Seongbuk-gu, Focused Air Quality Management in Multi-Use Facilities in Legal Blind Spots

Focused Management on Facilities in the Blind Spots of Indoor Air Quality Control... Customized Consulting Based on Air Quality Measurement Results

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) has taken the lead in managing indoor air quality in small-scale multi-use facilities, which are blind spots in the law, to protect the health of its residents.

Recently, due to social distancing measures related to COVID-19, the time spent indoors has increased compared to before, raising interest in indoor environments more than ever.

However, there are growing concerns that major modern buildings, constructed with building materials composed of complex chemicals, may cause chronic environmental diseases such as skin conditions like atopy and allergies, as well as respiratory diseases like bronchitis and asthma.

Seongbuk-gu has recognized these difficulties and decided to focus on managing air quality within facilities used by residents.

Meanwhile, current laws require indoor air quality management for multi-use facilities of a certain scale among 24 business types to protect public health and prevent environmental hazards.

Despite these measures, there remain blind spots where the law does not apply, and in reality, vulnerable groups tend to use facilities in these blind spots more than those covered by the law.

Accordingly, Seongbuk-gu plans to visit small-scale multi-use facilities not covered by the indoor air quality management law, such as daycare centers and senior centers used by vulnerable groups, as well as academies and libraries used by youth, to provide free indoor air quality measurements and customized consulting based on the results.

Additionally, facilities that manage indoor air quality well will be certified as “Seongbuk-gu Indoor Air Quality Excellent Facilities” to promote awareness and encourage efforts to maintain pleasant indoor air.

The application deadline for indoor air quality measurement and consulting is until the 26th, and application methods can be found on the Seongbuk-gu website → District News → District Information.

A district official stated, “Since polluted indoor air can be a serious threat to the health of vulnerable groups such as infants and the elderly, we will do our best to create an indoor environment where residents can feel safe by focusing management not only on multi-use facilities subject to the law but also on small-scale multi-use facilities in legal blind spots.”

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