Ulsan Office of Education Develops Comprehensive Plan for Safe Schools

Ulsan Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Trainee Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Ulsan Office of Education has established the '2022 School Safety Accident Prevention Plan' to create a safe educational environment and spread a safety culture, implementing 13 tasks across five major areas.

The five major areas are strengthening the system for promoting school safety accident prevention policies, enhancing school safety education capabilities, reinforcing school safety accident prevention activities, fostering a safe school culture, and establishing a school safety network.

A total of 48.1 billion KRW will be invested in the project. To strengthen safety management centered on school sites and autonomy, all schools will be basically supported with 2 million KRW per school for safety project expenses, with additional funding provided according to the number of classes.

The project funds will be used for improving traffic safety environments for safe commuting routes by school and for disaster and safety accident prevention projects at school sites.

The Office of Education will also strengthen the safety of school facilities. Seismic reinforcement of school buildings will be carried out to prepare for earthquakes.

Asbestos ceiling replacement for student health protection will be conducted targeting 11 elementary schools, 11 middle schools, and 8 high schools.

The Office of Education plans to complete seismic reinforcement and asbestos removal by 2024.

Exterior wall dryvit finishing materials, which pose a risk of toxic gas generation during fires, will be prioritized for replacement in kindergartens, special schools, and dormitories, with full replacement scheduled by 2025.

Experience-centered student safety education will also be strengthened. Experiential safety education will be conducted in cooperation with related organizations such as Ulsan City and the Ulsan Coast Guard.

Radiation education virtual reality devices will be lent to schools that request them to enhance student experiential education, and experiential education will also be conducted using the Ulsan Climate Crisis Response Education Center, scheduled for completion in the second half of next year.

Operation of classroom-type safety experience centers will be reinforced. Twelve elementary schools will operate classroom-type safety experience centers to provide safety experience education to students of those schools and nearby schools.

Laboratory and practice rooms where harmful factors may occur will undergo work environment measurements, and special health checkups will be conducted twice a year for 2,099 trainees and 153 specialized subject teachers.

The Ulsan Office of Education has established a mid- to long-term plan to promote laboratory and practice room modernization projects, including replacement of outdated equipment.

The Office of Education will expand on-site training supervision and inspection with experts for 11 vocational high schools to protect student safety and rights.

On-site trainees will be provided with safety gear such as safety vests, and experts including dedicated labor attorneys and employment support officers will assist in the safe operation of on-site training.

A Ulsan Office of Education official stated, “We will solidify experience-centered safety education to create an environment for preventing school safety accidents and continuously prepare conditions for safe educational activities.”

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