Small Enterprise and Market Service, 2021 Electrical Safety Awards Prime Minister's Commendation

Contribution to Preventing Electrical Accidents and Managing Electrical Safety for Small Business Owners

The Small Enterprise and Market Service announced on the 10th that it received the Prime Minister's Commendation in the group category at the '2021 Korea Electrical Safety Awards.' Photo by Small Enterprise and Market Service

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Small Enterprise and Market Service announced on the 10th that it received the Prime Minister’s Commendation in the group category at the ‘2021 Korea Electrical Safety Awards.’

Celebrating its 24th anniversary, the ‘Korea Electrical Safety Awards’ is hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and organized by the Korea Electrical Safety Corporation. It is the largest event in the electrical safety field, recognizing contributors to the prevention of electrical disasters and electrical safety each year, and pledging to spread and practice a culture of safety.

The Small Enterprise and Market Service was awarded the Prime Minister’s Commendation for its contributions to preventing electrical safety accidents among small business owners by supporting small manufacturers with fewer than 10 employees and traditional markets nationwide through ▲pre-diagnosis of electrical equipment overload ▲workplace environment improvements such as removal of hazardous substances in workplaces ▲fire safety inspections in traditional markets ▲distribution of fire alarm facilities in traditional markets.

In particular, the Small Enterprise and Market Service created safe workplaces for about 3,800 small manufacturers with fewer than 10 employees, who are vulnerable to safety accidents due to manual processes, by supporting prevention of electrical equipment overload through expert pre-diagnosis, replacement of outdated equipment, and removal of hazardous substances in workplaces.

Additionally, it worked on preventing electrical disasters and managing electrical safety in traditional markets, which are exposed to risks of large-scale property and human damage in case of fire due to their maze-like structure with closely packed stores and aging facilities, by conducting fire safety inspections and distributing fire alarm facilities.

Since 2014, it has supported fire safety inspections by conducting electrical equipment safety inspections and repairs in over 1,700 traditional markets with more than 244,100 stores, and established a fire response system for each stage of prevention, initial suppression, and damage recovery to secure the safety of multi-use facilities within traditional markets.

Cho Bonghwan, Director of the Small Enterprise and Market Service, said, “We will continue to make efforts to ensure the safety of small business owners, small manufacturers, and traditional markets through industrial accident prevention support programs tailored to field characteristics. Along with improving working environments, we will actively contribute to overcoming the prolonged COVID-19 crisis through policy support to strengthen self-reliance and competitiveness.”

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