Gyeongbuk Province Implements Summer Water Safety Measures... Aiming for Zero Casualties

Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] This year, the heatwave is expected to arrive earlier than before and the heat is anticipated to be severe, raising concerns that the risk of water play accidents will be higher than any other year.

Accordingly, Gyeongbuk Province has prepared summer water play safety management measures to minimize casualties from water play accidents and to ensure that residents and vacationers can enjoy water activities safely.

The province plans to form a dedicated water play safety management T/F team consisting of 21 groups and 65 members, and invest a budget of 2 billion KRW including national funds to deploy safety management personnel in water play management areas and hazardous zones.

Additionally, water play safety equipment will be reinforced and expanded, and the period from June to August will be operated as a focused summer water play safety management period.

On the 10th, at the first-floor multipurpose hall of Anmin-gwan in the provincial office, a safety education expert with extensive field experience was invited to provide accident prevention education including first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation practice to about 100 water play officials from cities, counties, and city/county education support offices.

From the 13th to the 24th of this month, a special inspection team (2 groups, 7 members) led by the head of the Social Disaster Division of the province will conduct special joint inspections with cities and counties targeting 14 popular water play spots frequently visited by water play visitors.

In the past five years (2017?2021), there were 16 casualties due to summer water play accidents in the region, of which 7 victims (1 teenager, 6 in their 20s) were aged 10 to 20, accounting for 43% of the total.

Kim Dong-gi, head of the Social Disaster Division of Gyeongbuk Province, urged, “To prevent water play accidents, please make sure to wear a life jacket after completing essential warm-up exercises before enjoying water activities.”

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