Goheung-gun Actively Promotes and Supports Safety Disaster Prevention for Farmers

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Goheung County (Governor Song Gwi-geun) announced on the 24th that it is focusing on promoting the prevention of agricultural safety accidents and disasters to realize sustainable agriculture and rural areas through proactive response and preventive management of agricultural work accidents and disasters.

The county installed 35 types of materials, including a "Healthy Farmers, Safe Agricultural Work" bulletin board, crop-specific agricultural work safety guides, and first aid posters for different types of injuries, at the Agricultural Technology Center and Agricultural Machinery Rental Office to provide farmers with opportunities to obtain necessary health and safety information and raise awareness of safety and health. It is also operating kiosks (which deliver various information via touch screens) that can provide information from the online-based information service Farmer365.

A county official said, "The incidence rate of industrial accidents among farmers is higher than that of general industrial workers, but support for accident prevention and safety education is still insufficient," adding, "The county will actively discover and promote projects for the prevention of agricultural safety accidents and safety and health management, and continuously conduct safety education to play a leading role in preventing agricultural safety accidents."

Meanwhile, Goheung County has so far promoted projects related to improving the agricultural work environment, distributing about 2,700 convenience equipment and safety aids to 32 locations, and carried out safety campaigns to prevent agricultural work disasters and agricultural machinery accidents, supporting the attachment of 500 agricultural machinery safety reflectors.

This year, the county plans to promote two projects, including a pilot project for agricultural work safety models, and conduct education and campaigns to prevent agricultural work disasters and agricultural machinery accidents.

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