so how are you finding it, workwise and socially?

Andy
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#2 Posted : 05 August 2009 01:08:00(UTC)
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Posted By Won
Do you want to work in Korea as an OSH Practitioner?

I'm not sure that there are how many IOSH members in Korea.
I don't think there are many members of IOSH.

Can you tell me what kind of field do you want to get a job in Korea?





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#3 Posted : 06 August 2009 12:25:00(UTC)
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Posted By gavin
Andy,

I worked in South Korea (based in Seoul but covering Seoul - Pusan) during 1999/2000. I went back there briefly in early 2007. It's not everyone's cup of tea, many foreigners loathe it, but I personally had a great time there. Very challenging professionally, but a great country to live and travel in. History and culture abound. Be aware that it is still officially at war with North Korea and there were around 37,500 US Troops still stationed there last time I visited.

There are some informative links to South Korea in the International Group Links page shown here:

http://www.iosh.co.uk/in...nks&sgid=10&linkCatID=53

Laurence Dufour (International Group Administrator) could maybe help you with details on the number of IOSH members in country and could possibly advise on ways of making contact with them.

If you would like to know more detail about life in ROK then please feel free to email me privately.

Best regards.

Gavin
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#4 Posted : 13 August 2009 04:32:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paul L Williams
I go to South Korea for a week every 6 months to audit a paper coating plant in Ansan. I am in Korea to the moment. If you go to the KOSHA website you can download the H&S legislation in English. It is very prescriptive, without risk assessment. I think it is derived from American H&S law. What I initially did when I first visited the factory 4 years ago was to undertake a GAP analysis against Korean and English legislation. Where I felt there was a significant gap I set action plans in place to improve the situation. I believe that following the improvements on items such as machine guarding and electrical systems the site is as safe as our UK factory. I am currently teaching the management team in Korea behavioural safety and how to undertake observation audits focusing on positive reinforcement.

If you want any more information please drop me a message.

Regards

Paul
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