School Safety Accidents... Operation of 'Direct Connection 4500 (Zero Accidents)'

Gyeongbuk Office of Education, 365-Day Real-Time Rapid Response to Unexpected School Safety Accidents

Promotion of School Safety Accident Direct Connection 4500 (Accident Zero).

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] The Gyeongbuk Office of Education operates the ‘School Safety Accident Direct Connection 4500 (Accident Zero) Service’ to respond swiftly to unexpected school safety accidents.

The ‘School Safety Accident Direct Connection 4500 (Accident Zero)’ service was established to strengthen the school safety accident reporting system by creating an emergency direct number for school safety accidents that is easy to remember. This addresses the issue of delayed reporting due to unfamiliarity with reporting methods when accidents occur outside the workplace, and ensures real-time rapid response 365 days a year.

The reporting targets include ▲student safety accidents causing moderate or severe injuries ▲student suicide deaths (including suicide attempts requiring treatment) ▲industrial safety accidents within schools (including commuting accidents and deaths). Regardless of the type of accident, it should be reported immediately by calling 080-851-4500 (080-BARO!-Accident Zero).

The number 080-851-4500 was designed so that anyone can easily and intuitively recognize it: the middle digits 851 represent ‘BARO!’ (meaning ‘directly!’), and the last four digits 4500 represent ‘Accident Zero,’ expressing the hope that no school safety accidents occur (zero).

The Office of Education expects that this service will resolve issues such as delays in reporting due to unfamiliarity with reporting methods, delays in communication caused by reporting accidents through the duty room outside working hours, and problems arising from different reporting contact systems depending on the type of school safety accident.

Superintendent Jong-sik Lim stated, “We expect significant improvement in administrative efficiency through the unification of the school safety accident reporting contact system, and we will do our best to respond quickly and accurately to school safety accidents to enhance the reliability of Gyeongbuk education.”

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