The Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency (KOSHA) is a public and non-profit industrial accident prevention organization established in 1987 as a government-funded institute in accordance with the Korea Industrial Safety and Health Agency Act (Law No. 3931). KOSHA seeks to contribute to the growth and development of the national economy by maintaining and improving the safety and health conditions of workplaces and runs, among others, practical training programs for safety and health management, a correspondence training program for supervisors at workplaces, general training programs for supervisors at workplaces and an Occupational Safety Training Institute.
KOSHA works on improving education and training in occupational safety and health:
Occupational Safety Training Institute provides newly developed technology relating to occupational safety and health for the people concerned and cultivation of job capabilities of the people through practical case study and experimental practice which contribute to the fundamental prevention of occupational accidents.