Seongdong-gu Builds 'Digital Safety and Health System' for Major Accidents... Songpa-gu to Increase Public Daycare Centers to 109 in First Half of Year

[Seoul District News] Seongdong-gu and Ma-eot Sign Business Agreement on the 21st to Establish an Integrated System for Major Accident Prevention, Enabling Real-Time Monitoring and Decision-Making through a Comprehensive Information System to Achieve Zero Major Accidents... Yeongdeungpo-gu Provides Basic Labor Rights Education for Youth

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu (right), held a business agreement ceremony for the establishment of a digital safety and health management system with Maot Co., Ltd. on the 21st.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jung Won-oh) signed a "Digital Safety and Health Management System Construction Business Agreement" on the 21st of this month, initiating efforts to achieve zero serious accidents.

In preparation for the imminent enforcement of the Serious Accident Punishment Act, the district plans to systematically implement related laws through a system incorporating smart technology.

The system, designed to integrate and efficiently manage the extensive information related to serious accidents scattered across various elements, visually provides this information via dashboards and more. It comprehensively manages information on safety and health obligation fulfillment, plan establishment, worker education, safety inspections, record preservation, and other preventive activities, enabling efficient management and real-time monitoring to support decision-making by management and others.

On the 3rd, the district, which began the new year of the Year of the Tiger with the first official act of any Seoul autonomous district by declaring the "Serious Accident Prevention Safety and Health Management Policy," had earlier established a dedicated organization for safety and health management (in November last year), actively promoting the appointment of safety and health managers and the establishment of serious accident response plans, swiftly preparing for the system's implementation.

Following the prompt preparation of the "Seongdong-gu Safety and Health Management Regulations," which serve as the standard for the disaster prevention management system on the 20th of this month, the district plans to build a continuous cooperative system with the system provider through this agreement, actively strengthening the safety and health management system to prevent serious accidents by integrating smart technology.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, stated, "Like Heinrich's law, which suggests that minor signs precede major accidents, we will lead the way to zero serious accidents by managing even minor signs without overlooking them through the system established by this agreement."

Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) will increase the number of public daycare centers to 109 locations by the first half of this year.

Expanding public daycare centers is a key project of Mayor Park Seong-su. Since the second half of 2018, the beginning of the 7th local government term, the district has vigorously promoted public childcare enhancement projects, increasing the number of public daycare centers from 74 to 109 and raising the enrollment rate from 27% to 42%.

Mayor Park Seong-su has responded swiftly to the growing childcare demand due to large-scale urban redevelopment projects such as the Wirye New Town development and the comprehensive development of the Geo-yeo and Macheon areas. He effectively utilized the free lease method of mandatory childcare facilities within apartment complexes under construction and actively promoted the conversion of existing private and home daycare centers to public ones.

As a result, after surpassing 100 public daycare centers for the first time in Seoul in 2020, 106 centers are currently operating, and three new centers ('Songpa Lotte Castle Daycare Center,' 'Wirye A1-2 Block Daycare Center,' and 'Wirye A1-4 Block Daycare Center') will open in the first half of this year, increasing the total to 109.

Not only has the number of facilities increased, but the quality of childcare has also improved. Considering local conditions such as total number of infants and toddlers and public daycare center utilization rates, the project aimed to create a safe and comfortable childcare environment, providing high-quality public childcare services, which resulted in a remarkable increase in enrollment rates from 27% to 42%.

Mayor Park Seong-su said, "Strengthening public childcare is the most important issue that local governments must focus on in the era of ultra-low birth rates and the COVID-19 pandemic. With long-term measures, we will expand high-quality public childcare infrastructure to further enhance the quality of life in Songpa-gu."

Yeongdeungpo-gu (Mayor Chae Hyun-il) announced that it conducted "Youth Labor Education" last year for about 2,600 youths at five schools in the district to establish correct values about labor and improve labor rights awareness.

This education invited a labor attorney specializing in youth labor rights to explain labor laws, human rights, and humanities in an easy-to-understand way tailored to youths' perspectives. It was designed to share various incidents and accidents youths may encounter in the labor field and teach appropriate response methods.

The education was conducted from May to the end of December at five schools: Daeyeong High School, Don Bosco Vocational School, Mullae Middle School, Hangang Media High School, and Yeongsin High School, using a combination of non-face-to-face audiovisual methods and in-person sessions.

The main topics covered included ▲ how to write labor contracts, working hours, and wage payment matters ▲ industrial accident compensation systems, youth worker protection systems such as youth standard labor conditions ▲ rights protection institutions and procedures for rights violations such as the Labor Comprehensive Support Center and Labor Commission.

Additionally, education to enhance sensitivity to labor human rights was conducted to foster correct recognition of labor's value and promote respect for labor.

After the lectures, participants exchanged experiences and opinions and had Q&A sessions with the instructor to resolve any questions.

Students who took the course shared their impressions: "I learned that doctors, public officials, entertainers, and all workers deserve respect regardless of occupation," "The lecture materials were easy to understand and engaging with video materials based on real cases," and "The content on wages, labor contracts, and overtime pay was practical and will greatly help in future job preparation and working life."

Going forward, the district plans to diversify lecture topics and audiovisual materials based on satisfaction surveys, conducting face-to-face lectures and practical case-based education to maintain students' interest and high concentration.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, said, "I hope students will grow into proper democratic citizens who recognize their labor rights correctly and respect labor rights among peers through this education. We will continue to do our best to create a Yeongdeungpo where labor's value is respected and a healthy labor culture flourishes."

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