CHEONGJU — The Korea Forest Disaster and Safety Technology Agency said on the 18th that it is holding a 2026 contest to collect near-miss cases as part of efforts to prevent industrial accidents and spread a culture of safety.
A near miss refers to an incident in which a worker's mistake or a flaw in the work environment nearly caused an accident but resulted in no actual injury or property damage.
Submissions will be accepted through October 9. Any employee of the agency or of its partner companies may enter individually, submitting near-miss cases they experienced or discovered themselves in their current or past work.
Eligible entries cover cases at offices, field sites and other workplaces in which an accident could have occurred because of individual carelessness, changes in the work environment or inadequate equipment management, but did not. Participants must describe how the incident occurred, its causes, the damage that would have been expected had an actual accident taken place, and preventive measures and steps taken, then submit the entry by email.
The agency will review submissions for the soundness of their causal analysis, the specificity of the projected damage and the effectiveness of the preventive and corrective measures proposed. It plans to select one grand prize, two first prizes, three honorable mentions and one group award, and will give participation awards to entrants who meet the judging criteria.
The agency will share the best cases identified through the contest with all employees and reflect them in building its occupational safety and health management system. It also plans to produce and distribute a casebook organizing the submitted cases by type, to be used as training material for preventing similar accidents.
"To prevent industrial accidents, nothing is more important than spotting and fixing small warning signs in the field before an actual accident happens," said Lee Im-young, president of the agency.
