Publication of the Booklet "51 Major Man-Made Disasters in Korea from the 1970 Seoul Wau Apartment Collapse"

Gangbuk-gu Publishes Booklet on 'Man-Made Disaster Accident Status'... Includes 51 Nationwide Man-Made Disaster Cases from the 1970s to 2010s Over 50 Years... 150 Copies Issued to District Office Staff... Distributed to Departments and Used as Disaster Safety Training Material

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangbuk-gu (District Mayor Park Gyeom-su) has published a booklet titled ‘Human-Caused Disaster (人災) Accident Status’ for district office employees.

The purpose is to cultivate public officials' safety awareness and to raise employees' attention toward creating a safe city Gangbuk by reviewing the causes and issues of past accidents and preventing human-caused disasters.

The district selected 51 representative human-caused accidents that occurred over 50 years, from the 1970 Seoul Wau Apartment collapse accident to the 2019 Asan, Chungnam children's traffic accident, and included them in the booklet.

The booklet covers various types of human-caused disasters such as train accidents, building collapses, ship sinkings, fires, gas accidents, crushing and falls, and traffic accidents.

It also records the causes and problems of accidents, disciplinary actions against related parties, solutions, and changes in systems to encourage public officials to be vigilant and identify issues.

Furthermore, the status of human-caused disasters is categorized and quantified by region, year, number of casualties, type of incident, and cause.

A total of 150 copies of the booklet were published. The district plans to distribute them to each department and community service centers so that all employees can read them and use them as educational materials for those involved in disaster safety fields.

Meanwhile, the district is conducting specialized training for 68 public officials in charge of disaster and safety management to strengthen employees' capabilities in disaster prevention, response, and recovery.

Every month on the 4th, designated as Safety Inspection Day, the district inspects disaster-vulnerable facilities and carries out promotional activities to improve residents' safety awareness.

Park Gyeom-su, Mayor of Gangbuk-gu, said, “We published this booklet to enhance public officials' sense of responsibility and prevent safety accidents. We will continue to do our best to strengthen the district’s disaster response capabilities and build a community safety network.”

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