Korea Electrical Safety Corporation Launches Distribution of Electrical Safety Alarm Devices for Hearing and Visual Impaired

Seoul Regional Headquarters Signs Pilot Operation Agreement for Alert Devices with Associations for the Visually and Hearing Impaired

Electric Safety Alarm Device for the Hearing and Visually Impaired (Photo by Korea Electrical Safety Corporation)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Korea Electrical Safety Corporation has partnered with disability organizations and private information and communication companies to distribute electrical safety alarm devices for people with hearing and visual impairments.

On the 11th, the Seoul Regional Headquarters of the Electrical Safety Corporation signed a "Cooperation Agreement for the Pilot Operation of Electrical Safety Alarm Devices for People with Hearing and Visual Impairments" at its headquarters building in Mapo-gu, Seoul, together with representatives from the Deaf Association, the Federation of the Visually Impaired, and Saemmul Information and Communication.

Through this agreement, alarm devices that can prevent electrical leakage or short-circuit accidents will be pilot-installed and operated in distribution boards within the homes of people with hearing and visual impairments, with plans to expand distribution in the future.

The alarm device for people with hearing and visual impairments detects accident risk signals and sends alert information to the user's smartphone via wireless communication along with an alarm sound.

When the user presses the screen button of the received information, which is delivered through sound or vibration, it automatically connects to the corporation's "Electrical Safety 119" emergency dispatch complaint center or the Disability Call Center. After connection, if the user reports the risk alert situation via video call with a counselor, the corporation's staff will be dispatched to inspect the safety of the electrical facilities.

The corporation and disability associations have pledged to jointly conduct investigations, research, and technical information exchange activities to prevent electrical fires in residences of people with hearing and visual impairments.

Go Seong-il, head of the Seoul Regional Headquarters, said, "The interest of each organization in expanding the electrical safety net for socially marginalized groups led to this agreement," adding, "We will take the lead in creating a community where people with disabilities can live safely from electrical disasters."

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