Ministry of the Interior and Safety Provides Specialized Training for 100 Deputy Heads and Safety Officers of Cities, Counties, and Districts Nationwide

Special Lecture by the Director of the Disaster Safety Management Headquarters, Comprising Understanding of the Disaster Management System and More

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety's National Civil Defense Disaster Safety Education Center announced on the 28th that it will conduct non-face-to-face specialized disaster safety training on the 29th for about 100 people, including deputy heads of city, county, and district governments nationwide and safety officers of disaster management responsible agencies.

The deputy heads of city, county, and district governments serve as the heads of the "Integrated Support Headquarters" established to oversee and support the site during disasters, playing a key role in disaster recovery such as relief for disaster victims, emergency restoration, and establishing cooperation systems with related organizations. Safety officers of disaster management responsible agencies oversee disaster and safety management tasks of their respective agencies, including initial response to disaster accidents and preparation and management of crisis management manuals.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety revised related laws in June to enhance the effectiveness of training for specialized trainees such as deputy heads and safety officers by shortening the deadline for completing new training from one year to six months.

The training consists of five subjects: the duties and roles of disaster management officers (special lecture), understanding the national disaster management system, disaster response cases and coping methods, the Fourth Industrial Revolution and disaster management, and disasters and the media. In particular, Lee Seung-woo, head of the Disaster Safety Management Headquarters at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, will give a special lecture on the importance of the role of disaster management officers, including disaster management operating on-site and disaster response through cooperation with related organizations.

Specialized training for disaster safety management officers was mandated by the revision of the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety on February 7, 2014, and has been conducted annually since 2016 as regional on-site group training. However, considering that disaster management officers have difficulty leaving the site due to the impact of COVID-19 since last year to respond to disasters such as heavy rain, typhoons, and fires on-site, the training has been conducted online in real-time without face-to-face interaction.

Jang Han, director of the National Civil Defense Disaster Safety Education Center, said, “To minimize damage in the event of a disaster, the rapid situational judgment and command and coordination capabilities of responsible managers assisting agency heads are important, so we will focus on this point and strive to make the training practical.”

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