Dear safety professionals and valued guests from the Asia-Pacific and around the world,

It is a great pleasure and honor to invite you to the Asia Pacific on Safety Symposium 2025 (APSS 2025), which will be held in Jeju, Korea.

APSS began in 1999 in Gyeongju, Korea, as a simple symposium between Korea and Japan. Over the years, it has become a major international event focused on improving industrial safety and preventing disasters across the Asia-Pacific region.

This event is held every two years in a different country. For more than 20 years, APSS has helped people share academic ideas, work together on technical solutions, and find new ways to improve industrial safety. This year, experts and researchers from 14 countries will join us, including Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Mexico, and Poland

We meet at a time of fast changes - with new science, new technology, rising climate change, and growing global uncertainty. These changes mean we must think about safety in a bigger way. We must move past just technical rules and create a complete system that connects technology, society, the environment, and policy.

APSS 2025 will be a global place to confirm the core value of safety and explore new ideas for how we can all work together in the future. Industrial safety is a job for all of us, not just one country. It is essential for sustainable development and the well-being of people.

The Korean Society of Safety, as the host for APSS 2025, is dedicated to making international cooperation stronger and growing a safety culture that puts people first. We plan to do this by actively sharing knowledge among all participating countries.

I truly hope that APSS 2025 will be important for making progress in safety science. I also hope it will build a stronger base for global partnerships and mutual understanding. I wish all participants a rewarding symposium with great inspiration and meaningful exchange.