Ministry of Environment Holds '1st Chemical Safety Week'... Discussion and Lectures Held in Sejong

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Ministry of Environment will hold the 1st Chemical Safety Week over two days on the 4th and 5th under the theme "Advancing Chemical Safety Together."

This Chemical Safety Week will be organized with academic conferences and lectures involving the government, academia, industry, and civil society, as well as chemical safety education for children.

The event was co-planned by the Ministry of Environment and civil society, and to prevent the spread of COVID-19, it will be conducted primarily online with minimal in-person attendance.

The event proceedings will be broadcast live on the Ministry of Environment's YouTube and Facebook channels, allowing viewers to ask questions and share opinions.

On the first day of the week, the 4th, the opening ceremony of the 1st Chemical Safety Week and a policy discussion on chemical safety will be held at the Government Sejong Convention Center in Sejong City.

Eight experts representing academia, industry, and civil society will gather to discuss the development direction and implementation tasks of the three chemical-related laws, including the "Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals."

On the 5th, at the same venue, education for children will be conducted under the themes "Chemical Diet in Daily Life" and "Healthy School Life Created Together with Yuja (a Healthy School Free from Hazardous Chemicals)."

Along with the Chemical Safety Week events, the Ministry of Environment is producing videos containing preventive guidelines on chemical safety management and sharing them through its website.

The preventive guideline videos on chemical safety management include ▲how to report chemical accidents ▲how to evacuate the site during chemical accidents ▲how to properly use household chemical products.

Hong Jeong-gi, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Environment, said, "Through the Chemical Safety Week events, I hope that the industry and the public will recognize the importance of chemical safety and that the government, companies, and citizens will advance together for chemical safety."

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