Korea Elevator Safety Agency-SR, Agreement on 'Preventing Safety Accidents for Elevator Users'

Korea Elevator Safety Agency's Director of Education and Public Relations Kang Hee-jung (left) and SR's Head of Technology Division Kim Hyung-sung (right) signed a non-face-to-face business agreement to prevent elevator safety accidents in railway transportation facilities.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Korea Elevator Safety Agency signed a non-face-to-face business agreement with SR, the high-speed rail operator, on the 2nd to prevent elevator safety accidents in railway transportation facilities.

Based on this agreement, the Agency and SR will establish a cooperative system and jointly work to prevent safety accidents involving elevator users and promote a culture of safe use in high-speed rail transportation facilities, where the number of passengers is rapidly increasing.

The main contents of the business agreement include collaboration on elevator safety promotion targeting railway passengers, cooperation in technical training for elevator personnel, and strengthening accident prevention through the provision of elevator safety forecasts.

The business agreement was conducted non-face-to-face by Kang Hee-jung, Director of Education and Public Relations at the Agency, and Kim Hyung-sung, Head of Technology Headquarters at SR, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Kang Hee-jung, Director of Education and Public Relations at the Agency, said, “I believe this business agreement will greatly help ensure the safety of passengers using high-speed rail,” and added, “We will continue to expand cooperation with many institutions to do our best to ensure public safety.”

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