Ministry of the Interior and Safety to Conduct 'Disaster Response Safe Korea Drill' for Two Months Starting Next Month 1st... Training Distributed by Institution

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that it will conduct the "2021 Disaster Response Safe Korea Training" nationwide for two months from November 1 to November 30. This year, 322 organizations including 23 central government ministries, 17 metropolitan cities and provinces, 228 city and county districts, and 54 public institutions will participate in the training.

This year's training will be conducted with a focus on discussion-based exercises, dispersing the training schedule by institution in consideration of the COVID-19 situation. The training schedule and methods will be flexibly managed in light of the COVID-19 circumstances.

Unlike previous years when all institutions conducted the training simultaneously over a period of about 3 to 5 days, this year institutions are allowed to autonomously set the training period within October to November (2 months) according to their own circumstances and schedules. For disaster types of high public interest such as nuclear power plant radiation leaks, building collapses, and workplace accidents, on-site demonstration training is being prepared as an exception. However, the actual implementation will be decided in early October depending on conditions such as COVID-19 prevention measures and vaccination status.

Additionally, considering the difficulty for the public to directly participate in on-site training observation or evacuation drills due to COVID-19, an event will be held to help citizens identify escape routes and learn how to use necessary tools for evacuation at home or frequently used facilities in case of emergency.

Minister Jeon Hae-cheol stated, "This year's Safe Korea Training will be conducted by dispersing the schedule and following quarantine rules through discussion-based training amid the COVID-19 situation, but we will strive to achieve higher effectiveness in terms of training quality and response capability enhancement."

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