Gwangju City Intensifies Crackdown on Hazards Around Schools During Start of Semester

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 11th that, in preparation for the spring school semester, it has been conducting intensive inspections and crackdowns on hazards around 314 elementary, middle, and high schools in the district from the 2nd to the 19th, in cooperation with autonomous districts and related organizations to prevent children's safety accidents.

The inspection areas are divided into four categories: traffic safety, hazardous environment maintenance, food safety, and illegal advertising maintenance, with joint inspection teams formed by the respective departments.

In particular, illegal parking, a major cause of children's traffic accidents, and hygiene management of snack shops and other children's favorite food preparation and sales businesses around schools are being intensively inspected.

In the traffic sector, violations of traffic laws such as illegal parking in child protection zones, traffic and school commuting vehicles during school hours, safety management of construction sites near schools, and aging traffic safety facilities are being intensively cracked down on.

In the hazardous environment maintenance sector, guidance and inspections are conducted on youth access to harmful businesses in school protection zones and surrounding areas, as well as illegal sales activities such as alcohol and tobacco sales, and inappropriate advertising acts.

In the food safety sector, focused inspections are conducted on suppliers of ingredients that may cause food poisoning, hygiene management status of school cafeterias, and crackdowns on the sale of substandard food at snack shops and other children's favorite food preparation and sales businesses to strengthen food safety management.

In the illegal advertising maintenance sector, old and poor-quality signs around school commuting routes, obscene and provocative harmful advertisements, and illegal advertisements such as banners and signboards that obstruct pedestrian traffic are being intensively cracked down on.

To encourage active participation from residents, publicity and campaigns are also being conducted during this inspection, and if residents report hazards around schools through the Safe Report smartphone app, the relevant agencies will promptly take action.

Moon Beom-su, Director of the City Citizen Safety Office, said, “We will do our best to create a safe environment for children through inspections of safety management around schools during the spring semester.”

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