Seoul—The South Korean government, in an attempt to improve the safety of the chemical industry, is introducing a new "three strikes and you're out" regulation on chemical accidents, reported The Korea Times. The Ministry of Environment, in a report to President Park Geun-hye, said it will order the shutdown of any company that has three incidents. "The biggest cause of chemical accidents is clumsy management," said Seo Young-taek, a ministry official. "We will sternly deal with those accidents by shutting down companies which have three accidents in three to five years," he explained.
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