Shinan-gun Creates Safe Working Environment in Civil Service Office

Installation of 'Emergency Bells' for Urgent Situation Response

The Shinangun Office Civil Service Desk installed transparent partitions to further enhance quarantine safety. (Photo by Shinangun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Ki-woon] Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Park Woo-ryang) announced on the 11th that emergency bells have been installed to ensure that civil service office employees (main office and 14 eup/myeon offices) can work safely in preparation for verbal abuse, assault, and unusual or sudden civil complaints.

The emergency bell can be activated by pressing the button for 2 to 3 seconds when urgent situations such as verbal abuse, assault, or unusual complaints occur. Once pressed, the report is immediately sent to the 112 comprehensive situation room and simultaneously connected to the respective police stations (or police substations), enabling the police to promptly dispatch and resolve the risk factors.

Furthermore, with the installation of the latest CCTV systems in each eup/myeon civil service office by April, the working environment in the civil service offices is expected to become even safer.

A Sinan-gun official stated, “Many female public officials work at the civil service counters, and there have been difficulties in responding to threatening civil petitioners who sometimes make threats or even verbal abuse. Now, they can work in a safe environment without worry, allowing us to provide high-quality civil service that meets the expectations of the residents.”

Meanwhile, as the COVID-19 infectious disease crisis alert was raised to the severe level, all employees are wearing masks while working. To protect both civil petitioners and counter staff, transparent partitions have been installed at the civil service counters as part of social distancing efforts, further enhancing quarantine safety.

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