Donguibogam, 'Safetybogam'... Busan Office of Education Opens KakaoTalk Channel for Frontline Workers' Safety

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] “Oriental medicine has Donguibogam, schools have Safetybogam.” Safety information that school security guards and janitors can easily access appears on KakaoTalk.

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education will open and operate the ‘Busan Metropolitan Office of Education Safetybogam’ KakaoTalk channel starting from the 6th to quickly deliver safety-related information to on-site workers such as security guards and janitors working at institutions and schools affiliated with the Office of Education.

‘Safetybogam’ is intended to provide various information, including industrial safety and health-related content, via mobile to on-site workers who have difficulty accessing official documents.

Currently, about 5,000 on-site workers such as nutrition teachers, cooks, kitchen assistants, janitors, security guards, school vehicle safety helpers, and facility management staff work at institutions and schools affiliated with the Busan Office of Education.

The Office of Education plans to use Safetybogam as a communication channel to provide on-site workers with health information and safety and health information such as prevention of musculoskeletal disorders, and to guide industrial safety-related projects hosted by the Office of Education.

Anyone using KakaoTalk can easily add the channel by searching ‘Busan Metropolitan Office of Education Safetybogam’ in the search bar or by scanning the QR code without separate registration.

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education will hold a friend addition event along with the KakaoTalk channel opening from the 6th to October 29th.

Among the event participants, 105 people will be selected by lottery to receive gifticons.

Kim Chil-tae, head of the Safety Planning Division at the Office of Education, said, “In the prolonged COVID-19 situation where face-to-face services are difficult, ‘Safetybogam’ will serve as an information delivery channel for on-site workers.”

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