Gwangju City Announces Second Safety Village, School, and Enterprise Contest

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 20th that it will hold a contest for the 2nd Safety Village, Safety School, and Safety Company to create the safest city in the country.

Safety Villages, Safety Schools, and Safety Companies are projects promoted as part of the Safety Culture 3·3·3 Movement.

Last year, Suwan-dong in Gwangsan-gu was selected as the 1st Safety Village, Gwangju Seo Elementary School as a Safety School, and DH Global Co., Ltd. as a Safety Company.

This year, applicants in each category will be evaluated by combining quantitative evaluation (50%) and qualitative evaluation (50%) to select outstanding institutions.

The quantitative evaluation scores accident occurrence statistics by type, and the qualitative evaluation assigns weights to public and private efforts in each field for accident prevention.

In particular, COVID-19 quarantine measures and activities have been added as qualitative evaluation items for focused assessment. Additionally, to ensure fair evaluation, a separate evaluation committee of about nine experts will be formed and operated.

Gwangju City will select one place in each category of Safety Village, Safety School, and Safety Company by the end of the year, provide safety certification and plaques, and support safety facility project funds of 10 million KRW.

Applications and submissions should be made according to each category.

First, for Safety Villages, applications are accepted by the safety general departments of each of the five autonomous districts covering 96 neighborhoods; for Safety Schools, applications are accepted by the Safety General Division of the City Office of Education for 314 elementary, middle, and high schools in the Gwangju area; and for Safety Companies, applications are accepted by the business general department of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency Gwangju Headquarters for 737 workplaces with 30 or more employees in manufacturing (492) and construction (245).

Details related to applications can be found from the 21st on the announcement section of the website or at the Gwangju City Safety Policy Office.

Jung Min-gon, Director of the Citizen Safety Office, said, “The passion and pride of citizens at the time of selecting the 1st Safety Village, Safety School, and Safety Company are still vivid,” and added, “We hope for the active interest and participation of citizens to make Gwangju the safest city in the country.”

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